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

- Source-Date (SAST): see internal twin
- Dest: public
- Review-after: 2027-02-28
- Status: current

## 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.