major problems with dds files - HELP!!

[Reece]

Hi, I have attempted to work with many dds files in the past but have never had any success converting or saving either in Photoshop or converter programs, I have tried various plugin versions but get errors such as "too many channels" "unknown format" "file is locked"etc etc, other plugins come up with the following:

as you can see the save button is greyed out, I have tried ticking & unticking all options but the save button is allways grayed out, the file is a 4.5meg tga or 8meg psd with 5 channels. I even uploaded a dds file altered it but cannot save, same problem.
Could someone please give some guidance.
Many thanks.

[tater]

I open them with paint.net and save, no problems. It;s free, too. You can always use that to convert if you are having PS issues.

[Reece]

What a shame I refuse to use .net! too many problems! but thanks, I have tried converting 4meg tga files to dds with converters but always ends up around 70megs!

[THE_MASK]

NVIDEA dds format version 8.23 works . Whats your version 3.02 ? I got the 8.23 version from here somewhere . Look for that one .

[Reece]

Thanks!

[John W. Hamm]

I Use Gimp 2, I was really skeptical about using it now I wouldn't want to be without it. it takes some getting used to but was well worth it. and its free.

[Reece]

For the life of me I was trying to remember that program John, I had saved it somewhere but couldn't remember. It may be the way to go as this version 6 of Photoshop is rather old, but I can't afford to upgrade, there are so many programs that need upgrading that I give in, thankfully most I have have been free old versions that come with magazines or packed with other apps & peripherals! My full version of Sony Sound Forge 7 should be upgraded but that is another $150, one just has to draw a line or go bankrupt!

Edit: I just found Gimp 2 but has a few files:
gimp-2.2.13-i586-setup-1.zip
gimp-gap-2.2.0-setup.zip
gtk+-2.10.6-1-setup.zip
gimp-help-2-0.11-setup.zip
Could you tell me the ones I need, I would assume the first & last.

[DrBeast]

I use DXTBmp (found here). It opens up dds files, which you can then send to the editor of your choice as bitmaps, work on, reimport and save as .dds. Never could figure out the nVidia Photoshop plugins (I have both Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro ).

[Reece]

Thanks DrBeast, I will check this out!

[TheDarkWraith]

Reece,

When I was making (and still upgrading!) my FX mod for SH3 I used this handy little tool to convert SH4's DDS files to TGAs. It will convert to other formats also. It's called DDS converter v2.1. Here's a link to the install program I uploaded:

http://rapidshare.com/files/76892884...r_v21.exe.html

very easy to use also

[Reece]

Yes I have that thanks Racerboy, I also have one done by Nvdrifter that is ok, but only for small or simple conversions, and all work ok from dds to tga but all fail from tga to dds!
I think it has something to do with mip mapping, I'm not an expert here! I can create various graphic files but can so far only work with tga, what I'm doing is to remove the dds file from SH4 and replace with tga, forces SH4 to use it, but would much rather use dds!

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by Reece

Yes I have that thanks Racerboy, I also have one done by Nvdrifter that is ok, but only for small or simple conversions, and all work ok from dds to tga but all fail from tga to dds!
I think it has something to do with mip mapping, I'm not an expert here! I can create various graphic files but can so far only work with tga, what I'm doing is to remove the dds file from SH4 and replace with tga, forces SH4 to use it, but would much rather use dds!

I see. If I come across something I'll let you know

[TheDarkWraith]

what about this:

http://www.imageconverterplus.com/he...t/TGA_dds.html

[Reece]

Tried that as well! ok for small files and fails from tga or psd to dds!
I just tried DXTBmp to open the tga file, all I get is this error:

I ran out of memory!! Gee I only have 2gig! This file works as a tga file in SH3 & 4, I can open in Photoshop save as in any format but not dds!

Edit: @ DRBeast, files cannot be exported to BMP or will lose info such as Alpha channels & layers.

[FooFighters]

Originally Posted by Reece

Tried that as well! ok for small files and fails from tga or psd to dds!
I just tried DXTBmp to open the tga file, all I get is this error:

I ran out of memory!! Gee I only have 2gig! This file works as a tga file in SH3 & 4, I can open in Photoshop save as in any format but not dds!

Edit: @ DRBeast, files cannot be exported to BMP or will lose info such as Alpha channels & layers.

Hi Reece,

I see that your problem has not been fixed so far.
Can you please e-mail me or send me a download link of the file you are trying to convert.
Then I can see if its in the file or your PC

I have converted al lot of files.. I know it can be done.

Dennis

info@oldsmobile1958.com