price list

All prices without cutting. Plots are printed on a roll, there is a cutting machine in the PC pool. If time permits, we will nevertheless endeavour to cut to the desired format.

Special formats are charged according to roll width and per 10cm or part thereof. The price is per square metre and is double the price for A1.
Example:
Order: 80x123cm, 90g, full surface
Roll width: 106cm,
Billing format 106x125cm = 1.325sqm x 6.00€ = 7.95€

How do I create a print order?

Please send your order directly to fakultaet6+pcpool(at)b-tu.de. You can send your print files directly by email (BTU-Webmail can generate direct links instead of attachments for large files). If the files are too large, you can also store them in the BTU-Owncloud (https://www.b-tu.de/owncloud/) and send the release link by e-mail. Normally we can print orders that arrive by 14:00 on the same day. However, as we also have other tasks, we cannot guarantee this. You can also request a fixed print date by e-mail. When submitting the print order, please provide the following information on order processing if possible.

• When the order should be ready at the latest
• Paper formats (preferably DIN formats)
• Total size of the order (quantity)
• Paper weight (either thin, 80/90g or thick 120/170g)
• Send plans as PDF-X3:2003 (see below)

If no paper weight or type is specified in the order, we will select and invoice a suitable one depending on the colour coverage.

Correct settings for print files

Over time, the PDF-format has accumulated a vast set of features (3D, Video, ...) which are not applicable to printing. Therefore, different "Profiles" or subsets have been developed to meet specific requirements for the target application. For printing, this is the PDF/X specification. For a correct print result, print jobs must be sent in PDF/X3 format. The layout programmes from Adobe and Affinity have an export option to PDF/X3. You can choose whether you want to convert the file to a target profile in the "Output" section. If you are not sure, select the "Convert to target profile" option and enter "Coated FOGRA39 (ISO 12647-2:2004)" as the target. If you have correct colour management in the document, you can also specify "No conversion" for "Colour conversion" and "Coated FOGRA39 (ISO 12647-2:2004)" for "Output profile name". Alternatively, Adobe Acrobat Professional can be used to convert any PDF to PDF/X3:2003 (Tools -> Print production -> Preflight).

If a PDF is supplied that does not correspond to PDF/X3, we may have to carry out the conversion/reduction ourselves and cannot make any predictions regarding the colour representation of the result. When exporting to PDF/X3, the following conversions are carried out, among others:

• all fonts are embedded
• all layers are merged into one layer, this process usually also reduces transparencies

If you do not do this preparatory work, the printer will do it itself, with possibly different results. If you are unsure, it is often helpful to make a test print with sections of relevant plan content to check colours and quality. Do NOT send a reduced version of your plans, but sections in the same size as in the original document.