Help with Photoshop Nvidia dds plugin

[MONOLITH]

I'm putting a better version of the game map with the shipping lanes etc on the command table.

Look at this picture, and notice that the "save" button is not available. What Am I doing wrong, what do I have to do to be able to save the changes to the dds?


Thanks.


http://www.mayhemonstrings.com/Images/dds.JPG

[OSO]

I'm not really familiar with SH IV modding old dog but I noticed a couple of things here.

I don't know why you would want an alpha channel or mip maps with this.

Alpha channels are for applying textures with transparency like wires or vegetation.

Mip maps creates a bunch of smaller sized textures for the game engine to automatically replace at longer distances with lower resolution textures to save on memory.

Compare the properties of the image you are trying to replace.

Also you might try this utility. I've had some success with it modding dds files for civ iv.

http://fly.to/mwgfx/

Navigate to the lower center page and click on the icon that is named DXT/bmp.

It is a bmp to dxt file convertor and supports external programs such as photoshop.

cheers,

Oso

[THE_MASK]

The one i downloaded of this site was version V8.23 . Maybe thats the problem .

[MONOLITH]

OSO; Once I edited the existing dds from the game, that's the first save window that opened, and I simply assumed that the prgram would automatically open with the existing properties of the original dds. Not sure why it would start out with selections that were not apropriate for the dds being saved. I'll try to uncheck some of those and see if the save option becomes available.

Sober, I think I got this version when SH4 first came out. I'll search for a more recent version.

Thanks.

[Digital_Trucker]

I seem to remember having the same problem and I think that it was a newer version of the plugin that took care of the problem. You're using version 3.02 and I'm using version 5.19. If you want to PM me an email addy, I'd be glad to email you the version I have.

Edit:Oops, I missed sober's post. Never mind, I just downloaded 8.23 at http://developer.nvidia.com/object/photoshop_dds_plugins.html

[MONOLITH]

PM on the way. Thank You DT.

[Digital_Trucker]

Email on the way (jeez I hate slow upload rates). No problem, glad to help.

[MONOLITH]

I know have the 8.something version, and it worked.

Thanks guys.

[Go4It]

NVIDIA Texture Tools

http://developer.nvidia.com/object/nv_texture_tools.html

SEE: Adobe Photoshop Normal Map and DDS Authoring Plug-ins @ http://developer.nvidia.com/object/photoshop_dds_plugins.html V8.23

Opppsss...just seen Digital_Trucker post, but anyways, I'm using an older version an DL now....