Resize DDS question

[JTitan]

Does anyone know how to resize a DDS texture file without loosing quality.

I am trying to make some 1024s to size 256 but I loose alot of quality.

 

[Nutty]

Just don't use DXT compression. If you're using the Photoshop plugin, instead use e.g., "8.8.8.8 ARGB 32 bpp | unsigned"

 

[JTitan]

Thanks for you help Nutty

I dont have photoshop but I understand the settings you described.

I'm using Gimp2 and Paint.NET and am still losing some quality but not as bad as before.

 

[Nutty]

256x256 is pretty low res; you can only expect so much.

 

[Irkalla]

256x256 is pretty low res; you can only expect so much.

You have to give up 3/4 of the pixels in your image to rezise from 1024 to 256. That's just how it works.

 

[bc1]

... 15/16

 

[JTitan]

Nutty and Irkalla, I see what you mean

Does civ5 accept 1024 for units?

 

[Nutty]

Yes, but that would be a lot of memory used for multi-fig textures.

 

[Irkalla]

Nutty and Irkalla, I see what you mean

Does civ5 accept 1024 for units?

Do you mean for texture sheets for a 3D model, or do you just mean their icon?

 

[Nutty]

He makes units, so I figured he meant textures...

 

[Gedemon]

Nutty and Irkalla, I see what you mean

Does civ5 accept 1024 for units?

I suppose it will. But what about 512 ?

 

[JTitan]

Thanks for the responses.

Yes, I meant textures. 1024 is pretty high for a unit texture but I think 512 would work as Gedemon posted. It would only be for a few units with more detail.