Re: [Gimp-user] Exporting DDS for MS FSX Flight Sim

[Tobias Jakobs <tobias jakobs gmail com>]

Hello,

there is at the moment no developer/maintainer for the DDS plugin, have a
look at this links:
https://www.gimp.org/news/2019/04/07/gimp-2-10-10-released/#dds-support
https://twitter.com/zemarmot/status/1080529391871016960

Regards,
Tobias


Am Do., 8. Aug. 2019 um 13:31 Uhr schrieb FR-153 <forums gimpusers com>:

> I'm new to GIMP (2.10.12 with NormalMap win64 1.2.3 plugin) but long time
> user
> of PhotoShop CS6 with nVidia plugin for DDS files.  In nVidia's plugin for
> PS,
> to convert a file to DDS for MS Flight Simulator FSX, you set as 2D,
> 8.8.8.8
> ARGB 32 Unsigned with no MIP maps and you need to flip vertically.
>
> I have imported a known working PS (PSD) file into GIMP and am trying to
> get the
> DDS file converted in GIMP but cannot figure out the settings required by
> the
> NormalMap exporter.  For those that know MSFS X, the c182_t.dds gives an
> all
> black skin in FSX (aka unusable texture file).  I have tried to decrease
> the
> size/resolution of the file as well, with no success.  I might add, that
> if I
> examine the GIMP created dds file back in PS CS6, it looks normal, but it
> will
> not work in FSX.
>
> Need some help on the NormalMap setup.  .
>
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