.dds help

mission29 · Post by **mission29** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 5:39 pm

how do i open up maps in photo shop.

Jbregi · Post by **Jbregi** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 6:06 pm

you don't open maps in photoshop. you open BITmaps. big difference, but don't ask me because i don't skin.

thatblackguy · Post by **thatblackguy** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 7:14 pm

if ur skinning ur gonna need the plugin. http://www.halomods.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26479 just follow that tutorial on where to put the plugins and the download is in there. and what he said u open bitmaps to skin.

UntoldLegendxx · Post by **UntoldLegendxx** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:14 am

All you do is put that plugin in your plugin folder in photoshop and you use any program that can extract .dds files from the map(I use dothalo) and then open it in photoshop, save it as the same format when your done or it'll mess up when you inject it back.

mapmaster · Post by **mapmaster** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:16 pm

thats exactly what you do. the tag for map images is in the main meu i think if not check the shared