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koolaid
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is there any way to turn a dds texture file into a bitmap or is it impossible because theres this model i want to import which is a .x model but the program doesnt know dds files only bitmap and jpeg images???? is dds files always used with .x models???
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Van B
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Posted: 11th Jun 2003 13:43
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Well, DBPro and DB both support .DDS, as images too .

Just load it in DB then save it as a .BMP, or load it in DBPro and paste it - then copy the screen, unless you wanna get more complicated.


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Ohh,

.DDS images are precalculated mipmapped and compressed bitmaps, meaning the detail layers for mipmapping are calculated already. The images are also compressed really well. However .DDS images can only ever be perfect squares, so they're not ideal for title screens or anything like that.

Check out RGT Usefull tools forum for TexConvPlus - a hacked converter that will let you change the textures used by any .X file, as well as converting .BMP to .DDS - not the other way round though.


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Posted: 12th Jun 2003 09:08
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okay so load it into db and save it as a bitmap whats the code for that
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nvidia also have an extenisve plug in to handle that format for photshop.

http://www.lunarpixel.com

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Load image "image.dds",1
Save image "image.bmp",1

I think anyway, haven't used them in ages, check the help if your stuck.


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You can get a .dds plugin for Photoshop which can load .dds texture maps and save them as .bmp

Don't know where to get the plugin though .. so you'll have to search

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Posted: 12th Jun 2003 17:37 Edited at: 12th Jun 2003 17:38
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Simple:Have you tried simply typing '.dds photoshop' in a search engine...

First result is this one from Nvidia...

http://developer.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=ps_texture_compression_plugin

Very useful BTW

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Shadow Robert
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DirectX's Dxtc program is also a pretty useful util for them, and most 3D Programs like Max/Maya/Xsi/etc... tend to export them with DirectX.

and 2 very bloody good features of DDS have been left out here, the 8bit Alpha Channel (even on mipmaps!) and the S3TC compression which allows you to use it as a compressed texture with the MipMap levels and Alpha.
Best bloody format there is, as you don't get the detail loss of a JPG only slight colour variation - most gamers will never notice plus it is just so versitile

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Yep, .dds textures are pretty sweet - Jetpac2003 would'nt have made the 10mb limit without them, that's for sure.

The DXTC thingy, is that the same as TexConv?


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dunno not seen the TexConv thing

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Van . look at the name "DXTC"

DirectX Text Converter !

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Hehe, I still don't know, I've been idiot proofing and finishing a huge project at work today, so my brain is more or less mince.

Here's a link to the hacked converter (preset for DBPro and built in texture swapping for .x files). It's only about 160kb, VB6 runtimes needed but not supplied.
http://www.realgametools.net/forums/attachments/TexConvPLUS_v2.zip

Please try it out for me Raven and tell me if it's the same. The original is supplied with the DX-SDK, so I reckon it is.


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DxTC stands for DirectX Texture Compressor ... and DirectX 7.0 SDK first had it was an MFC version - but since there have been some good improvements, specifically the addition of other loading formats, import/export of DirectX models adding FVF Updates as well as DirectX Model MipMapping (they call it SurfaceMip or something stupid like that).

I'll have to find where i've put it and recompile with the new SDK as the new one doesn't have it.

and nope thats nothing like the one i'm on about, i'll find it an upload into my forum

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theres a few parrots in this post

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Kraaa!theres a few parrots in this post.

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have the DxTC one up on my forum now, theres still a bug with adding alpha channels which i'll have to look into - as it doesn't seem to save them
and i wanna also add customisable MipMap + Model Veiwing Mode.

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lay off the mung beans actarus, its obviously giving you gas

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