Found 10 records for the .DDS file extension name
There are 9 other file types using the DDS file extension:
.dds - INMOS Transputer Development System Occam compiler descriptor
.dds - Crysis file
.dds - Painkiller Overdose game file
.dds - Battlefield 1942 unit or object texture file
.dds - FPS Creator texture
.dds - Orbiter texture file
.dds - Adobe Photoshop compressed texture file
.dds - XMap XData dataset
.dds - Need for Speed SHIFT texture file
file extension DDS - Direct Draw surface
File extension DDS description:
Direct Draw Surface, 3-d texture file, when compressed DirectX Texture Compression (DXTC1-5=S3TC).
The DirectDraw Surface graphics file format was established by Microsoft for use with the DirectX SDK. The format is specifically designed for use in real-time rendering applications, such as 3D games. It can be used to store textures, cubemaps, mipmap levels, and allows for compression. Due to the fact that most video cards natively support DXTn texture compression, use of this format can save memory on the video card.
Drivers can perform this compression on the fly thanks to the GL_ARB_texture_compression extension. Thus, it would appear the only advantage of DDS is just reduced space (meaning faster loading) without "double degradation" caused by recompressing already-compressed formats like JPEG. However, DDS files expose this automated process to artists. This allows the image author to correct or prevent artifacts that might occur in a completely automated compression process, or even emphasize specific parts of an image's MIP maps.
Associated applications to file extension DDS:
Company / developer:
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft DirectX
Microsoft DirectX is a collection of industry-leading graphics technologies designed to deliver the most advanced, stable, and visually impressive graphics experience on Microsoft platforms. DirectX is comprised of best-in-breed runtime technologies, developer tools, graphics programming interfaces and languages. The DirectX standard is supported by a wide variety of consumer and workstation-class graphics software and hardware solutions.
Company / developer: Nero AG
Nero
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