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'''DirectDraw Surface''' (or its file format, '''DDS''') is a texture format made by ''Microsoft'' for their ''DirectX'' renderer, it can use ''S3TC'' compression algorithms (such as DXT1, DXT5, etc.) and be used as cubemaps also.
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'''DirectDraw Surface''' (or its file format, '''DDS''') is a texture format made by Microsoft for their DirectX renderer. It can use S3 texture compression (S3TC) algorithms (such as DXT1, DXT5, etc.) and also be used as cubemaps.
  
 
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==List of games using the format==
 
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*PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games use .DDS files for their banners and icons.
  
 
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DirectDraw Surface (or its file format, DDS) is a texture format made by Microsoft for their DirectX renderer. It can use S3 texture compression (S3TC) algorithms (such as DXT1, DXT5, etc.) and also be used as cubemaps.

Ripping Tools

  • Noesis - A program that can open and export the files.
  • GIMP - Another program that can open and export the files.

List of games using the format

Name Platforms Compression Notes
Cars Xbox 360 ?
Cars: Mater-National Championship PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 ?
Chess Titans PC DLL, CAB
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 AMB
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 AMB
Sonic Unleashed PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 ?
  • PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games use .DDS files for their banners and icons.