DDS - Revision history

Twinchenzo at 13:34, 28 September 2012

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-{{grammar}}
+{{grammar checked|darth}}
 Direct Draw Suface is a file format developed by Microsoft for DirectX SDK. This format is used in many games to store [[texture compression | compressed textures]].
-Darkplaces engine can load DDS storing the images of the following formats:
+Darkplaces engine can load DDS storing images of the following formats:
 * '''BGRA''' : 32-bit uncompressed image
 * '''DXT1''' : 4-bit compressed DXT1 texture
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 * '''DXT5''' : 8-bit compressed DXT5 texture
-In Darkplaces, DDS are not general texture format like [[TGA]] or [[JPEG]] but an override texture (dds/filename.dds) that get loaded instead of it's base texture (filename.tga), if presented.
+In Darkplaces, DDS is not a general texture format like [[TGA]] or [[JPEG]] but an override texture (dds/filename.dds) that get loaded instead of it's base texture (filename.tga), if present.
 All DDS files should be stored under dds/ directory, rest of the path should mimic file path of the base texture:

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   dds/models/mapobjects/inn/barrel1_1 <font color=green>// override models/mapobjects/inn/barrel1_1</font>
-DDS files should have mipmaps pre-generated. If there is no mipmaps generated, it is implied that this texture is not using mipmaps.
+DDS files should have mipmaps pre-generated. If there are no mipmaps generated, it is implied that this texture is not using mipmaps.
-{{important|Engine shouldn't try to use mipmaps if they are not exist in DDS (see [[Darkplaces_material_system/General_Keywords#noMipMaps | noPicMip]], also gfx/ images never use mipmaps) or it can crash.}}
+{{important|Engine shouldn't try to use mipmaps if they do not exist in DDS (see [[Darkplaces_material_system/General_Keywords#noMipMaps | noPicMip]], also gfx/ images never use mipmaps) or it may crash.}}
 {{bug|Some drivers don't deal with non-power-of-two compressed textures (giving the black walls). Best way is to always make DDS textures to be [[power-of-two]].}}

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 {{grammar}}
 Direct Draw Suface is a file format developed by Microsoft for DirectX SDK. This format is used in many games to store [[texture compression | compressed textures]].
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 [[Category:Glossary]]
 [[Category:File formats]]
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 DDS files should have mipmaps pre-generated. If there is no mipmaps generated, it is implied that this texture is not using mipmaps.
-{{important|Engine shouldn't try to use mipmaps on this texture (see [[Darkplaces_material_system/General_Keywords#noMipMaps | noPicMip]], also gfx/ images never use mipmaps) or it can crash.}}
+{{important|Engine shouldn't try to use mipmaps if they are not exist in DDS (see [[Darkplaces_material_system/General_Keywords#noMipMaps | noPicMip]], also gfx/ images never use mipmaps) or it can crash.}}
 {{bug|Some drivers don't deal with non-power-of-two compressed textures (giving the black walls). Best way is to always make DDS textures to be [[power-of-two]].}}

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	Direct Draw Suface is a file format developed by Microsoft for DirectX SDK. This format is used in many games to store [[texture compression \| compressed textures]].		Direct Draw Suface is a file format developed by Microsoft for DirectX SDK. This format is used in many games to store [[texture compression \| compressed textures]].

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 {{important|Engine shouldn't try to use mipmaps on this texture (see [[Darkplaces_material_system/General_Keywords#noMipMaps | noPicMip]], also gfx/ images never use mipmaps) or it can crash.}}
-{{bug|Some drivers don't deal with non-power-of-two compressed textures (black walls). Best way is to always make DDS textures to be [[power-of-two]].}}
+{{bug|Some drivers don't deal with non-power-of-two compressed textures (giving the black walls). Best way is to always make DDS textures to be [[power-of-two]].}}
 ===DDS for NetRadiant===

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 {{grammar}}
-Direct Draw Suface is a file format developed by Microsoft for DirectX SDK. Eventually, this format become general in many games to store [[texture compression | compressed textures]].
+Direct Draw Suface is a file format developed by Microsoft for DirectX SDK. This format is used in many games to store [[texture compression | compressed textures]].
 Darkplaces engine can load DDS storing the images of the following formats:
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 * [http://developer.amd.com/tools/compressonator/pages/default.aspx ATI Compressonator]
 * [http://www.imgtec.com/powervr/insider/powervr-pvrtextool.asp PVRTexTool] (requires registration)
 ==Console variables==