The Digital Media Commons Plotter Printing Cost Calculator
The poster printing service at the DMC is only for Rice students, faculty and staff.
Note: In the above calculator, the width and height should be the poster dimensions. The poster height is the length of the paper used.
Click here for Plotter Printing Guide
Pricing
For individual payers (i.e. non Interdepartmental transfer payers)
- Effective July 1, 2018, any Rice NetID holders will be charged to his/her Esther account for printing at the DMC. No cash or checks will be accepted.
- DMC printers are not connected to the Owlnet printing network. Therefore, the cost of printing will not be post-charged to your student's print account.
Poster Printing
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Ink Cost/square foot |
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Price |
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1 (line drawing, text) |
$1.00 |
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2 (mix of text and image) |
$1.80 |
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3 (image) |
$2.60 |
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Paper cost/linear foot |
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36” Semi-glossy |
$1.50 |
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60” Semi-glossy |
$2.30 |
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36” Canvas |
$2.30 |
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60” Canvas |
$4.00 |
Cost = [content type * (width * height)] + [paper type * height]
Locate the unit price in the price table by paper type and class level.
For interdepartmental transfer payers:
Poster Printing
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Ink Cost/square foot |
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1 (line drawing, text) |
$.59 |
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2 (mix of text and image) |
$1.07 |
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3 (image) |
$1.54 |
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Paper cost/linear foot |
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36” Semi-glossy |
$0.89 |
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60” Semi-glossy |
$1.37 |
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36” Canvas |
$1.37 |
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60” Canvas |
$2.37 |
Cost = [content type * (width * height)] + [paper type * height]
Locate the unit price in the price table by paper type and class level.
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Alternative Campus Resources:
Mudd Building (Mudd 109)
Note: The Mudd Printers have primarily been used by students and students will be charged to their Owlnet printing accounts. The information was prepared primarily for student use of these plotters. It is not clear how faculty and staff will be charged. You can call Rice help desk at x4357 to get more information.
| Paper | Printer Model | PC Queue Name | Cost per linear foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| roll paper (36" x 150') |
Plotters | plotter1, plotter2, plotter3, plotter4 |
$3.00/linear foot |
| roll paper (36" x 150') |
gplotter | gplotter |
$7.00/linear foot (glossy paper only) |