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dds vs bmp, DX10 preview

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This question has probably been asked, but lo, I find nothing that fits exactly.

So here's my issue.
I've bought I couldn't tell you how many 3rd-party aftermarket aircraft, and quite a few of them still use bmp textures.
FSX seems to want dds textures. I've heard it thrown about that it will use bmp's only after searching 2 other places for a dds.

I am not finding this statement to be true. I have quite a few aircraft that use bmp textures, that display all white with no textures (everything else, though, it seems).

I can uncheck the DX10 preview option and they display fine, but the model preview is not the only thing that suffers when I do that.

How can I modify/convert/something to these textures, or even alter the model to make it work with DX10 preview on?

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
 
Hi,
those addons simply are not compatible with DX10 (actually nor FSX...)
It's not just a texture format issue
I guess
 
Let's give it a try anyhow.

Yes, FSX looks for dds files first.

What kind of bmp files are you referring to? DXT3 or 888-8? You might try running them through Imagetool or DXTBMP to find out about the format.

Then, in all likelihood, using Imagetool to convert them to dxt5 dds should do the trick.

Is that enough info for you or do you need more detail?
 
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Also, do you know if the models are compiled for fsx? If they were compiled with the fs9 makemodel tool they won't work with the dx10 graphics engine. The fsx .mdl fomat contains information not present in the fs9 version that is necessary for full material and texture support. Drawing models with BGL opcodes will no longer work.
 
There is enough that doesn't work in DX10 Preview mode that most people don't use it. But some do, but only with strictly FSX aircraft, etc.
 
White mdls in DX10 preview mode is a symptom of an FS9 model, when used in FSX.

If this is the case (most likely) It doesn't matter what texture format or where you put it.

It is a bit naughty because many of these models were FSX stamped, on the basis that they were compatible.
 
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