Editing DDS Tools Listing

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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Adobe Photoshop
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
CS4
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
October 15, 2008
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Graphics Editor
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
$650.00
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
[http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/photoshop/ Adobe.com]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
The essential software for perfecting your images, Adobe® Photoshop® CS3 now offers productivity and workflow enhancements, powerful new editing tools, and breakthrough compositing capabilities.
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Advanced toolset including: Powerful layer compositing/blending features, Selection masks (+ 'Quick Mask' mode), Customisable brush sets, Automatation for batch image editing, Many filters + support for third-party filters.
* Native support for many different file formats.
* 'Save for Web' feature for screencaps.
* Popular, meaning many tutorials available online.
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Cost Prohibitive for a casual modder.
* No native support for DDS, Nvidia Plugin is required.
|-
|}


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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Adobe Photoshop Plug-ins
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
8.23
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Unknown
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Plugin
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
[http://developer.nvidia.com/object/photoshop_dds_plugins.html NVidia.com]
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
This installer contains two plug-ins and several helpful scripts for Adobe® Photoshop®:
* NVIDIA Normal Map Filter
* NVIDIA DDS PLug-in
* NVIDIA Mipster Script
* NVIDIA Cube Map Shuffler
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
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|}


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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
AMD GPU MeshMapper
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
1.2
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
December 18, 2008
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Utility
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* [http://developer.amd.com/gpu/MeshMapper/Pages/default.aspx AMD]
* [http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16749 TESNexus]
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
GPU MeshMapper generates normal, displacement and ambient occlusion maps for a low-resolution mesh based on the details from a high-resolution mesh.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Requires no other tools to generate Normal Maps
* Realtime display of models and maps which can help point out issues with your low-poly model
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Only useful if you have low-poly and high-poly versions of a mesh.
|-
|}


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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Corel Paint Shop Pro
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
X2
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Unknown
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Graphics Editor
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
$70.00 USD
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
[http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1155872554948?trkid=psppxi Corel.com]
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Filled with one-of-a-kind photo tools sure to please even the most discerning photographer, Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo XI is the ideal choice for people who want extraordinary photos. With a built-in Learning Center to help first time users get started, it's the easiest way to get professional-looking photos - fast!
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
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|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
CrazyBump
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
1.1
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
March 17, 2009
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Utility
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
$49 USD for Students, $99 USD for Personal, $299 USD for Professional License
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
[http://www.crazybump.com/beta/download.html CrazyBump.com]
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
A standalone application for creating normal maps from height maps or images, with a surprising amount of options, and a very precise texture baking process
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Crazy Bump is fantastic for recalculating normal maps. You can dramatically smooth out DXTC compression artifacts and tweak your normal maps with the "Find Low Frequency Image Detail" function. It of course doesn't prevent compression artifacts from being re-introduced later, but at least you can get a clean working copy of an existing normal map to work with if you don't have access to the original uncompressed images.
* Capable of analyzing an image for 3D shapes based on highlights and shadows in the image and incorporating them into the normal map (effect is only useful in certain cases, can be controlled by a slider)
* Ability to blend multiple normal maps together properly. Good for merging changes together such as an existing fabric with another using a canvas effect.
* Capable of also baking specular maps, parallax displacement maps, and can bake out highlights and shadows on diffuse maps.
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Costs money, making it somewhat prohibitive for the casual modder
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
DDS Converter 2
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
2.1
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
March 18, 2005
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Standalone Utility
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* [http://eliteforce2.filefront.com/file/;29412 FileFront]
* [http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=8698 TESNexus]
* [http://www.elricm.com/nuke/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=viewdownloaddetails&lid=3613 Elricm.com]
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
This program converts between common image files and DXT-compressed textures. Since nVidia's tool is used to achieve this goal, this program mostly acts as a front-end to this tool.
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Independent from Graphics Manipulation tools.
* Images can be converted in batch mode. (many images at one time)
* Remembers last directory processed and settings used.
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Has bugs (will go more in detail later)
* Limited to the version of the NVidia DDS plugin that came with it. It will not work with the current NVidia plugin.
* Program is no longer under development and the author does not reply to emails.
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|}


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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
DDS Thumbnail Viewer
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Unknown
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Unknown
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Windows Shell Utility
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
[http://developer.nvidia.com/object/dds_thumbnail_viewer.html NVidia.com]
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Allows you to view .dds files in Thumbnail view in the Windows Explorer.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Allows for easy quick viewing of a DDS file's contents
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Image can be glitchy looking, alpha maps often exacerbate the problem
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|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
DDS Plugin for Paint.NET
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
1.10
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
April 14, 2007
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Plugin
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* [http://www.dmashton.co.uk/?page_id=13 dmashton.co.uk]
* [http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11909 TESNexus]
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Plugin for Paint.net that allows it to load and save DXT1, DXT3, DXT5 and a bunch of non-compressed texture formats.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Currently outdated now that Paint.NET includes native DDS file support.
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
DXTBmp
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
4.00.79
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
May 21, 2004
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Standalone Utility
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
[http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk/ btinternet.co.uk]
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
16/24/32 bit and DXT Extended Bitmap Manipulation.
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
|}


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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Filter Forge
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Unknown
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Unknown
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Photoshop Plugin
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
30-day trial / $299 Full Version
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
[http://www.filterforge.com/ FilterForge.com]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Filter Forge creates high-quality procedural textures from a given set of instructions with 3d application in mind. It can also generate different effect maps to go along with a texture.
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Quick and easy generation of many texture types, from organic to technical, as well as seamless generation.
* Access to Large user library for preset textures.
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Genetica
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
3.0
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Unknown (Before March 20, 2009)
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Graphics Editor
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
$400.00
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
[http://www.spiralgraphics.biz/gen2tour/index.htm Spiralgraphics.biz]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Genetica 2.5 is Spiral Graphics' latest seamless texture editor.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
GIMP
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
2.6.6
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
March 17, 2009
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Graphics Editor
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE (Open Source)
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* [http://www.gimp.org/ GIMP.org]
* [http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=14920 TESNexus.com]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
|}


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|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
GIMPShop
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
2.2.8
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Unknown
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Graphics Editor
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* [http://www.gimpshop.com/ GIMPShop.com]
* [http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11895 TESNexus]
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
GIMPshop is a modification of the free/open source GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), intended to replicate the feel of Adobe Photoshop. Its primary purpose is to make users of Photoshop feel comfortable using GIMP.
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Interface helps those used to Photoshop transition into GIMP for all the features it has.
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
|}


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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
GIMP DDS Plugin
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
2.0.7
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
December 12, 2008
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
GIMP Plugin
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* [http://nifelheim.dyndns.org/~cocidius/dds/ dyndns.org]
* [http://code.google.com/p/gimp-dds/ code.google.com]
* [http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11895 TESNexus]
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!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
A plugin for GIMP that allows you to load and save images in DirectDraw Surface (DDS) format.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
GIMP Normal Map Plugin
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
1.2.2
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
December 12, 2008
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
GIMP Plugin
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* [http://nifelheim.dyndns.org/%7ecocidius/normalmap/ dyndns.org]
* [http://code.google.com/p/gimp-normalmap/ code.google.com]
* [http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11895 TESNexus]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
This is a plugin for GIMP version 2.0 and above. It allows you to convert images into RGB normal maps for use in per-pixel lighting applications. The goal is to completely clone NVIDIA's photoshop plugin, with a few new useful features.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
IrfanView
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
4.23
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
December 29, 2008
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Utility
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
[http://www.irfanview.com/ IrfanView]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
A small, speedy and powerful image viewer. Capable of reading a large amount of image formats, it also has a plugin for reading .dds images.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Fast and easy access to texture libraries for quick previewing, IrvanView also has thumbnail and slideshow modes. It can also perform a number of alterations to an image, and can load certain photoshop filters.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Users not wishing to use this as their default image viewer may need to alter their file extensions again if they incorrectly set them when installing IrfanView.
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Keep Details
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
1.1
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
June 28, 2007
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Profile Settings
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
[http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11817 TESNexus]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
This pack is a series of four profile settings for nVidia's .DDS import/export utility for photoshop. They make attempts to keep mipmaps for .dds compressed images sharper, and maintain more detail.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
MapZone Editor
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
2.6
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Janurary 15, 2008
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Texture Creator
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
[http://www.mapzoneeditor.com/ MapZoneEditor.com]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
MaPZone is simply the most advanced texturing tool ever. MaPZone is only intended to be used for producing high quality textures,  and this is what it does best. Based on a unique and patented technology called the FX Maps, MaPZone is the only procedural tool giving you that much control over your creation.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Incredible control over procedural effects enable photo-realistic quality given sufficient understanding of the program.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Steep learning curve.
* MaPZone is not a paint program, so it can't be used to perform many common tasks like photo touch-ups, painting portraits, etc. It is designed to create material surfaces like stone, wood, metal, brick, etc.
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Mudbox
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
2009
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
August 6, 2008
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
3D / Graphics Editor
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
$745.00 USD
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
[http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=10707763&siteID=123112/ Mudbox3D.com]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Mudbox is the first advanced, high resolution brush-based 3D sculpting software that is built from the ground up to address the needs of the professional digital sculptor.
* Use 3D Layers to sculpt nondestructively, store different detail passes, explore different design directions, build libraries of facial morph targets, collaborate with other artists, and do much more.
* Use Mudbox's "Tangent Space" mirroring to mirror your brush strokes on asymmetrical and posed models.
* Add detail where you need it, when you need it, with Local Subdivision.
* Extract displacement and normal maps between arbitrary meshes -- use meshes with different topologies, UVs, vertex IDs! Output high quality 8, 16, and 32 bit maps.
* Save production time and work more efficiently with Mudbox's organized user interface and 'get it done' focus.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
NifSkope
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|
2.0 Dev 7
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|
December 18th 2017
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Utility
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|
[https://github.com/niftools/nifskope GitHub.com]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
A graphical program that allows you to open NIF files, view their contents, edit them, and write them back out again. You can use it to quickly make changes to specific properties of a NIF file such as changing the texture, adding translucency, and more. A 3D view of the contents of the NIF file allows you to preview your changes instantly. You can even create texture templates, and import & export OBJ files.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* An essential tool when working with Oblivion models and textures.
* Useful for viewing textures on the models and view refreshes automatically when DDS file is updated.
* Can create texture templates based on the model's UVMap.
* Useful for editing texture paths on the models.
* Now has a built-in UVMap editor.
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
NVidia DDS Utilities
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
8.31.1127.1645
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
December 4, 2007
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Utility
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|
[https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/76482/?tab=files nexusmods.com]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* nvDXT - convenient command-line access to nvDXTlib functionality and more
* detach - extracts MIP levels from a .DDS file
* stitch - recombines MIP levels into a single .DDS file
* readDXT - reads compressed images and writes .TGA files
* nvDXTlib - library for working with .DDS files 
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|
* Fully Supports Morrowind, Oblivion, Fallout 3/NV
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|
* Partial Skyrim '2011' support
* Incompatible with Skyrim Special Edition
* Incompatible with Fallout 4
* No NVIDIA Support or Download Support as of 2024
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
NVidia Melody
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
1.2.0630.1500
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
June 30, 2005
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Utility
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* [http://developer.nvidia.com/object/melody_home.html NVidia.com]
* [http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16761 TESNexus]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
NVIDIA Melody creates high quality normal maps that make a low-poly model look like a high-poly model. Simply load your low-poly working model, then load your high-poly reference model, click the "Generate Normal Map" button and watch Melody go to town.  The normal map generator can also create texture coordinates from your high-poly reference model using a projection technique.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Create quality Normal Maps for low-poly models by using high-poly models.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Crashes frequently.
* Old software which does not seem to be updated any longer.
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Paint.NET
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
3.36
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
August 26, 2008
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Graphics Editor
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* [http://www.getpaint.net/ GetPaint.net]
* [http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11909 TESNexus]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Graphics editor.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Direct support to open and save DDS files.
* Easy to use.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
ShaderMap CL
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
1.2.2
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
December 4th, 2008
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Utility
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
[http://www.shadermap.renderingsystems.com/ Rendering Systems Inc.]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
ShaderMap CL is a FREE command line tool that automates conversions using batch scripts. Process and reprocess large sets of assets. ShaderMap CL is a fully functional version of ShaderMap. It is free for non-commercial use. Download ShaderMap CL today and see how easy it is to create quality rendering maps.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Command-line interface less friendly than a GUI.
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Texture Maker 3
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
3.01
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
May 19, 2006
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Utility
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
$37.99 USD
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
[http://texturemaker.thegamecreators.com/ TheGameCreators.com]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Generates procedural textures, and extract portions of an existing image to generate from. Texture Maker 3 can also animate the procedurals, and features a particle system for more animated flipbook-styled effects.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
The Compressonator
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
1.50
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
December 18, 2008
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Standalone Utility
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* [http://developer.amd.com/gpu/compressonator/Pages/default.aspx AMD.com]
* [http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11852 TESNexus]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
A tool for compressing textures and creating mip-map levels.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
UVMapper
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
0.26b
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
January 3, 2005
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Utility
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
[http://www.uvmapper.com/downloads.html UVMapper.com]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
A stand-alone texture mapping utility for the creation and modification of UV coordinates for n-sided polygonal 3D models.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Windows Texture Viewer
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
0.86b
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
July 10, 2008
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Utility
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
[http://developer.nvidia.com/object/windows_texture_viewer.html NVidia.com]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
WTV was developed by Tomas Blaho for simple DDS viewing, especially for those DDS files with an alpha channel.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
xNormal
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
3.16.7
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
March 17, 2009
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Utility
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
[http://www.xnormal.net/ XNormal.net]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
For generating normal maps from high-poly meshes. It can also generate other map types, as well as use heightmaps as input.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
XnView
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
1.96
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
February 24, 2009
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
DDS Viewer
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
FREE
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
[http://pagesperso-orange.fr/pierre.g/xnview/enhome.html Homepage]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
XnView is an efficient multimedia viewer, browser and converter.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Can quickly view an entire folder of DDS files at once.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Shows only the highest mipmap view.
|-
|}


{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Name
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
ZBrush
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
3.1
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
Unknown
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
3D Graphics Utility
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
$300.00 USD
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
[http://www.pixologic.com/zbrush/corefeatures/ Pixologic.com]
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
ZBrush 3 gives you access to unparalleled power and control previously unknown in digital art creation software. Controls enable sculptors to create with a stylus and a tablet as intuitively as if they were using their hands on a block of clay. ZBrush further extends the creation experience, harnessing technology and providing artists with a multitude of creation-enhancing tools.
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Advantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"| 
* Unknown
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Disadvantages
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|
* Unknown
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" width="100" | Name
| colspan="2" style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" |
Material Map Generator
|-
! style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
| colspan="2" style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" |
1.3
|-
! style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
| colspan="2" style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" |
November 11, 2020
|-
! style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
| colspan="2" style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" |
3D Graphics Utility
|-
! style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
| colspan="2" style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" |
FREE
|-
! style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
| colspan="2" style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" |
[https://github.com/joeyballentine/Material-Map-Generator GitHub.com]
|-
! style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
| colspan="2" style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" |
Easily create AI generated Normal maps, Displacement maps, and Roughness maps.
|-
!Disadvantages
|
* Decompress your DDS and convert to PNG before you can generate maps.
|
|-
!Advantages
|
* Generates based on Neural Networks 'AI'
* Generates Displacement and Roughness maps within seconds.
|
|}
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" width="100" | Name
| colspan="2" style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" |
Batch Encoder
|-
! style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Version
| colspan="2" style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" |
5.1
|-
! style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Date
| colspan="2" style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" |
September 22, 2020
|-
! style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Type
| colspan="2" style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" |
Audio Utility
|-
! style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Cost
| colspan="2" style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" |
FREE
|-
! style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
| colspan="2" style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" |
[https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/BatchEncoder GitHub.com]
|-
! style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Description
| colspan="2" style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" |
BatchEncoder is an audio files conversion software.
|-
!Advantages
|Converts any amount of .MP3 or .WAV files into Oblivion compatible voice files.
|
|}

===See Also===
* [[Choose the right DXTC compression algorithm]]
* [http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20051228/sherrod_01.shtml Texture Compression Techniques and Tips] by Allen Sherrod
* [http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20051123/linde_01.shtml Making Quality Game Textures] by Riccard Linde
* [http://www.bencloward.com/tutorials_normal_maps12.shtml Tips for Editing Normal Maps] by Ben Cloward

[[Category:Tools]]
[[Category:Tools: Meshes and Textures]]