Color Printing Guide

This page contains some outdated information. See also: Print Accounting.

Location & Hours

  • ACS printing services is located in the Ahmanson Building Rm 401.
  • Printing hours during the Fall & Spring semesters are

Print Costs

Type of Print Price

Epson Large Format

Semimatte Photo

$7/sq. ft

Luster Photo

$7/sq. ft

Epson Matte

$7/sq. ft

Epson Canvas

$9/sq. ft

Clear Film

$6/sq. ft

Sticker Paper

$7/sq. ft

HP Large Format

Matte

$4/sq. ft

Semi-Gloss

$4/sq. ft

B/W CAD draw

$2/sq. ft

Backlit Film

$5/sq. ft

Color Laser

8.5 X 11

$0.50

11 X 17

$1.00

12 X 18

$2.00

Setting up Your Files

Color Laser:

  • Print files must be saved as: .Ai, .eps, .pdf, .Tiff, .psd or .indd
  • The color mode on the files must be set to CMYK
  • All photoshop layers should be flattened and maximum of 300 dpi
  • Fonts must be outlined or included with the project.
  • Accepted Medias are: CD, DVD, ZIP, USB KEYS, & or EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES.

Large Format

  • Print files must be saved as: .Ai, .eps, .pdf, .psd or .tiff
  • The color mode on the files must be set to RGB
  • Fonts must be outlined or included with the project.
  • Accepted Medias are: CD, DVD or ZIP
  • If you would like your files to be printed with crop marks please make sure to set them up and specify it on your REQUEST FORM.

Turn-Around

  • Color Laser Prints: Same Day
  • Large Format: If the job is submitted by 4:00 p.m. it will be ready for the next day. During Midterm and Final weeks it might take longer than a day, due to the volume of job orders that come in. Please ask one of our technicians for a time estimate on your job during those weeks.