How to convert BC7 to DXT1?

[Artorius01]

I hope you can help me here,

I have been trying to convert textures in the BC7 format into DXT1 for several hours since I can not open and edit them. Photoshop with plugin came no further and also this Program here on our Site has not helped: http://www.loverslab.com/topic/84687-from-bc7-to-uncompressed-8888-argb-bat-for-texconv/

 

I am with my nerves at the end and hope that I can get some help here. I do not know what to do. I just want to be able to convert BC7 to DXT1 ...

 

Thanks in advance

 

 

 

 

 

[Vioxsis]

https://gametechdev.github.io/Intel-Texture-Works-Plugin/ this plug-in for Photoshop will open Bcx (including Bc7) compressed dds.

 

You can then save them as Bc1 since that is DXT1 compatible, or use the nVidia plug-in https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-texture-tools-adobe-photoshop to save with any DXT compression you like.

[Artorius01]

Many thanks for the reply, but I already use the said plugin and still photoshop can not open the pictures in BC7. It comes the message "Can not load image .."

No matter what I do, it does not work.

 

I still have 6 days to find a solution, then my trial version has expired...

[y_sengaku]

.......

 

Sorry for not working my small plug-in.

 

Have you dragged and dropped .dds file, instead of just clicking .bat, however? 

Probably I should also have mentioned more clearly in the description page that

you would need texconv.

 

 

If succeeded in converting, the file size will quadruple from bc7 to argb 8.8.8.8.

[Artorius01]

@y_sengaku,

 

That's exactly what I did, but all that happened was that a rectangular black window appeared for a second fraction, and nothing else. The file remained unchanged. Multiple further drag-and-drop attempts were also unsuccessful. Had everything arranged as in the screenshot.

[Vioxsis]

Many thanks for the reply, but I already use the said plugin and still photoshop can not open the pictures in BC7. It comes the message "Can not load image .."

No matter what I do, it does not work.

 

I still have 6 days to find a solution, then my trial version has expired...

Have you tried doing it this way?

In PS go to 'File > Open as' and then setting the file type to 'Intel Texture Works (*.DDS;*,DDS)' and then navigate to the texture you wish to open.

[Artorius01]

Already tried, but without success. I have been sitting for 5 hours at this damn file and get it opened with nothing ...

Or any other file with this extension in the mod I want to edit ...

[Vioxsis]

Where are these textures you want to open?

[Artorius01]

Here I have attached the DDS texture of my favorite gun from the Halomod I want to edit. Maybe this helps. I do not get it open and would like to customize the mod to my taste.

 

http://www.daten-hoster.de/file/details/699367/LightRifle_d.dds

[Vioxsis]

That .DDS does not open with anything i have tried, it only throws an error or is a no show at all.

It must have corrupted or was made/modified in correctly.

 

Either way i can't get it to open and i have run out of ideas to get it to..

Does it really work with fallout 4?

[Artorius01]

It works perfectly ingame.... Odd..

[y_sengaku]

I also downloaded your file, but neither could I open.

[Artorius01]

I have looked at the files in a text editor and they definitely have the suffix BC7. Like the other ones have DXT1. Ingame, everything works as it should and the textures are clear and fine. I do not know what this is and have never seen anything like this. I guess I can give that up ...

[Artorius01]

Since I do not want to open another topic, the next question: How can I pack folders and files to BA2 files? I find only programs to unpack the BSA2, but not vice versa ...

 

EDIT: have found it. Creation kit is the answer. Thanks anyway.