[REQ] DDS File Extraction

Venatore · 08-10-10, 03:32 AM

Hello,

I'm unable to extract the DDS files to work on the crew uniforms or any other DDS file for that matter. I use Paint Shop Pro Photo XI as my main tool to skin. Is there a simple method or extractor to use?

Kind Regards

Ven

Kentrat · 08-10-10, 04:00 AM

Hi Venatore, Gimp 2.6 works well with the DDS plug-in thingy

http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html

http://code.google.com/p/gimp-dds/

Regards

Hans Hansen · 08-10-10, 04:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Venatore

Hello,

I'm unable to extract the DDS files to work on the crew uniforms or any other DDS file for that matter. I use Paint Shop Pro Photo XI as my main tool to skin. Is there a simple method or extractor to use?

There is a plugin for Photoshop.

PL_Andrev · 08-10-10, 06:55 AM

Or easy Paint.NET can open it.

SteelViking · 08-10-10, 09:04 AM

Even if you get the plug in for Photoshop, I would still recommend getting GIMP. It has a very good tool for creating Normals. It also has the ability to save .dds files without compressing them, which I believe PS does not have. Saving .dds files without a compression almost always helps the quality of the image in game. And, I know how to do pretty much anything with GIMP, so if you ever had a question about it, I could answer. Hope this advice helps.

Edit: Oh, and also, Conus00 has already done a mod in which he massively improved the crew uniforms: Conus00's Graphics Mod 1.1. You should really take a look at it. I am sure that he would let you use his mod as a base to make further improvements on.

SeaWolf U-57 · 08-10-10, 09:07 AM

yes Gimp works well

08-10-10, 03:32 AM	#1
Venatore Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia:- Sydney Posts: 2,049 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	[REQ] DDS File Extraction Hello, I'm unable to extract the DDS files to work on the crew uniforms or any other DDS file for that matter. I use Paint Shop Pro Photo XI as my main tool to skin. Is there a simple method or extractor to use? Kind Regards Ven

08-10-10, 04:00 AM	#2
Kentrat Torpedoman Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sitting on the Becks crate scraping the mould off the bread... Posts: 112 Downloads: 116 Uploads: 0	Hi Venatore, Gimp 2.6 works well with the DDS plug-in thingy http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html http://code.google.com/p/gimp-dds/ Regards __________________ Kentrat Kapitänleutnant, U-136, (typ. VIIb 16v GTi) If God didn't want us to eat animals, He would not have made them out of meat....

08-10-10, 06:55 AM	#4
PL_Andrev Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 995 Downloads: 91 Uploads: 0	Or easy Paint.NET can open it. __________________

08-10-10, 09:04 AM	#5
SteelViking The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: U.S.A.-East Coast Posts: 1,587 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 4	Even if you get the plug in for Photoshop, I would still recommend getting GIMP. It has a very good tool for creating Normals. It also has the ability to save .dds files without compressing them, which I believe PS does not have. Saving .dds files without a compression almost always helps the quality of the image in game. And, I know how to do pretty much anything with GIMP, so if you ever had a question about it, I could answer. Hope this advice helps. Edit: Oh, and also, Conus00 has already done a mod in which he massively improved the crew uniforms: Conus00's Graphics Mod 1.1. You should really take a look at it. I am sure that he would let you use his mod as a base to make further improvements on. __________________ He sank 198,650 tons....who you ask?....Erich Topp, that's who!

08-10-10, 09:07 AM	#6
SeaWolf U-57 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,231 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	yes Gimp works well