What does the file need to do?
Is your file going straight to the printers? Or is just getting
imported into another file, which is then going to the printers. This
answer will affect how you choose to save your file.
Files for your printers
Ultimately your best option is to ask your printers how they like to
receive their files. The likelihood is they will want PDFs. When we at The Media Collective work with Centreprint we send almost all our files as PDFs. They have the latest kit to handle the latest PDFs.
However, sometimes we do send files in their native form. For
example, the Print Handbook was sent as a PDF and a packaged Indesign
folder. This tends to be how we work with them on more complicated jobs.
It helps if anything needs tweaking their end.
If your printers do want a PDF, ask them what type or version. There
are many different types of PDF and some printers will have issues with
certain ones so just ask.
Files for your printers: Ask them but probably PDFs or native Creative Suite files (.ai, .psd, .indd)
Vectors: EPSs, PDFs and AIs
Bitmaps: TIFFs, PSDs and sometimes JPEGs
Vectors: EPSs, PDFs and AIs
Bitmaps: TIFFs, PSDs and sometimes JPEGs
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