[TEC] Best dds for idiots application?

Tigrone · 03-27-07, 02:44 PM

.dds is something I've never seen before, and I can only kind of poke at it right now. What is the best, and I mean the simplest, .dds-for-idiots application to use for viewing them and for editing them? Can they be easily converted to and from .tga?

CaptainCox · 03-27-07, 03:16 PM

Photoshop CS2 + Nvidia DDS Plug in!

Prof · 03-27-07, 03:40 PM

This page has a few good tools on it:

http://developer.nvidia.com/object/n...ure_tools.html

I use the DDS Thumbnail Viewer and the Windows Texture Viewer...very good for quickly scanning through folders full of DDS files.

This is the program I use for converting DDS to BMP/TGA:

http://files.filefront.com/DDS+Conve.../fileinfo.html

Torcher · 03-27-07, 03:43 PM

Any tips on when you convert to .dds? There seems to be a lot of options for filtering, etc.

OneTinSoldier · 03-27-07, 04:01 PM

When converting anything for use in SH4, use DXT5 is all the advice I can give. I think you can leave all the other options at their defaults.

Tuddley3 · 03-27-07, 11:28 PM

You can also download Irfanview, and get the Formats plug-in

03-27-07, 02:44 PM	#1
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03-27-07, 03:16 PM	#2
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03-27-07, 04:01 PM	#5
OneTinSoldier Sonar Guy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Denver, CO USA Posts: 382 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	When converting anything for use in SH4, use DXT5 is all the advice I can give. I think you can leave all the other options at their defaults. __________________ "Variable this is EasyRhino, do you copy? Over." Loud and clear EasyRhino. "Do we have a gig? Over." That's a Roger, we have a gig. Target is painted, start the music. "Roger that Variable. Into attack. Pickling target. Target is acquired and lit. LGB comin' down!" EasyRhino, circular error probability zero. Impact with High Order Detonation. Thank You, have a nice day.

03-27-07, 03:40 PM	#3
Prof Medic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 167 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	This page has a few good tools on it: http://developer.nvidia.com/object/n...ure_tools.html I use the DDS Thumbnail Viewer and the Windows Texture Viewer...very good for quickly scanning through folders full of DDS files. This is the program I use for converting DDS to BMP/TGA: http://files.filefront.com/DDS+Conve.../fileinfo.html

03-27-07, 11:28 PM	#6
Tuddley3 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Augusta, Maine USA Posts: 905 Downloads: 170 Uploads: 0	You can also download Irfanview, and get the Formats plug-in