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

ConvoyFromTheDeep · 01-23-09, 12:56 AM

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 · 01-23-09, 01:01 AM

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 · 01-23-09, 01:20 AM

Yeah I use gimp alot and it works well

ConvoyFromTheDeep · 01-23-09, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by 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?

John W. Hamm · 01-23-09, 04:29 AM

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Originally Posted by CapitanNemo

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Originally Posted by 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 · 01-23-09, 09:18 AM

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

ConvoyFromTheDeep · 01-23-09, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by John W. Hamm

Quote:

Originally Posted by CapitanNemo

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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...

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 · 01-23-09, 04:59 PM

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

tater · 01-23-09, 05:03 PM

Useless forum edit won't work again.

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

ConvoyFromTheDeep · 01-23-09, 06:15 PM

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE CREATOR OF THE HUD GAUGES FOUND HERE:
http://www.subsim.com/subsim_files/patches2005.html#sh4

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.

01-23-09, 12:56 AM	#1
ConvoyFromTheDeep Watch Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 30 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I want to modify dds. file but don't know what to use 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?

01-23-09, 01:01 AM	#2
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

01-23-09, 01:20 AM	#3
John W. Hamm Watch Officer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Timbuktoo Posts: 331 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Yeah I use gimp alot and it works well __________________ Elvis has left the building

01-23-09, 09:18 AM	#6
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	Little late, but Paint.net works well for editing .dds files also. And, like Gimp, it's free. __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave.

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01-23-09, 04:59 PM	#8
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk...ad/dxtbmpx.EXE

01-23-09, 05:03 PM	#9
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Useless forum edit won't work again. http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk...ams/dxtbmp.htm that's the link I meant, not the direct DL one.

01-23-09, 06:15 PM	#10
ConvoyFromTheDeep Watch Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 30 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE CREATOR OF THE HUD GAUGES FOUND HERE: http://www.subsim.com/subsim_files/patches2005.html#sh4 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.