Textures in DirectDraw surface format (.dds) can be created from all kinds of raster graphics, including GIF format. Usually this done either in a graphics editor like Photoshop with a special plugin installed, or with some kind of dedicated modding tool for certain engine.
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Conversion of gif file format to dds file format beta
Search for gif to dds converter or software able to handle these file types.
Convert Graphics interchange file format to DirectDraw surface data.
We have found 3 software records in our database eligible for .gif to .dds file format conversion.
Microsoft Windows software 
- convert gif to dds on Windows
Paint.NET
A free photo and image editor
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Convert from gif file | No | Yes | Yes | gif editor | No | No | No | No |
to dds file | No | Yes | Yes | dds editor | Yes | No | No | 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 gif to dds. 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.
Multiplatform software 
- convert gif to dds on any platform
XnConvert
A cross-platform batch image transcoder compatible with 500 picture image formats
XnView MP
A popular utility for viewing and converting graphic files
Additional links: gif file extension details, dds file extension details
GIF
Files with gif file extension are one of the most common bitmap image file formats available on the Internet. Maximum number of colors is 256. This format supports also simple animations and is widely used for banners or fun animations.
DDS
A dds file extension is related to DirectDraw Surface format. The surface file stores 3D texture compressed with DirectX Texture Compression.
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