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VTFEdit v1.2.5 - VTFEdit for v1.1 of the .NET Framework and all the files you need to run it (except the .NET Framework).

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I have an animated texture and am trying to use it as a spray, but when I use it ingame nothing happens when I attempt to spray it. Am i doing something wrong?

Nem, Can you add Functionality to change each seperate mipmap?

This would make mipmap edited sprays so much easier to make

I have a similar question to Kavukamari's, but basically its how to import .dds files but still preserving the mipmap data (in the .dds files) instead of having VTFEdit rebuild or clear them completely when you uncheck the "generate mipmaps" box.

I saw an old program that can do a dds to VTF conversion that keeps the dds mipmap data, however it cannot do multiple frames animated texture like VTFedit.

Probably the image is bigger then 120kb, you should make it smaller, or make it have less layers, because source doesn't allow sprays over 120 kb

Hello.Can someone( Nem?) tell me what is the difference between BGR888 and BGR888_Bluescreen? and also why is VTF Edit using this function : nvDXTcompress() when I choose the BGR888 uncompressed format?

Another thing that I would like to know, is if the memory leak problem was solved.I read about it some posts before.
Look:

"I just waned to note that it seams there are memory leaks within VtfEdit.

After quite a research it turned out the source is not the VTFEdit itself, but the VTFLib that it uses.
After one more day in looking into the source code I found out that the NVIDIA TEXTURE TOOLS Library, used by VTFLib for some of its functions, is causing the problem.

Here are my notes:

Importing Image with resulution 4096^4096 few times:

DXT Compression - ok (not 100% sure)
thumbnail generation - minor LEAKs (~10MB for that image res!)
mipmap generation - minor LEAKs (another ~10MB)
resizing 3000 to 4096,- big LEAK (>70MB)
normalmaps generation - major LEAK (>200MB, 50MB for 2048x2048 image)

NOTE that if you NOT use these functions everythings works great - after importing the same file again the memory usage (in task manager) returns to the same value before importing the same image as already imported)
NOTE also that for smaller images the leaks are smaller but are thare!

You can try all this yourself.

Im looking for good texture manipulation library myself, that is why I have done such an investigation:)

Comments (on the issue) and directions (for the lib) are welcome!"

Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the info Zerg. The version of the NVIDIA library I'm using is really old. I haven't updated it because they keep reworking the interface (which is quite annoying). If I ever get some spare time I might look at it, but to be honest, I have very little spare time these days (just look how long it took me to respond).

I'm pretty sure the BGR888_Bluescreen format is used by Valve as a temporary intermittent format when converting WADs (which have a single color that acts as transparency (typically blue)).

As for nvDXTcompress, it's just a poorly named function which handles all image data manipulation in NVIDIA's library. VTFLib uses it to generate mipmaps amongst other things.

If you're asking me whether you should use NVIDIA's library, the only thing I would consider using it for again is DXT compression.

Hello NEM, you are one amazing guy thanks for setting this all up for us and for providing support for those who need it. I'm thinking maybe I'm the biggest noob around or I'm fallowing wrong instructions who knows.








So heres my Objective. I'm working on a rats map and I'm at that stage where I need my own textures for things like books, cd players, games and so on. I want to be able to take the pictures I have taken with the camera and place them in my map.

Heres the instructions I Have fallowed and I still cannot get it to work.

"this is assuming that you have VTFedit. If you don't...google it and get it.

Steam must be on.

Make a folder in your mods material folder.
Steam\steamapps\email\counter-strike source\cstrike\materials

Name the folder whatever you want.
Steam\steamapps\email\counter-strike source\cstrike\materials\whatever

Make another folder in your mod's sourcesdk_content folder.
Steam\steamapps\email\sourcesdk_content\cstrike\materialsrc\whatever

Now open VTFedit.
Go File
Import your texture
Press OK
Once your texture is loaded, go to File
Save As...

Save the texture into the folder for your mod.
Steam\steamapps\email\counter-strike source\cstrike\materials\whatever\texture_name

Now restart Steam.
Open Hammer
Browse to the name of your texture.
It should be there and ready to use."

Is it possible to open a .dds(or multiple for animation) and keep thier current mipmaps ?

If it is, maybe Im doing something wrong. I either get no mipmaps or VTFEdit generates new ones.

man :( it would really help if vtfedit had templates like in the plugins

and it also wouldn't hurt to be able to save your own custom templates too

ok nem, now dont get mad, but is there a way that i can make a vtf of around 3000 jpegs in one go? or am i screwed. trying to put a full video in a map.

I am trying to convert vtf to tga but while it is processing it shows an error in the Log.

Processing ad01.vtf...
Error loading ad01.vtf.Error: File signaure does not match 'VTF'.
ad01.vtf processed.

it then goes onto the next file in the folder and the same thing happnes. How can i fix this?

Hi, I'm trying to do what a few users above me has already asked about: Importing multiple .dds files to make an animated squence of frames, but keep the existing mipmap information. (Not create new mipmaps or clear them).

Has anyone found a way to do this? I know it's possible to make .vtf files with a single frame and keeping the mipmap info, as another program (Quick and dirty Bloodlines Tools version 3.9a) can do this.

Edit: Or alternatively, is there any way to combine a few .vtf files I made in the other program into a single animated .vtf file?

how do I slow down the frames!

Nem, can you add thumbnail preview window for entire folder ?

I am just about ready to go INSANE! I am trying to make a backround for a HL2 Program,And i want it to stay the size it is. It i uncheck resize,i open the picture,picture doesn't show up. i try to uncheck clamp,doesn't come out the picture's original size. I've tryed everything! i need it to stay the SAME size!

Hello everyone(Nemesis) I would like to ask how can I resolve this error

Error Loading VTF Texture:

Error
File is corrupt;file to small for its header

hey i have a problem i have a texture it works i can see it in hammer but i can see it behind walls and stuff can you help me this is what the proporties are in vmf file

"UnlitGeneric"
{
"$basetexture" "cabal\Cabal"
"$translucent" "1"
"$ignorez" "1"
"$vertexcolor" "1"
"$vertexalpha" "1"
}

Hey on I replaced some garrys mod addon car skins and then when i test them out on gmod they dont work.Then when i go to VTFEDIT it shows the original skin instead of the custom skin for the car i changed the skin on.Do i need to like save the VTFEDIT archive of the original files or something like that.I NEED HELP

The link and site has 404'd =<
Looked around for a replacement but not sure it was right..
Does anyone have the syntax for controlling animation speed on vtf Sprays (tf2) or does the server ignore the vmt nowa-days?

There is another example here.

Portal 2 is using a new 7.5 version of VTF that the current version of VTFEdit can't open.

You're using an older version of VTFEdit, try this one.

Update link here, please.

is there a way to control the framerate, the VMT file isnt helping, i have it set to 500 and its running as if its normal

I'm trying to make an animated spray, my resolution is 128x128, but in-game my spray looks really fuzzy/pixelated, any solution? Other people see the same thing as me

no virus????????

vtf edit diese anwendung konnte nicht gestartet werden, da die side-by-side-konfiguration ungültig ist

Wtf did i wrong?

In english:

VTF Edit couldn't start the application, because the SIDE-BY-Side-Configuration is invalid.

please help me :(

Hi,

I'm trying to make an animated vtf using jpegs.
I have one problem though, VTFEdit is not accepting different sizes.

Is there a way around this or something? Without having to resize every image, that is...

I also have a GIF of it, if it has any help.

Hello,
I'm having an issue with opening vtfedit. whenver I try, it gives the error, "The application has failed to start because it's side-by-side configuration is incorrect." Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?

I'm also getting the side-by-side error and have absolutely no idea how to fix it. This is crucial as I'm working on new skins for the Heavy and the Sniper.

Can someone tell me what i do wrong? If i export a Picture like the Cigarette case from the Spy is the Pictur to bright.

It's not working for me.(Program running error (5)).

Hey

I know the problem

download VTFlib and extract it into a folder

go Bin / x86/ VTFedit and run it

works!

VTFEdit just won't work. No error messages, nothing. It doesn't even create a new process. Help!

I'm trying to make a team-colored wrench, but when I export the image, it always ends up too light. I tried exporting the Australium skin(What the teamcolor skins are based off of), and it got the same result when imported, though it was fine when exported. How do I keep this from happening?

hey i have a jpeg file i want to make a vtf and i found ur site trying to make it a vtf dod you know how i can use this program

ok ive made a jpeg version and a tga version so i can use either

i wonder if anyone uses this site anymore.

Which one do I download?

Severe bug: whenever you try to open an image from a non-indexed portion of your computer, the application crashes and is nonrecoverable. I have uninstalled it several times and still nothing.

What do i click to install

it say 7.5 dose not mach to 7.0 to 7.4 what do I

Yes i have the same problem!!!

What to do?

Hi I need some help with VTFEdit, I've imported a .png file that's just green as a test, and when I saved it I only got one .vtf file out of the program, which is weird because my friend gets two files, a .vtf and a .vmt. Does anyone know why this is happening to me?

PROBLEM SOLVER FOR ANYONE WHO'S HAVING THE SIDE-BY-SIDE ERROR

Do a standard install of the community version of Microsoft Visual Studio. It will install every single .NET framework and who knows else, and the issue will be fixed!
This is how i finally got rid of this annoying error.

[h1] 2 material into single vtf repack[/h1]
anyone know how to get around this. I get the default skin for a sawed off shottie in csgo. i open it up in photoshop and there are two materials. it turns out the top will receive glossy and through an alpha on the top the under wont. they are essentially identical, however once i've unpacked the textures i can only save to tga and then bring into vtf. since tga doesn't support layers. i only get the one layer most top. how do I repack after editing both materials?

Does anyone know if it is possible to use batch convert but create VMTs with VertexlitGeneric instead of LightedmapGeneric?

Mac version? :P

Nem,
I'm trying to open the .vmt file as an image, but the only option I get is file system. Can you help?