what is the difference between dds format and jped format??

jcyf007 · Post #1by **jcyf007** » 24.03.2003, 08:54

what is the difference between using dds format and jped format??

Kendrix · Post #2by **Kendrix** » 24.03.2003, 11:48

When your graphic card loads a Jpeg image it firsts decompress it to memory... So it will take as much place as the BMP file !

The DDS format is kept compressed when loaded to ram. So it's a great gain in terms of memory size AND performance.

John Van Vliet · Post #3by **John Van Vliet** » 28.03.2003, 21:59

There is a VERY BIG DIFFERANCE .
By the way I HATE .jpg I use .png for allmost all of my images

jim · Post #4by **jim** » 29.03.2003, 00:39

Hi John,

[quote_"john Van Vliet"]
By the way I HATE .jpg I use .png for allmost all of my images
[/quote]

I'd seen on your web page that you hate the JPG format. But for this reson i hate your web site. Have you ever tried to load your site with a 56K modem ? I need more than a half hour to open the download section. I can't unterstand why a thumbnail picture must have a dimension of 1024x512 if the thumbnail itself is only 256x128 and why must this thumbnail picture in PNG format and not in the smaller sized JPG format? I think you know how to use an image editor and therefore it should be no problem to produce web optimized pictures (in JPG format).

Jens

Guest · Post #5by **Guest** » 01.04.2003, 09:19

say, is it possible to view .dds files in...say any image viewer? I've tried a couple, and it doesnt work. How, for example, can they be edited?