DDS Conversion Tool(s)

Tips for creating and manipulating planet textures for Celestia.
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DDS Conversion Tool(s)

Post #1by Borg Collective » 18.06.2003, 05:53

We require Tool(s) that is/are capable of converting DDS into other Graphic Formats.
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Post #2by AstroBoy » 18.06.2003, 12:10

Personnaly I use Paint Shop Pro with a dds plugin (also working with Adobe Photoshop).
You can find it at http://skinners.cncseries.com/tutorials.php?d=guide. Information about how to install it can be found here http://skinners.cncseries.com/tutorials.php?d=guide2

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Post #3by ElPelado » 18.06.2003, 12:25

i use the photoshop, i open the dds textures using the plug-in, and then i save them to other formats.
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Post #4by Borg Collective » 18.06.2003, 20:34

We have assimilated both of those, Adobe Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro. That plugin is all we needed.

The Collective is gratefull for your assistance.

Image We have recently downloaded a Paint SHop Pro version 3.x.x! It works on Windows 3.1x! 3.5 MB! Image
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Post #5by John Van Vliet » 19.06.2003, 17:43

If you are a gluton for punishment you could try MS's dxtex4.7.0.700 from the direct x sdk
I only use it for clouds and textures made with version 4.9of the tool cause
Celestia to crash

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Post #6by Darkmiss » 19.06.2003, 21:07

I use a 3D viewing tool called "Deep Exploration"
http://www.righthemisphere.com/products/dexp/index.htm

But it can also view DDs textures and export them as TGA images too.
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Post #7by Evil Dr Ganymede » 19.06.2003, 23:54

Borg Collective wrote:We have assimilated both of those, Adobe Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro. That plugin is all we needed.

The Collective is gratefull for your assistance.

Image We have recently downloaded a Paint SHop Pro version 3.x.x! It works on Windows 3.1x! 3.5 MB! Image


The Borg Collective runs on Windows 3.1x?! Suddenly I'm not so scared anymore... :lol: :P :wink:

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Post #8by Borg Collective » 20.06.2003, 08:26

Evil Dr Ganymede wrote:
Borg Collective wrote:We have assimilated both of those, Adobe Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro. That plugin is all we needed.

The Collective is gratefull for your assistance.

Image We have recently downloaded a Paint SHop Pro version 3.x.x! It works on Windows 3.1x! 3.5 MB! Image

The Borg Collective runs on Windows 3.1x?! Suddenly I'm not so scared anymore... :lol: :P :wink:


Individual, your statement is partially correct:

We are running SeptaBoot System (we are unsure this expression is correct):
1. Windows XP Professional
2. Windows Millennium
3. Windows 98 Second Edition
4. Windows 95 OSR2
5. Windows 3.11 for Workgroups
6. DOS 6.22
7. Some Operative System on Testing

Why seven of them?
We use them for testing various software. Also, we attempt to modify their interface and increase efficiency (using other programs, selfmade or downloaded).

1. Windows XP Professional ---------- Operative System for graphic editing, 3D Modeling, Multimedia related data and other Memory Intensive tasks and programs, testing
2. Windows Millennium ----------------- Surfing the web, downloading and assimilating data and programs, testing, running the programs that are not compatible with Windows XP
3. Windows 98 Second Edition ------- Programing, resource extraction, Testing and other uses
4. Windows 95 OSR --------------------- Testing, interface and efficiency improving, similar non-demanding tasks
5. Windows 3.11 for Workgroups ---- Testing 16Bit and 32Bit software, interface and efficiency improving (visit >>> http://www.calmira.org <<<
6. DOS 6.22 ----------------------------- For repairing the problems encountered on any of these Operative Systems
7. An Operative System "slot" - This is where we test various Operative Systems, such as Windows 1.0 (!), Linux (various builds), Menuet, Alpha OS, ...

Why Windows 3.11? This was our first GUI Operative System and we just adore those small 16Bit applications that run even on Windows XP and don't take "an inch" of memory... Also, we have recently repaired our First Computer, 80486 66 MHz DX2 and installed Windows 3.11 that runs perfectly and mimics the look and feel of Windows XP(!)...

There is no Celestia for Windows 3.11 However... Image
Does this satisfies you individual?
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Post #9by Evil Dr Ganymede » 20.06.2003, 09:11

Wow. Talk about 'assimilating operating systems'... 8O
Ok. I'm back to cowering in fear... ;)


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