Please call or complete the form below to book a time on the workstation, and if printing, to confirm we have paper in the size you want!
Notes: The printing/scanning station is not available 30mins before closing time. If you are here printing/scanning already before that time we ask that you please start to wrap up your work then. There will be no printing/scanning started beyond that time.
NEW! We have replaced our PRO-2000 with the brand new PRO-2600. The PRO-2600 has new ink formulation that is slightly more scratch resistant and offers higher contrast prints on matte fine-art papers. In addition, the colour gamut is said to be slightly enhanced compared to the old model.
Our printing station PRO-1000 printer is for sale! Once it sells, we will replace it with the new PRO-1100, which has similar subtle ink improvements as the PRO-2600.
Canon imagePROGRAF Self Serve Printer Rates:
- PRO-1000 usage (you supply your own sheet paper): $10.40 / sq-foot
- PRO-1000 with sheet media (standard matte, gloss, or semi-gloss paper): $11.00 / sq-foot
- PRO-1000 with sheet media (premium fine art or Baryta papers): $13.20 / sq-foot
- NEW! PRO-2600 usage (you supply your own roll paper): $8.25 / sq-foot
- NEW! PRO-2600 with 24″ roll media (standard matte, gloss, or semi-gloss paper): $8.90 / sq-foot
- NEW! PRO-2600 with 24″ roll media (premium fine art or Baryta papers): $11.00 / sq-foot
Use the Print Cost Calculator below to find the approximate cost of a print. Please see the additional terms at the bottom of the page as well.
Also note that for non-panoramic prints that have their short dimension less than 17″, we would expect you to use the PRO-1000. If you are looking to print smaller images on the PRO-2600, or want to use larger sheets when making a small print on the PRO-1000, there will be a surcharge to be determined on a case by case basis.
NOTE: We have discovered that extremely thin Japanese Washi style paper does not work well in the PRO-1000, so please do not try to use that sort of paper! With suction feed, the paper can show some uneven banding in areas of heavy ink coverage, and may even exhibit tight wrinkles that can touch the print head. Without suction feed, the paper will not feed properly and can get bunched up completely, severely interfering with the print head. Any paper that regularly touches the print head can cause damage and a replacement head is upwards of $800!
When it comes to printing, we expect that you’ll be able to transfer images to the computer, know how to run Photoshop or Lightroom and how to effectively print from those programs, using the appropriate ICC profile and the Canon printer driver. All we do is load the desired paper into the printer for you, replace ink cartridges as needed, and provide help if there is a thorny troubleshooting issue with the computer or printer. We do not have the time to do the printing for you, or to walk your through all the steps. Any time spent above basic troubleshooting will be billed to you at $70/hr.
If you are inexperienced, we offer individual workshops in colour management and printing that we recommend you take before booking the self-serve station. You can find more information about it on the workshops page.
Printing/scanning station details:
- Billable in 15-minute increments.
- Bring your own hard drive (with cables) or a USB stick. We have USB-A connections.
- Please do not save or leave any files on the computer – they will be deleted!
- Please download your ICC profiles or any other necessary items before you come. The computer is not meant for web browsing.
- We have an Epson V850 Pro scanner for print and large format film scanning.
- For 35mm and medium format film up to 6×12, we have a Plustek OpticFilm 120 dedicated film scanner.
Print Cost Calculators
Print Station Booking Form
ICC Profile Download Centers:
Hahnemuhle: https://www.hahnemuehle.com/en/digital-fineart/icc-profile.html
Apple iMac for scanning, Photoshop, or Lightroom use with no printing: $30/hour
Additional Terms:
- Ask us about student discounts!
- If you do $10 or more worth of printing per hour, there is no charge for computer usage. For less than $10 worth of printing, as long as you do some printing, the computer charge will be $10/hour, also billable in 15 minute increments. For the smaller Fujifilm printer, since it is very fast, there is no additional charge for computer time even if your total printing cost is less than $10.
- You can calculate your printing costs for the Canon printers with the following formula (length and width in inches)…
—> multiply your print’s image area length x width / 144 x cost per sq-foot = printing cost
… or simply use the Print Cost Calculator above on this page!
- Note that the charges which include paper assume that you generally use the smallest paper size that can handle the actual printed image size. For example, you would need to use 8.5×11″ paper for an 8×10 image area and not 13×19″ paper. If you wanted to make a print with a small image area on a much larger size of paper that we supply, there may be an oversize paper charge.
- Take home your large prints safely in either a 26″ long by 3″ diameter reusable thick cardboard tube with end-caps for $4.95, or smaller prints in a flat cardboard sleeve that’s 18″x24″ at $2.95. Note that these tubes and sleeves are not archival; they are only meant for transport and not long-term storage! Ask us about archival storage options. Bring them back the next time you come to print, but if you forget, at least they’re not too expensive to buy again.