michikora / intel-texture-works-plugin

Intel has extended Photoshop* to take advantage of the latest image compression methods (BCn/DXT) via plugin. The purpose of this plugin is to provide a tool for artists to access superior compression results at optimized compression speeds within Photoshop*.

Intel® Texture Works Plugin for Photoshop*

Pre-Compiled Binary

Getting Started (Installation)

1. Close Photoshop
2. Download the IntelTextureWorks_1.0.4.zip file and expand it on your local computer
3. Copy the desired plugin from either of the following unzipped folders
   • .../IntelTextureWorks_1.0.4\Plugins\x64\IntelTextureWorks.8bi
   • .../IntelTextureWorks_1.0.4\Plugins\Win32\IntelTextureWorks.8bi
4. Paste the plugin into the appropriate Photoshop Plugin folder
   • D:\Program Files\Adobe Photoshop CC 2014\Required\Plug-Ins\File Formats
   • D:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6 (64 Bit)\Plug-ins\File Formats
5. Copy the cubemap scripts from:
   • .../IntelTextureWorks_1.0.4\PhotoshopScripts\IntelTextureWorks-ConvertCubeMap.jsx
   • .../IntelTextureWorks_1.0.4\PhotoshopScripts\IntelTextureWorks-CubeMapGaussianBlur.jsx
6. Paste the cubemap scripts into:
   • D:\Program Files\Adobe Photoshop CC 2014\Presets\Scripts

Saving Files via Plugin

1. File > Save As
2. Select "Save as type" > Intel® Texture Works (*.DDS;*.DDS)
3. Navigate to store location
4. Assign file name
5. Save
6. Select desired plugin options and preview (pan/zoom), as necessary
7. Ok

Loading Files Saved via Plugin

Multiple resident DDS plugins can result in a texture display error on load. To avoid this, use the following process to reload textures saved with the Intel® Texture Works plugin for Photoshop

1. File > Open As
2. Select Intel® Texture Works (*.DDS;*.DDS) as type (to the right of "File name" field)
3. Select file
4. Select desired mipmap loading options if applicable
5. Select desired color profile loading options

Logging Bugs, Enhancements, & Feedback

Use the GitHub Issue Tracking System to log your bugs, enhancement (requests), and feedback (general impressions appreciated). Labels really help here - please use them.

NOTE:

• Not all authoring apps can read the latest BCn textures. We're keeping a running list of authoring app BCn load status on the Wiki here
• To implement BCn texture compression in your own apps and engines download the sample source code here
• The FAQ is also available on the Wiki

Requirements

• Windows* (32/64) versions 7, 8, 10
• Photoshop* CS6 through CC2015

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Source Code

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio 2012 (or possibly higher, although so far all builds created with 2012)
• Photoshop CS6 SDK, can be obtained from here: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/photoshop/sdk.html
• Adobe Photoshop 32 or 64 bit, CS6 or higher.

First time set-up

• Install Photoshop CS6 SDK on developer machine
• Open IntelTextureTools solution
• Go to Property Manager and edit settings for Microsoft.Cpp.Win32.user and Microsoft.Cpp.x64.user, adding the following User Macro PHOTOSHOP_SDK_CS6 =
• Choose platform appropriate to the version of Photoshop you wish to test with (Win32 or x64)
• Build! For convenience plugin binaries will be copied to "~/Plugins/[platform]" folder.

To easily run/debug from Visual Studio

• create an alias/shortcut to the appropriate platform folder and place it in the matching Photoshop Plug-ins folder (this will allow photoshop to load plugin from build location)
• in plugin project, select Properties->Configuration->Debugging->Target and browse to photoshop executable

3rd Party code

This project utilizes the following code (located under 3rdParty folder)

• DirectXTex, from https://github.com/Microsoft/DirectXTex (Sourced from tag Jul2015)
• Intel, BC compression code and helpers

* Other names and brands may be claimed by their owners.