[Tutorial] Save DDS in Photoshop + Reflection effect

12/02/2014 00:30 Zonni#1
Hello everyone!
Many, many users didn't know how to save DDS file with Photoshop. I want to change that.

Step one
Download NVIDIA DDS plugin for Photoshop from here: [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] (You must choose between x86 and x64 version).

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Step two
After downloading ends you must install this application.

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Step three
Run Photoshop and open your file. (i'll open ymir work/pc2/assassin/assassin_4-1.dds)

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Step four
Save your file!

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You can easily find information about saving format - on this forum every men talking about DXT3... Yep, that's right and textures will show without blank spaces... But this saving only in 8 bpp (byte per pixel)... And that sucks. I strongly recommend to use 8.8.8.8 ARGB 32 bpp. Why? Because if you create HD model with HD texture... You must save texture in highest resolution. If you creating texture for armor you also need to save MIP-Maps (i can be wrong with that), while coding interface based on DDS files this isn't required. Of course you can use all ARGB file outputs, it depends on what you actually need.
Anyway, this should look like that.

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BONUS! Reflection effect!
In this forum i never noticed how to make reflection effect on texture. I figure out how to do that and I'll share this information. I'll show you how to repair reflection on assassin_4-1.dds (this texture is copied from female assassin and someone didn't care about reflection... since Metin2 was released -_-).

1. Switch to "Channels" on right side of Photoshop.

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2. Compare "Alpha 1" and "RGB". It didn't match right?

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3. Make Alpha 1 channel likely RGB channel (but leave only this thing you want to reflect! (honestly, i just copy Green channel to anoter file, remove things and copy that into right file channel)).

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Before (anyone can see it in client ^^):
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After:
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Thanks for reading my not very good English ^^ Peace!

You can download corrected version of assassin_4-1.dds in attachment.
12/02/2014 07:10 Alergix2#2
Sehr gut wird einigen Helfen!
12/02/2014 12:27 Shigatu#3
Danke, ich bin mir sicher das ich das schon mal hier gesehen habe dennoch habe ich es gebrauchen können.
12/02/2014 18:12 /exit#4
sehr gut danke!
12/03/2014 20:48 Bostanin Edhe#5
Nice tut hat mir echt gut geholfen danke dir!
06/25/2020 20:10 andrewlvl999#6
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when i brush in alpha channel the texture in the game looks like this
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