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LOCATION & HOURS

  • ACS printing services is located in the Ahmanson Building Rm 401.
  • Printing hours are
Monday
8:00am - 11:00 pm
Tuesday
8:00am - 11:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00am - 11:00 pm
Thursday
8:00am - 11:00 pm
Friday
8:00am -   9:30 pm
Saturday
9:00am -   6:00 pm
Sunday
9:00am -   6:00 pm

 

PRINT CARDS

  • ACS printing services does not accept cash. In order to get your work printed you will need to purchase a COLOR CARD at the Business Office, located on the 2nd floor.
  • Business Office is open Monday through Friday, 9am to 4:30pm and CLOSED on weekends. If you need to get color prints during the weekend make sure to buy your cards in advance.
  • You may purchase Color Cards in $10 and $20 increments plus tax.
  • If you are printing a poster and are not sure how many cards you need to purchase, use the Price Estimator to calculate the price.

PRINT COSTS

  • Epson Large Format   HP Large Format   Color Laser  
    Semimatte Photo - - - $7/sq. ft Matte - - - - - - - - - - $3/sq. ft 8.5 X 11 - $1
    Luster Photo - - - - - - $7/sq. ft Semi-Gloss - - - - - - - $5/sq. ft 11 X 17 - $2
    Epson Matte papers - $7/sq. ft Matte Canvas - - - - - $7/sq. ft 12 X 18 - $3
    Clear Transparency - - $7/sq. ft Backlit Film - - - - - - $5/sq. ft    
    Sticker Paper - - - - - $7/sq. ft B/W CAD draw. - - - $1/sq. ft    
    MatteCanvas - - - - - - $9/sq. ft        
    .
  • Large Format prints must be paid in full when you submit a BIG COLOR REQUEST FORM and there will be NO REFUND. You may get credit for printer error.

BIG COLOR REQUEST FORM

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 4pm 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.


 
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