Advice Needed: Converting vector line to .dds format
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Advice sought from the image gurus here.
I am attempting to add a distinctive line to the tail, to better help me align and shape the black blocks shown here:
Trouble is, when I export my work to .dds format, the line comes out janky when viewed up close:
I’ve been able to use Adobe Illustrator to create a crisp, vector line . . . .
but after exporting the image to .dds format, the line gets converted back to a raster/ bitmap.
Here’s my workflow:
- Open up JanHas’ .psd in Adobe Illustrator CS5 (yeah, I know — ancient).
- Create my lines.
- Save as .psd.
- Open .psd in GIMP.
- Export from GIMP as .dds:
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@Crassus
DDS is a bitmap format, not a vector format.
So your vector line will be always converted to bitmap.I suggest to read basics of vector vs. bitmap on the www
to understand better.
Cheers,
LS -
Ohh, and you should save .dds always with mipmaps…
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Will that improve the line quality? If not what does that do?
Do you have any recommendations for getting the line come out less janky?
Thanks!
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@Crassus
only a higher texture resolution will get you a better line quality. (more pixels on the bitmap texture) -
Hello,
with Sharpen modifier on post 2D tools, it’s possible to make lines sharper !
Radium