DirectDraw Surface


 * DDS redirects here. For the tape format, see Digital Data Storage.

DirectDraw Surface (DDS) is an image file format developed by Microsoft. It is associated with DirectX and related APIs. Some video game graphics use this format. Images may be uncompressed, or use one of several compression algorithms.

Identification
DDS files begin with ASCII characters " " (hex ).

Specifications

 * Microsoft's Reference for DDS

Software

 * ImageMagick (read support starting with v6.3.9-2; write support starting with v6.8.6-10)
 * DDS Plugin for GIMP
 * NVIDIA DDS Utilities
 * Paint.NET
 * Tom's Viewer

Sample files

 * tombexcavator samples
 * https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/image/dds/

Links

 * Wikipedia article
 * Microsoft's DDS page