DDS Conversion Tools

Texconv conversion tool

The Texconv tool is the most recent tool to create DDS files.

• This tool supports the newer BC* formats but it does not provide any GPU accelerated code.

• The tool can be found in the tools svn, directory mwengine\tools\textures\texconv.

• A series of batch files are provided, one for each type of texture conversion.

• These batch files use a complex resample filter, by default. This used when the image needs to be scaled.

Code example to convert single file

To convert a single file, call the corresponding batch file:

bc1.bat wall.tga

Code example to convert all files

To convert all the files (TGA PNG) in the current directory, call convert_all.bat followed by the batch file to use:

convert_all.bat bc1

BC6HBC7EncoderCS conversion tool

The BC6HBC7EncoderCS tool is GPU accelerated. It provides a faster way to convert BC6 and BC7 textures than the Texconv tool.

• It supports only the BC6 and BC7 formats.

• The tool can be found in the tools svn, directory mwengine\tools\textures\texconv.

• A series of batch files are provided.

• These batch files use a complex resample filter, by default. This is used when the image needs to be scaled.

DDS Viewing Tools

You can use these tools to view DDS files.

• DDSView: This viewer can load any kind of DDS but it is still just a viewer.

• DxTex: This is an older viewer that supports up to the BC5 format files, and provides some options to modify the DDS.