In gaming production we have even more format problems, and even different formats with the same extension like Nintendo's NW4C TGA (not the same as Truevision TGA). So I use to script something simple with Photoshop's Script Listener. Using Script Listener's log and editing a few lines is good enough to avoid human errors. (you'll need to use VBS if you want to read the HDD)
I usually use PSDs (with lots of layers) for Softimage and TGA, TIFF, DDS, etc for rendering / exporting to game format. I wrote a tool for this, if you like: http://vimeo.com/46045562 (the video is from an old version but the main functions are the same) It doesn't support 16bit format conversions though. M.Yara On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 11:29 AM, Gene Crucean <[email protected] > wrote: > That's *exactly *why I hate them. Wayyyy too many flavors and options for > people to f**k up. Yes they support a lot of features... but I almost never > want any of them, and I don't want texture guys saving them with layers > using lzw compression in cmyk ;) > > Seriously. They suck :P > > > On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 6:11 PM, Steven Caron <[email protected]> wrote: > >> tifs are perfectly fine... they support many bit depths, mip mapping, and >> tiling. i did a comparison to exr as a texture format years ago and >> OIIO/Arnold liked the tif files better. >> >> s >> >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 6:06 PM, Simon van de Lagemaat < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> What do people here use as a standard format? I always thought tiff >>> was the least offensive format but after running into some issues with >>> the byte order bs we're wondering if png's might be better? >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 5:58 PM, Gene Crucean >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > .tif's = the devil >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > ... that is all >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Gene Crucean - Emmy winning - Oscar nominated VFX Supervisor / iOS-OSX >>> > Developer / Filmmaker / Photographer >>> > ** Freelance for hire ** >>> > www.genecrucean.com >>> > >>> > ~~ Please use my website's contact form on www.genecrucean.com for any >>> > personal emails. Thanks. I may not get them at this address. ~~ >>> > >>> >> >> > > > -- > Gene Crucean - Emmy winning - Oscar nominated VFX Supervisor / iOS-OSX > Developer / Filmmaker / Photographer > ** *Freelance for hire* ** > www.genecrucean.com > > ~~ Please use my website's contact form on www.genecrucean.com for any > personal emails. Thanks. I may not get them at this address. ~~ > >
