Can Blender open .DDS files?

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I'd like to open some .dds image files in Blender as I've extracted some files from a game and wish to view them...

Does anybody know if it's possible (either by default or through an addon) to open .dds files in Blender? And if so, how to use them?

Tiago Marinho · Answer 1 · 2018-06-20T04:53:38.240

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Yes, Blender does open .dds files, though Cycles currently has a bug in 2.79 where some .dds image textures can't be seen in rendered viewport or in the final image, showing a pink texture instead.

This can be solved by converting the image to another format, like .png.

Here's a great answer on how to use an image texture in Cycles: How do I put an image texture on a material in Cycles?

Here's a similar question (and answer) for Blender Internal: [How to] add an image to an object [in Blender Internal]

edited Jun 20 '18 at 04:53

answered Jun 20 '18 at 00:33

Tiago Marinho

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Thanks, but this does not really say how to use the .dds's. I clarified the article to include that. – Legoman Jun 20 '18 at 02:29
@Legoman I've updated my answer accordingly. This is a bit too broad to answer directly here so I provided links to their own questions and answers. – Tiago Marinho Jun 20 '18 at 04:54
At this moment, the actual answer is "some of them". – Leonardo Herrera Dec 05 '20 at 15:38

Can Blender open .DDS files?

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