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I may be late to the party but is their a faster way to save files into dxt, extended bmp, or alpha format using programs like dxtbmp and such? It really eats up a lot of time doing each file individually. Is there anything that can speed this process up?
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If you useDXTbmp then you could do worse that try out Don Grovestine's util, Texture Manager, http://stuff4fs.com/newpage.asp?Folder= ... nager.pdf&.

The reason I say that is that he uses Martin Wright's libs that DXTbmp uses.
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Is there a way to do multiple files at once is what I'm asking? Say not having to do each aircraft_t.bmp file individually. If not how hard would it be to do coding to make something like this. Would be nice to save 90 files at once instead of one at a time
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Flyin Illini wrote:Is there a way to do multiple files at once is what I'm asking? Say not having to do each aircraft_t.bmp file individually. If not how hard would it be to do coding to make something like this. Would be nice to save 90 files at once instead of one at a time
Yes mate there is I can do 90 files in about 4 minutes. PM on way :D
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Flyin Illini wrote:Is there a way to do multiple files at once is what I'm asking? Say not having to do each aircraft_t.bmp file individually. If not how hard would it be to do coding to make something like this. Would be nice to save 90 files at once instead of one at a time
Yes the tool I mentioned does that.
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campbeme wrote:
Flyin Illini wrote:Is there a way to do multiple files at once is what I'm asking? Say not having to do each aircraft_t.bmp file individually. If not how hard would it be to do coding to make something like this. Would be nice to save 90 files at once instead of one at a time
Yes mate there is I can do 90 files in about 4 minutes. PM on way :D
any chance you could let me have a peek at the email please Mark ?
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f4nutter wrote:
campbeme wrote:
Flyin Illini wrote:Is there a way to do multiple files at once is what I'm asking? Say not having to do each aircraft_t.bmp file individually. If not how hard would it be to do coding to make something like this. Would be nice to save 90 files at once instead of one at a time
Yes mate there is I can do 90 files in about 4 minutes. PM on way :D
any chance you could let me have a peek at the email please Mark ?
Okay
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anybody have the MWDLG.dll, i cant use the one steve showed without it I guess?
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nevermind, i got it, thanks a lot guys. these programs are amazing and will cut time down a lot so i cna paint more! :lol:
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I will definitely need to check this tool out. I'll take anything to improve my novice efforts.


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I used the one that Steve put forward last evening and it faultlessly changed a batch of raw textures to dxt3. It was easy to use, it must be for me, and also gives options for other formats.

Thanks Steve. You have saved me some valuable time.

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No problem, Guys. Glad to be of help.
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