Simviation Forum - Opening DDS Files

Apr 18^th, 2009 at 10:05pm

Ferrari308guy Offline
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Hey guys,

Wanted to screw around with repainting a little bit to see how far I could get. I wanted to open one of the DDS files from a default FSX plane in Photoshop, but Photoshop doesn't recognize DDS files on it's own. Does anybody know where I could get a plugin so I could open and save DDS files?

Thanks, Ferrari

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Reply #1 - Apr 18^th, 2009 at 10:38pm

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Found one...Nevermind I guess.

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Reply #2 - Apr 18^th, 2009 at 10:45pm

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DXTBMP is how you open these. Save to a diff type of file to edit

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Reply #3 - Apr 19^th, 2009 at 12:02pm

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Ok, Thanks.

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Reply #4 - Apr 19^th, 2009 at 1:15pm

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Ok, I got it working. Thanks for your help.

Another question: I am just testing different things on the default FSX Caravan. I am wondering if I can paint over the windows? Is this not possible since the windows are modelled into the airplane instead of being just a texture like the default 738 or 744? Any help is appriciated.

Ferrari

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Reply #5 - Apr 19^th, 2009 at 1:41pm

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your lucky I do all prop repaints. Wink

The windows on the Caravan are the blue things at the bottom you could keep a standrad background color for them then write over them then alpha the background but I doubt it would turn out well

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Reply #6 - Apr 19^th, 2009 at 1:58pm

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It might not be pretty, but I suppose it's good practice. However, that was a little confusing. I see the windows on the texture file (green things at the top), you're saying to go over those with a background color (white in this case). What should I do with the alpha?

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Reply #7 - Apr 20^th, 2009 at 12:16pm

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Leave it alone!

The shade of gray in the Alpha channel is what controls the transparency of the "glass." Mess with it at your own peril... Grin

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Reply #8 - Apr 20^th, 2009 at 12:28pm