Editing .dds files with Paint.net?

[bigglebojiggle]

I was trying to edit a body texture with Paint.net to adjust the color and brightness for personal preference, problem is, when I load up a save I end up with a solid black body. So I was hoping somebody might have a suggestion on the setting I should use. I was using B8G8R8A8 (Linear, A8R8G8B8) but I get this issue. I also didn't generated mip maps or cube map from crossed image, should I use those? It makes the file size shoot up so I didn't use it.

[Ronin79]

I believe that issue is caused by compression/lack thereof, because I always experienced a similar issue when using caliente's Texblend utility to merge textures. I'm not sure if paint.net will even work.

[Alessia Wellington]

I've never got any problems editing DDS files in paint.net.

 

Here are the settings I use:

 

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Keep in mind that BC7 is an SE exclusive compression format. You'd want to either use BC1 or BC5.

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On 12/25/2021 at 4:10 AM, bigglebojiggle said:

I was trying to edit a body texture with Paint.net to adjust the color and brightness for personal preference, problem is, when I load up a save I end up with a solid black body. So I was hoping somebody might have a suggestion on the setting I should use. I was using B8G8R8A8 (Linear, A8R8G8B8) but I get this issue. I also didn't generated mip maps or cube map from crossed image, should I use those? It makes the file size shoot up so I didn't use it.

 

It mess up Layers...

 its annoying with DDS but every time i edit my textures in GIMP when i want to change color or something

 i have to connect all layers into one or while Exporting DDS i have to click "Only selected Layer" and select Layer i want to save from Layers Menu in Gimp

 

I don't use Paint.net but even if Paint.net is showing DDS correctly it does not mean that Skyrim will do that to...

 

Its best if u download Photoshop or Gimp with Plugin for DDS and use them isntead of Paint.net

 

1) Make sure its BC3 for LE or BC7 for SE ( compression )

2) generate Minimaps

3) make sure u have selected right layer ( or connect all layers into one )

 

Here pic:

Click picture to make it bigger...

 

You rly should not use Paint.net...

its rly Autistic program... GIMP is Free and DDS Plugin is also free...

 

if u have PS its even better... but using Paint.net?...

 

[bigglebojiggle]

On 1/19/2022 at 12:36 PM, ̖̪. said:

 

It mess up Layers...

 its annoying with DDS but every time i edit my textures in GIMP when i want to change color or something

 i have to connect all layers into one or while Exporting DDS i have to click "Only selected Layer" and select Layer i want to save from Layers Menu in Gimp

 

I don't use Paint.net but even if Paint.net is showing DDS correctly it does not mean that Skyrim will do that to...

 

Its best if u download Photoshop or Gimp with Plugin for DDS and use them isntead of Paint.net

 

1) Make sure its BC3 for LE or BC7 for SE ( compression )

2) generate Minimaps

3) make sure u have selected right layer ( or connect all layers into one )

 

Here pic:

Click picture to make it bigger...

 

You rly should not use Paint.net...

its rly Autistic program... GIMP is Free and DDS Plugin is also free...

 

if u have PS its even better... but using Paint.net?...

 

 

I'll keep that in mind. On my other, more casual pc Gimp really slowed everything down, so I never put it on this pc. The problem was just the setting I chose, using a different one with mipmaps worked great.