{"id":54543,"date":"2022-06-01T17:44:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/how-to-open-dds-files-in-photoshop-cc-2\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T17:44:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:44:10","slug":"how-to-open-dds-files-in-photoshop-cc-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/how-to-open-dds-files-in-photoshop-cc-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to open dds files in photoshop cc?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After installing the plug-in, open Photoshop and click Filter. Select NvTools > NormalMapFilter to open the window shown directly below. That window includes numerous options for <strong>DDS<\/strong> <strong>files<\/strong> to open in Photoshop.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Correspondingly, how do I convert a <strong>DDS<\/strong> file to <strong>Photoshop<\/strong>? <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Upload dds-file(s) Select <strong>files<\/strong> from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.<\/li>\n<li>Choose &#8220;to psd&#8221; Choose psd or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)<\/li>\n<li>Download your psd.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Furthermore, does Photoshop work with DDS? You can open and save DDS files inside Photoshop, but you&#8217;ll need a third-party <strong>Photoshop<\/strong> <strong>DDS<\/strong> plugin to accomplish this. There are two main options for the DDS plugin. One requires a manual install and the other comes with an installer.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, how do I open a DDS image file? You can <strong>open<\/strong> <strong>DDS<\/strong> files with various image editors, including XnViewMP (multiplatform), Windows Texture Viewer (Windows), dotPDN paint.net (Windows), and Apple Preview (included with macOS). You can also view DDS images with GIMP (multiplatform), IrfanView (Windows), and Adobe <strong>Photoshop<\/strong> with specific plugins.<\/p>\n<p>Also know, how do I open and edit DDS files? <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Open<\/strong> Photoshop.<\/li>\n<li>Select File > Open.<\/li>\n<li>Find and select your DDS file then select <strong>Open<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li>Upload dds-file(s) Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.<\/li>\n<li>Choose &#8220;to png&#8221; Choose png or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)<\/li>\n<li>Download your png.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>How do I open a DDS file in Photoshop 2022?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FG17FyyW_gY\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I install Intel texture in Photoshop?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Close Photoshop.<\/li>\n<li>Download the IntelTextureWorks_1.0.4.zip file and expand it on your local computer.<\/li>\n<li>Copy the desired plugin from either of the following unzipped folders.  <\/li>\n<li>Paste the plugin into the appropriate Photoshop Plugin folder.  <\/li>\n<li>Copy the cubemap scripts from:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I add plugins to Photoshop 2021?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Photoshop.<\/li>\n<li>Select Edit from the dropdown menu, and select Preferences > Plugins.<\/li>\n<li>Check the \u201cAdditional Plugins Folder\u201d box to accept new files.<\/li>\n<li>Download a plugin or filter to your desktop.<\/li>\n<li>Open your Program Files folder and select your Photoshop folder.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I use Nvidia texture tools in Photoshop?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G_11o0qvwDU\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I convert DDS to JPG?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Upload dds-file(s) Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.<\/li>\n<li>Choose &#8220;to jpeg&#8221; Choose jpeg or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)<\/li>\n<li>Download your jpeg.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Is DDS better than PNG?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>They accomplish different things, really. PNG stores images in a compressed, lossless format that is optimized for storage on disk. DDS stores textures in formats that are native to the GPU, and hence optimized for GPU consumption.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I view DDS thumbnails?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Allows you to view . dds files in Thumbnail view in the Windows Explorer. If you&#8217;re working with DDS textures, you may also find our DDS Utilities, Adobe Photoshop Plug-ins, and Windows Texture Viewer to be useful.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Can GIMP edit DDS?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>GIMP, an open-source image editor, doesn&#8217;t support editing of DDS files by default, but installing the GIMP DDS plugin makes the program DDS-compatible.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Can Paint.NET open DDS?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>A DDS FileType plugin that allows Paint.NET to open and save the the some of formats introduced in DirectX 10 and later. This plugin is bundled with Paint.NET 4.2. 2 and later. If you need the features from a newer version you can still install the plugin.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Can blender open DDS files?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Blender does open . dds files, though Cycles currently has a bug in 2.79 where some . dds image textures can&#8217;t be seen in rendered viewport or in the final image, showing a pink texture instead.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I convert TGA to PNG?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Run Adobe Photoshop, drag and drop TGA file for opening.<\/li>\n<li>Go to File>Save as.<\/li>\n<li>Choose PNG as the output format.<\/li>\n<li>Click Save, tweak the PNG settings, then click OK to save the PNG file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I convert DDS to TGA?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Upload dds-file(s) Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.<\/li>\n<li>Choose &#8220;to tga&#8221; Choose tga or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)<\/li>\n<li>Download your tga.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I install Photoshop plugins?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Download the Creative Cloud desktop app.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the Stock &#038; Marketplace tab, and then select Plugins.  <\/li>\n<li>Search for your plugin.<\/li>\n<li>When you find a plugin you&#8217;d like to install, select Get or Learn more.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I open a texture file?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>However, since they are saved in the same format as DDS files, you can simply rename the . texture extension to . dds and view or edit the texture image as a DDS file. Some programs you can use are XnViewMP, Windows Texture Viewer, and Adobe Photoshop with the NVIDIA DDS plugin.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Where is the Photoshop plugins folder?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Launch Photoshop and go to Window > Extension (Legacy) to find your installed plug-ins.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Can you make 3d models in Photoshop?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I6DvXhluHuQ\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I open BC7 in GIMP?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Install the GIMP dds plugin from here.<\/li>\n<li>Download the Microsoft DirectXTex utility called texconv.exe from here.  <\/li>\n<li>Download this python script here.  <\/li>\n<li>Paste file-dds-texconv.py in your gimp plug-in folder (eg, Program FilesGIMP 2libgimp2.0plug-ins.<\/li>\n<li>Now open GIMP and select a BC7 .<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I open plugins in Photoshop?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Open the &#8220;Edit&#8221; menu on Windows or the &#8220;Photoshop&#8221; menu on a Mac, locate its &#8220;Preferences&#8221; submenu and choose &#8220;Plug-ins.&#8221; Activate the &#8220;Additional Plug-ins Folder&#8221; check box and navigate to the location of your software.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why can&#8217;t I see my plugins in Photoshop?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>If some of the built-in &#8220;Filter Gallery&#8221; filters aren&#8217;t showing up in Photoshop&#8217;s filter menu (such as the Render Clouds and Difference Clouds effects), you&#8217;ll probably need to reinstall Photoshop &#8211; but you can also check that &#8220;Show All Filter Gallery Groups &#038; Names&#8221; is checked in your Preferences -> Plug-Ins &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I install plugins for Photoshop 2020?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Download the Creative Cloud desktop app.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the Stock &#038; Marketplace tab, and then select Plugins.  <\/li>\n<li>Search for your plugin.<\/li>\n<li>When you find a plugin you&#8217;d like to install, select Get or Learn more.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Is DDS lossless?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The problem is simple: DDS is a lossy compressed format. Every time you go from an uncompressed\/losslessly compressed format (like PNG, TIFF, or BMP) to a lossy format (like DDS or JPEG) you are going to lose a little bit of image quality.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>What are DDS files?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>A DDS file is a binary file that contains the following information: A DWORD (magic number) containing the four character code value &#8216;DDS &#8216; (0x20534444). A description of the data in the file. The data is described with a header description using DDS_HEADER; the pixel format is defined using DDS_PIXELFORMAT.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I view DDS files on Reddit?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>There are two free programs that people use: Paint.NET (which I personally recommend) and GIMP, which can both import and edit . dds files. I think you might need a plugin to do so, but those are the programs to go for.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I convert DDS to GIMP?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>To save it as a DDS file, select the Export As option from the File menu and specify the file name and extension. Or we can choose the DDS file type by expanding the Select File Type option from the bottom of the above Export As window. It will list the entire supported image format in GIMP.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I add DDS to GIMP?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/21-U-4Ul4zM\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After installing the plug-in, open Photoshop and click Filter. Select NvTools > NormalMapFilter to open the window shown directly below. That window includes numerous options for DDS files to open in Photoshop. Correspondingly, how do I convert a DDS file to Photoshop? 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