*.cdr  *.ai  *.eps  *.cmx

I need to send some files to some printing companies in one of these formats
what do I need
do not use photoshop or aperture, just iPhoto, iWork etc. Generally just use jpg, raw or pdf but the printers need one of the above formats
HELP

Aperture doesn't save in any of those formats. Of the ones you mention, .ai is Adobe Illustrator's native format; .eps is Encapsulated PostScript, which can be saved by several different Adobe apps and a few others, not including those you use; ,cdr and .cmx are Corel Draw formats. Corel Draw is a Windows-based professional graphics application struggling to compete in an Adobe-dominated market.
Printers can't guarantee that their results will be satisfactory if they're forced to work with files from non-professional apps that produce files with inconsistent characteristics and unpredictable behavior. Just try taking a Microsoft Word or Microsoft Publisher file to a press shop sometime if you want to hear all about this.
Still, if you call around, you might find a print shop somewhere that caters to amateurs and can work with you to produce acceptable results.

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