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P3D v4 Wrong dds format

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I am using the latest development of Model Converter X in Windows 10 and like it very much but I have a problem when exporting the dds textures. Instead of being exported in a DXT5 format they are all exported in the 888-24bit format. I am sure there is something I need to change in the Options but I can't figure out what. I have to use convimx to convert them which is time consuming. Please tell me what to do in Model Converter X.
 
From where are you exporting them? From the material editor or differently?

I would always expect them to export with dxt compression.
 
arno said:
From where are you exporting them? From the material editor or differently?

I would always expect them to export with dxt compression.
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From the material editor. I have not to my recollection had this problem before. I save them in the Material Editor as DDS files so that they are readily usable in Prepar3D airports.
 
As a test, I put my folder with Version 1.70 on the desktop and started Model Converter X as the administrator. Then I imported a hanger file. Created a special folder to save the DDS files in. They were all saved as DXT1 in this folder NOT 888 24bit as the latest development version is doing. Also, I forgot to mention that I am unable to use Version 1.80 on my computer. It will not open which is why I updated to the "latest development". Has anyone else had this problem with Version 1.80? I I DID like the ability in Version 1.70 of being sble to select whatever folder I wanted to save the texture files to not just the object file or texture file selections in the latest development. I thought that maybe because in the Options of Preferred Simuilator 1.70 had never been changed from FSX to Prepar3D V4 so I changed that but it still saved from the Material Editor in the DXT1 format.
 
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I'm on vacation now, but when I'm back home I'll check if there is a bug in saving the DDS files.

You should still be able to select where the textures go in the editor.
 
Just to make sure I try to reproduce it correctly, from which format are you converting the textures to DDS?
 
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