FlexiPRINT ink estimate: flood vs real jobs; vinyl costs more than ink

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Review-after: 2027-02-28
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Facts

FlexiPRINT can estimate ink after RIP (same idea as PhotoPRINT / Flexi production-manager estimate). The ICC profile changes the result.
A 1 m × 1 m CMYK flood (100% C+M+Y+K) estimated 7.51 ml to cover that square metre. That is paint-the-area usage; real pictures use much less.
Ink is not the main print cost; media (vinyl) usually costs more.
Artwork can be RIP-estimated in FlexiPRINT so a buyer can see ink use before printing.
Do not treat old rand-per-ml figures as live price.

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