Textures saved in DDS format (DirectDraw surface) can be exported to any other common bitmap format, perhaps including the TrueVision TarGA format (.tga). This is usually done with some dedicated conversion utility, but may also be done with some graphics editors like Photoshop with a proper plugin installed.
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Conversion of dds file format to tga file format beta
Search for dds to tga converter or software able to handle these file types.
Convert DirectDraw surface data to Truevision TarGA bitmap image.
We have found 3 software records in our database eligible for .dds to .tga file format conversion.
Microsoft Windows software 
- convert dds to tga on Windows
3D Coat
A 3D modeling tool
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Convert from dds file | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
to tga file | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
The tables with software actions are a good pointer for what a certain program does with various file types and often may give users a good hint how to perform certain file conversion, for example the above-mentioned dds to tga. However, it is not perfect and sometimes can show results which are not really usable because of how certain programs work with files and the possible conversion is thus actually not possible at all.
Adobe Photoshop
One of the best bitmap graphic editing program
Multiplatform software 
- convert dds to tga on any platform
XnConvert
A cross-platform batch image transcoder compatible with 500 picture image formats
Additional links: Open dds file, Open tga file
DDS
A dds file extension is related to DirectDraw Surface format. The surface file stores 3D texture compressed with DirectX Texture Compression.
TGA
Files with tga file extension are generally bitmap images in old TarGA format. Most programs support this format.
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