HeinzBBQ Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Hi, I made an account specifically to request this as it's a very important feature to me, and currently the only thing tying me to Adobe. I work with 3d models and textures a lot. As such, I spend a lot of time creating and editing files in the .dds file format. Too much time to go out and externally convert the files each time I want to make a change. Photoshop doesn't have native support for this file format either but there are a couple of plugins that allow the usage of it. Namely the one from intel and two from nvidia. I know affinity photo does have photoshop plugin support but everything that I've seen points to Affinity Photo not supporting these specific plugins so I was wondering. Would it be at all possible for .dds support to be added at some point, and if not natively. Would it be possible to get any of these plugins to work. Ultimately I like the look of Affinity photo but I just cant use it without this file format being available unfortunately. siaccarino, BreatFR, WillBellJr and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 GreenGirl, mzone3d and WillBellJr 3 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeinzBBQ Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) Ah, I see this has already been requested. A couple of times it seems too. Do you know if there has been any official statement regarding it? I haven't seen anything but maybe I missed it. Because as of right now, lack of DDS support is really all that's stopping me from buying Affinity Photo. Edited September 2, 2020 by HeinzBBQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donka Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 I'm another looking for DDS support. The new MS Flight Simulator 2020 requires DDS textures so I need to stick to Photoshop to export my work for this sim. Fab44, Frozen Death Knight and WillBellJr 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeinzBBQ Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Yeah, unfortunately. Most games at this point are using .dds. Which is a perfectly fine file format but Affinity seems to have no desire to support it. Which means I'm stuck with adobe, and I imagine so are you I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoLincoln Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 On 9/27/2020 at 8:41 AM, HeinzBBQ said: Yeah, unfortunately. Most games at this point are using .dds. Which is a perfectly fine file format but Affinity seems to have no desire to support it. Which means I'm stuck with adobe, and I imagine so are you I'm afraid. Also need dds support for games modding. Come on, Affinity! WillBellJr and GreenGirl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GODLIKE99KINGZ Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 i need this too. will photoshop plugin work in Affinity ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, GODLIKE99KINGZ said: will photoshop plugin work in Affinity ? You can’t use file format plugins in Affinity Photo. It only supports ‘effects’ plugins. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donka Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Any official word on this Affinity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 hour ago, donka said: Any official word on this Affinity? Serif usually does not respond to requests for functions. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starmat Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Yes I agree. dds is needed. Also the the ONLY thing stopping me from switching over from photoshop. GreenGirl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillBellJr Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Another one here looking for DDS. Currently I'm trying to create Sky Boxes for a space game I'm working on (using the Spacescape program to generate starfield images - which exports DDS). With Unreal Engine 5, Unity, Godot and, Blender, YES, DDS is a very important checkmark for Affinity to have at this point in time, especially with the extremely powerful capabilities of all these game engines, and graphics programs. -Will GreenGirl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yabeweb Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 DDs is becoming a must nowadays with games, any news? GreenGirl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaylen34 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 DDS support? yes please. I sincerely hope they are working on this. GreenGirl, Fab44 and BreatFR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirk23 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 +1 GreenGirl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacemishka Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 +1 even GIMP supports it GreenGirl and Fab44 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3n V4r Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 As a workaround you can use the NVIDIA Texture Tools Exporter standalone version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donka Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 I use the free Paint app but it adds additional steps and time to the process as well as additional conversion points. I love Affinity Photo but surprised at the lack of some export options that plenty free tools support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booky Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Hey Affinity team, we need DDS 🙂 For all flight simulators out there, DDS is a must. Probably also for many other games. Thx Stephan citysim.de Fab44 and GreenGirl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbin Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 would be really nice to have more insight on this, especially with the rate that dds file format is being more preferred with game engines and renderers. it also is great to be able to manipulate mipmaps and its a shame to not see dds being supported, or even discussed higher up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crom Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 +1 on this. I need DDS file support too, please ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasta21 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 +1 for DDS support! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agri Gamers Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Please support DDS extension, We need it for creating in ETS2, FlightSIM and FS22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopperdrake Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Another +1 here too please. Games is a part of my work and this would be ridiculously useful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
true_blue1878 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 +1 for DDS support. I also want to create game content and really, really do not want to go and get another program just for the privilege Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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