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Posted 02 November 2020 - 10:18 PM

Was there a fix to view dds files in shapefile viewer?

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Posted 03 November 2020 - 02:59 AM

Yes. I read somewhere that paul did an update to sfv for dds.
Never used it though. I use PSP9 for textures and I never found a way to export dds with psp.

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Posted 03 November 2020 - 05:03 AM

 drjayyyy, on 02 November 2020 - 10:18 PM, said:

Was there a fix to view dds files in shapefile viewer?


Hi Folks,

Yes - I uploaded it to both ET and TS file libraries. Works like a champ.

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Posted 03 November 2020 - 05:07 AM

 Aldarion, on 03 November 2020 - 02:59 AM, said:

Yes. I read somewhere that paul did an update to sfv for dds.
Never used it though. I use PSP9 for textures and I never found a way to export dds with psp.


Hi Folks,

Look for Nvidia’s Photoshop DDS plug-in - it says it’s for Photoshop but it works just fine for PSP9 - used it for years...

Big time saver to read/write DDS directly.

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Posted 03 November 2020 - 07:03 AM

For shapviewer, you just drop the one file into the existing installation of shapeviewer... so it's an easy fix, no re-installation required.

For bitmap manipulation you can also use GIMP, which natively supports DDS. (Not that I love GIMP... but its there, for free, and getting better)

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Posted 03 November 2020 - 07:25 AM

PaintDotNet is also feature rich and free.
I found it a little easier to wrap my head around.



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Posted 03 November 2020 - 01:35 PM

I also use the Nvidia .dds plugin. So much better than saving a .tga and then having to go through opening and exporting in tgaTool to make an .ace

One thing: don't do a repaint off a .dds file. At least not if you can help it. The .dds format is compressed and looses some resolution.

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Posted 03 November 2020 - 10:04 PM

Got it Scott. Thank You. And Thanks everyone else who replied. Also I found an Online file convertor. DDS to tga. : https://image.online.../convert-to-tga

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Posted 17 November 2020 - 06:49 AM

:(

I installed the nvidia plugin but it's not working. i get the option of saving in dds format but when i click sabe I just get a message stating that "This plug-in rquires Photoshop 3.0 or later functionality"

oh and I'm using PSP7, not 9. Maybe it's that!

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