This is just too darned useful to let slip away.

For the cheap at heart (no photoshop), the .dds conversion to .bmp tool I use is DXTbmp.

Direct link to app: http://www.btinternet.com/~mnwright/programs/dxtbmp.htm, but be sure to look at the whole of the site, http://fly.to/mwgfx/ as it has a lot of useful stuff.

From the .bmp file, I use GIMP (which is no-cost) to tinker with skins and then DXTbmp to put it back into .dds.

While not perfect - I get some pixellation here and there - it is definately "gooder enough" for my tastes.

The opinions of this poster are largely based on facts and portray a possible version of the actual events.

More dumb stuff at http://www.darts-page.com

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