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Revision as of 17:11, 25 May 2017
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Adobe Photoshop CC | |
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Monthly subscription or free trial | |
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The essential software for perfecting your images, Adobe Photoshop now offers productivity and workflow enhancements, powerful new editing tools, and breakthrough compositing capabilities. | |
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Intel® Texture Works Plugin for Photoshop | |
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Free (Open Source) | |
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A plugin for loading and saving DDS texture files with Adobe Photoshop. Supports the new block compression (BCn) formats. | |
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NVIDIA Texture Tools for Photoshop | |
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Free | |
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This installer contains two plugins and several helpful scripts for Adobe Photoshop:
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Compressonator | |
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Free (Open Source) | |
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A tool for compressing textures and creating mip-map levels. | |
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GIMP | |
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Free (Open Source) | |
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GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages. |
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GIMP DDS Plugin | |
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Free (Open Source) | |
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A plugin for GIMP that allows you to load and save images in DirectDraw Surface (DDS) format. | |
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GIMP Normal Map Plugin | |
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Free | |
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This is a plugin for GIMP version 2.0 and above. It allows you to convert images into RGB normal maps for use in per-pixel lighting applications. The goal is to completely clone NVIDIA's photoshop plugin, with a few new useful features. |
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AMD GPU MeshMapper | |
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Free | |
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GPU MeshMapper generates normal, displacement and ambient occlusion maps for a low-resolution mesh based on the details from a high-resolution mesh. | |
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Corel PaintShop Pro | |
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Free trial or license | |
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Filled with one-of-a-kind photo tools sure to please even the most discerning photographer, Corel PaintShop Pro is the ideal choice for people who want extraordinary photos. With a built-in Learning Center to help first time users get started, it's the easiest way to get professional-looking photos - fast! |
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CrazyBump | |
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$49 USD for Students, $99 USD for Personal, $299 USD for Professional License | |
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A standalone application for creating normal maps from height maps or images, with a surprising amount of options, and a very precise texture baking process. | |
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SSbump Generator | |
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Free (Open Source) | |
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Another standalone application for creating normal maps from height maps or images, relatively simple to use and quite powerful in the right hands. | |
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Filter Forge | |
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30-day trial and different license levels | |
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Filter Forge creates high-quality procedural textures from a given set of instructions with 3D application in mind. It can also generate different effect maps to go along with a texture. | |
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Genetica | |
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30-day trial and different license levels | |
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Genetica is Spiral Graphics' latest seamless texture editor. |
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Gimpshop | |
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Free (Open Source) | |
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Gimpshop is a modification of the free/open source GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), intended to replicate the feel of Adobe Photoshop. Its primary purpose is to make users of Photoshop feel comfortable using GIMP. | |
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IrfanView | |
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Free | |
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A small, speedy and powerful image viewer. Capable of reading a large amount of image formats, it also has a plugin for reading .dds images. | |
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Mudbox | |
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30-day trial or subscription | |
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Mudbox is the first advanced, high resolution brush-based 3D sculpting software that is built from the ground up to address the needs of the professional digital sculptor.
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NifSkope | |
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Free (Open Source) | |
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A graphical program that allows you to open NIF files, view their contents, edit them, and write them back out again. You can use it to change texture paths, preview your textures or export UV templates for use in other programs. | |
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NVIDIA Legacy Texture Tools | |
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Free | |
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Legacy tools by NVIDIA for working with DDS files.
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NVIDIA Melody | |
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Free | |
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NVIDIA Melody creates high quality normal maps that make a low-poly model look like a high-poly model. Simply load your low-poly working model, then load your high-poly reference model, click the "Generate Normal Map" button and watch Melody go to town. The normal map generator can also create texture coordinates from your high-poly reference model using a projection technique. | |
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paint.NET | |
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Free | |
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paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly help, tutorials, and plugins. | |
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ShaderMap CL | |
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Free | |
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ShaderMap CL is a command line tool that automates conversions using batch scripts. Process and reprocess large sets of assets. ShaderMap CL is a fully functional version of ShaderMap. It is free for non-commercial use. Download ShaderMap CL today and see how easy it is to create quality rendering maps. | |
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Texture Maker | |
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License | |
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Generates procedural textures, and extract portions of an existing image to generate from. Texture Maker 3 can also animate the procedurals, and features a particle system for more animated flipbook-styled effects. |
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UVMapper | |
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Free | |
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A stand-alone texture mapping utility for the creation and modification of UV coordinates for n-sided polygonal 3D models. |
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xNormal | |
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Free | |
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For generating normal maps from high-poly meshes. It can also generate other map types, as well as use heightmaps as input. |
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XnView | |
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Free | |
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XnView is an efficient multimedia viewer, browser and converter (XnConvert). | |
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ZBrush | |
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45-day trial or license | |
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ZBrush gives you access to unparalleled power and control previously unknown in digital art creation software. Controls enable sculptors to create with a stylus and a tablet as intuitively as if they were using their hands on a block of clay. ZBrush further extends the creation experience, harnessing technology and providing artists with a multitude of creation-enhancing tools. |
See Also
- Understanding BCn Texture Compression Formats by Nathan Reed (BCn, Fallout 4/Skyrim Special Edition and later)
- Choose the right DXTC compression algorithm (Oblivion)
- Texture compression techniques and tips by Allen Sherrod (DXTn)
- Making Quality Game Textures by Riccard Linde (DXTn)
- Tips for Editing Normal Maps by Ben Cloward (DXTn, NVIDIA Photoshop Plugin)