UEd 3 exporting textures as invalid files

Nimbostratus · 20th Sep 2004, 07:23 PM

I'm trying to export some textures from UT2003 for use in the original UT, though I can't seem to export the textures from UT2003 without them becoming invalid .dds files that I can't open with anything. How can I successfully export textures?

sandorski · 21st Sep 2004, 07:43 AM

Souinds like it is Exporting them as a DDS file unrecognized by the UT Editor. What you need to do is use Photoshop or PaintShopPro(you'll need to get the DDS plugin for them) to convert them to TGA files or BMP.

Another thing comes to mind, I think there was a smaller texture size limit for UT, might be wrong though.

XepptizZ · 21st Sep 2004, 10:01 AM

512x612 I believe, nether tried with 1024x1024

Bot_40 · 22nd Sep 2004, 08:15 AM

512x512 is pretty much the max you will want to use with UT99 and for most cases you should stick to 256x256 because ut's engine just isn't designed to handle such amounts of texture data.
And yeah, you need to get photoshop + a .dds plugin so you can load the dds files
You will also need to downsample them to 256colours and save as .pcx
Aparently bmp also works but I never had much luck with it

XepptizZ · 22nd Sep 2004, 09:53 AM

Save em as BMP 24 bit and use bright, a converting tool, to convert them to pcx. It's so good you'll not notice any difference between the BMP and the pcx.

Nimbostratus · 18th Oct 2004, 03:53 PM

I've just figured out a way to get UT2003 textures into UT without any advanced prgrams. I just open up UT2003 Ed, start hitting printscreen, copy&pasting into paint, saving the textures I want, then converting them into pcx with Irfanview. Its annoying, but it works

ReD_Fist · 5th Nov 2004, 01:05 AM

go get this program,should do all of what you need.

http://fly.to/mwgfx/

or here for the file,but in any case the one you want is called

http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk...ad/dxtbmpx.EXE

DXTBmp

Using printscreen or copy like your doing is not a good thing

XepptizZ · 15th Nov 2004, 08:28 AM

Copy pasting isn't a bad thing at all, but it's annoying and painstaking. And THNX for the link RF. Another tool to add to my editor collection.

Twrecks · 15th Nov 2004, 11:11 AM

Printscreen is the only option for U2 Ued3, as the exporter dunnay work :P

XepptizZ · 15th Nov 2004, 12:23 PM

Exporting to .dds works fine in Ued3 at my place.

Twrecks · 15th Nov 2004, 02:23 PM

UT2003=yes
UT2004=yes
Unreal2=no

All use Ued3

XepptizZ · 15th Nov 2004, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twrecks

UT2003=yes
UT2004=yes
Unreal2=no

All use Ued3

Oops, I thought you ment Ued3 in general, my mistake.

Twrecks · 15th Nov 2004, 02:29 PM

I get around...

20th Sep 2004, 07:23 PM	#1
Nimbostratus Registered User Join Date: Aug. 12th, 2004 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 50	UEd 3 exporting textures as invalid files I'm trying to export some textures from UT2003 for use in the original UT, though I can't seem to export the textures from UT2003 without them becoming invalid .dds files that I can't open with anything. How can I successfully export textures? __________________ If a man lives dangerously, he is not afraid to die. If a man is not afraid to die, he is, strangely, free to live.

21st Sep 2004, 07:43 AM	#2
sandorski Registered User Join Date: Sep. 22nd, 1999 Location: coquitlam, bc, Canada Posts: 242	Souinds like it is Exporting them as a DDS file unrecognized by the UT Editor. What you need to do is use Photoshop or PaintShopPro(you'll need to get the DDS plugin for them) to convert them to TGA files or BMP. Another thing comes to mind, I think there was a smaller texture size limit for UT, might be wrong though. __________________ sandorski

21st Sep 2004, 10:01 AM	#3
XepptizZ What are you lookin at... Join Date: May. 17th, 2004 Location: In solitude Posts: 486	512x612 I believe, nether tried with 1024x1024 __________________ GreetZ XepptizZ

22nd Sep 2004, 08:15 AM	#4
Bot_40 Go in drains Join Date: Nov. 3rd, 2001 Location: York, UK Posts: 2,911	512x512 is pretty much the max you will want to use with UT99 and for most cases you should stick to 256x256 because ut's engine just isn't designed to handle such amounts of texture data. And yeah, you need to get photoshop + a .dds plugin so you can load the dds files You will also need to downsample them to 256colours and save as .pcx Aparently bmp also works but I never had much luck with it __________________ New Website "Purple Ants's national animal is the giant hourences and its currency is the zlal."

22nd Sep 2004, 09:53 AM	#5
XepptizZ What are you lookin at... Join Date: May. 17th, 2004 Location: In solitude Posts: 486	Save em as BMP 24 bit and use bright, a converting tool, to convert them to pcx. It's so good you'll not notice any difference between the BMP and the pcx. __________________ GreetZ XepptizZ

18th Oct 2004, 03:53 PM	#6
Nimbostratus Registered User Join Date: Aug. 12th, 2004 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 50	I've just figured out a way to get UT2003 textures into UT without any advanced prgrams. I just open up UT2003 Ed, start hitting printscreen, copy&pasting into paint, saving the textures I want, then converting them into pcx with Irfanview. Its annoying, but it works __________________ If a man lives dangerously, he is not afraid to die. If a man is not afraid to die, he is, strangely, free to live. Last edited by Nimbostratus; 18th Oct 2004 at 03:56 PM.

5th Nov 2004, 01:05 AM	#7
ReD_Fist Banned Join Date: Sep. 6th, 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,404	go get this program,should do all of what you need. http://fly.to/mwgfx/ or here for the file,but in any case the one you want is called http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk...ad/dxtbmpx.EXE DXTBmp Using printscreen or copy like your doing is not a good thing __________________ RF out............... Last edited by ReD_Fist; 5th Nov 2004 at 01:10 AM.

15th Nov 2004, 08:28 AM	#8
XepptizZ What are you lookin at... Join Date: May. 17th, 2004 Location: In solitude Posts: 486	Copy pasting isn't a bad thing at all, but it's annoying and painstaking. And THNX for the link RF. Another tool to add to my editor collection. __________________ GreetZ XepptizZ

15th Nov 2004, 11:11 AM	#9
Twrecks Spectacularly Lucky Join Date: Mar. 6th, 2000 Location: In Luxury Posts: 2,601	Printscreen is the only option for U2 Ued3, as the exporter dunnay work :P __________________ If you're not having fun, you shouldn't be doing it.

15th Nov 2004, 12:23 PM	#10
XepptizZ What are you lookin at... Join Date: May. 17th, 2004 Location: In solitude Posts: 486	Exporting to .dds works fine in Ued3 at my place. __________________ GreetZ XepptizZ

15th Nov 2004, 02:23 PM	#11
Twrecks Spectacularly Lucky Join Date: Mar. 6th, 2000 Location: In Luxury Posts: 2,601	UT2003=yes UT2004=yes Unreal2=no All use Ued3 __________________ If you're not having fun, you shouldn't be doing it.

15th Nov 2004, 02:29 PM	#13
Twrecks Spectacularly Lucky Join Date: Mar. 6th, 2000 Location: In Luxury Posts: 2,601	I get around... __________________ If you're not having fun, you shouldn't be doing it.

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