Skins HELP! Trouble saving as .dds file (for AC)

[markie44]

Hi modders,

Sorry for this total noob question, but I'm attempting my first skin. We all have to start somewhere!

I've been struggling to export my .psd file. as .dss. I can open a cars .dds in photoshop using the NVIDIA Texture tool plug in and 'save as' when unmodified as a .dss. As soon as I try to modify it (e.g. creating a new layer), I loose the ability to save as .dss. It defaults to a .psd with no .dss option?

I've modified the template .psd and can see it using Skin editing mode in Content Manager but am struggling to save as .dss

Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers

 

[Johnr777]

Hi modders,

Sorry for this total noob question, but I'm attempting my first skin. We all have to start somewhere!

I've been struggling to export my .psd file. as .dss. I can open a cars .dds in photoshop using the NVIDIA Texture tool plug in and 'save as' when unmodified as a .dss. As soon as I try to modify it (e.g. creating a new layer), I loose the ability to save as .dss. It defaults to a .psd with no .dss option?

I've modified the template .psd and can see it using Skin editing mode in Content Manager but am struggling to save as .dss

Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers

Thats because DDS format doesnt support additional layers, pretty much only a PSD file can.
So you need to flatten your texture then export to DDS

 

[markie44]

Thank you so much. That sounds to obvious, but I would never have guessed that.

Much appreciated - I'll be sure to share my (lame) efforts on here

 

[NightEye87]

Thats because DDS format doesnt support additional layers, pretty much only a PSD file can.
So you need to flatten your texture then export to DDS

That is strange. Any Photoshop version I've worked with can directly save to DDS without flattening the image.

 

[Johnr777]

That is strange. Any Photoshop version I've worked with can directly save to DDS without flattening the image.
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Both intel and nvidia plug-ins?

either way, the layers will be collapsed to one

 

[NightEye87]

I've only tried NVIDIA ones, but since that's the same as the OP it's a bit strange
Oh well

 

[markie44]

Both intel and nvidia plug-ins?

either way, the layers will be collapsed to one

Merging the layers worked a treat. Using latest photoshop+Nvidia

Thanks again John

WIP...now on to sfx