Deleted27978865User Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) Me and Adobe recently parted ways, so I have stopped modding for a while so I can get up to speed with open source software. Having hopped on The Gimp train, I noticed there is practically no good info out there that details how to use its DDS plugin. I've written a guide to address this problem while using The Gimp on the Windows platform (Windows 7 Ulitmate 64-bit). The guide addresses:Where to install the plugin (path is on page 2)Explanation of the various BC / DXT formatsRGB modesCreation of cube mapsCreation of volume mapsI added info on other topics as well. You can read, print, or download it from here, or you can download it directly from this post. Its a WIP, and if anyone with more experience sees an error, please let me know and I'll correct it. ~V~ --Edit--Uploaded version 0.2. This new version contains a few corrections and adds explanations to each of the RGB types (bit depth, with or without alphas, etc). Edited February 14, 2018 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NexBeth Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikVilKok Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklocq Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Schweet. The forum part of this site badly needs a Kudos button for stuff like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoralm Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Thank you !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Applejackcats Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Not all heroes wear capes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ne101462 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 (edited) I have install the GIMP and dds plug-in，but I can't open or save as a .dds.Can you tell me why?I use GIMP2.10.6 and win7. :mellow:Warning message is “unsupport DXG1 format（98）”. Edited September 10, 2018 by ne101462 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted133263User Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 GIMP now includes a dds plugin, but does not yet support all the newer Intel Texture Works DDS formats and they need developers to advance the old plugins we used to use .. .. In the mean time have a look at this https://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/8057638-paintnet-now-supports-all-dds-formats-including-bc7-linear-etc/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajFauxPas Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Thx!Was looking for this but Goog and Gimp Plugins had no idea it was there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmareRex Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 it used to work for me but stoppe dworking even thugh still using 2.8.10 and 2.8.22 both wont work and usign the same windows, did a reinstall of the same windows and nolonger will load works as if the plugin was never installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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