.dds files

BladeHeart · 09-29-07, 05:58 AM

Where SH3 used TGA files for its textures, this game would appear to use dds files.

Could anyone please tell me what "dds" stands for and even what program can open and edit that type of file?

Thanks

WilhelmTell · 09-29-07, 06:56 AM

dds stands for direct draw surface I think. You can edit them with photoshop or paintshop pro. But you need a plugin for it from the nvidia site I believe. I'll post a link later...

*edit* Here you can find the Windows Texture Viewer that can read DDS. A link for the plugin is there as well.
--> http://www.nvidia.de/object/windows_texture_viewer.html

FooFighters · 09-29-07, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WilhelmTell

dds stands for direct draw surface I think. You can edit them with photoshop or paintshop pro. But you need a plugin for it from the nvidia site I believe. I'll post a link later...

*edit* Here you can find the Windows Texture Viewer that can read DDS. A link for the plugin is there as well.
--> http://www.nvidia.de/object/windows_texture_viewer.html

I use DXT bmp to convert from DDS to BMP and visa versa..
It's freeware. Big advantage is that you can also see alpha layers.

http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk...ams/dxtbmp.htm
Download link on bottom of page

tater · 09-29-07, 08:42 AM

paint.net is freeware, and it opens both tga and dds files.

tater

Hawk_345 · 09-29-07, 09:21 AM

you could aslo use GIMP which is freewear, you just have to find and download the .dds plug in.

DeepIron · 09-29-07, 09:30 AM

This is a updated variation of the Gimp: http://www.gimphoto.com/ (nice interface, works great!)

The .dds plugin is here: http://nifelheim.dyndns.org/~cocidius/dds/

DTXBmp: http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk...ams/dxtbmp.htm

I've been using these to work on SH4 textures. If you convert images to .dds format, you may want to use the DXT5 encoding option if your image has an alpha layer. DXT1 works fine without alpha and SH4 reads both formats.

Cheers!

BladeHeart · 09-29-07, 09:35 AM

Thank you gentlemen; plenty of scope there to choose from.

09-29-07, 05:58 AM	#1
BladeHeart Chief Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 320 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	.dds files Where SH3 used TGA files for its textures, this game would appear to use dds files. Could anyone please tell me what "dds" stands for and even what program can open and edit that type of file? Thanks

09-29-07, 06:56 AM	#2
WilhelmTell Engineer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany, Europe Posts: 205 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	dds stands for direct draw surface I think. You can edit them with photoshop or paintshop pro. But you need a plugin for it from the nvidia site I believe. I'll post a link later... edit Here you can find the Windows Texture Viewer that can read DDS. A link for the plugin is there as well. --> http://www.nvidia.de/object/windows_texture_viewer.html __________________ Regards, Tell

09-29-07, 09:21 AM	#5
Hawk_345 Medic Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 160 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	you could aslo use GIMP which is freewear, you just have to find and download the .dds plug in. __________________

09-29-07, 09:30 AM	#6
DeepIron Sea Lord Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Too far from the Pacific right now... Posts: 1,634 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This is a updated variation of the Gimp: http://www.gimphoto.com/ (nice interface, works great!) The .dds plugin is here: http://nifelheim.dyndns.org/~cocidius/dds/ DTXBmp: http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk...ams/dxtbmp.htm I've been using these to work on SH4 textures. If you convert images to .dds format, you may want to use the DXT5 encoding option if your image has an alpha layer. DXT1 works fine without alpha and SH4 reads both formats. Cheers! __________________ RFB / RSRDC Beta Tester RFB / RSRDC Modding Forum: http://forum.kickinbak.com/index.php RFB Top Post link: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=125529 RFB Loadout: RFB_V1.52_102408: RFB_V1.52_Patch_111608: RSRDC_RFBv15_V396

09-29-07, 08:42 AM	#4
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	paint.net is freeware, and it opens both tga and dds files. tater

09-29-07, 09:35 AM	#7
BladeHeart Chief Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 320 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thank you gentlemen; plenty of scope there to choose from.