I want to modify dds. file but don't know what to use

[ConvoyFromTheDeep]

Hey everyone, today i was thinking to "improve" one of the dds. picture files in SH4 but the only program that i have is paint, and it wont let me, what could i use?

[Torplexed]

You could look into Gimp for altering that file. Check to see if it does alpha channels. I believe it's free.

http://www.gimp.org/

Photoshop is the graphics program king.....but mucho expensive.

[John W. Hamm]

Yeah I use gimp alot and it works well

[ConvoyFromTheDeep]

Yeah I use gimp alot and it works well

cheers, but if its like created by an author i would need to ask permission right before any changes to be made right?

[John W. Hamm]

Yeah I use gimp alot and it works well
cheers, but if its like created by an author i would need to ask permission right before any changes to be made right?


Yes that would be the polite thing to do, I have made the mistake of not doing that when I first released my original uniform mod however, I did give the person credit for the original artwork. I will say this though if you are just editing something for your own personal use and not adding it to a mod for public release, then in all honesty I just change it and move on... but if I am using for a public release, then of course it is just common courtesy...

[Digital_Trucker]

Little late, but Paint.net works well for editing .dds files also. And, like Gimp, it's free.

[ConvoyFromTheDeep]

Yeah I use gimp alot and it works well
cheers, but if its like created by an author i would need to ask permission right before any changes to be made right?

Yes that would be the polite thing to do, I have made the mistake of not doing that when I first released my original uniform mod however, I did give the person credit for the original artwork. I will say this though if you are just editing something for your own personal use and not adding it to a mod for public release, then in all honesty I just change it and move on... but if I am using for a public release, then of course it is just common courtesy...

Alright, not too much to modify just a few tweaks, but hey the only place you'll find it is on this forum and nowhere else

[tater]

http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk/download/dxtbmpx.EXE

[tater]

Useless forum edit won't work again.

http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk/programs/dxtbmp.htm that's the link I meant, not the direct DL one.

[ConvoyFromTheDeep]

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Can anyone help me find a person by the name of OakGroove so i can contact hm about tweaking the dials a bit, i unable to seem to find him.