Taxiway markings

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Hi!

I am having some trouble with the taxiway markings file provided by Asobo. I am trying to edit the textures and customize them for an airport I am working on, but the file only loads as a black square in photoshop. I found the file via a youtube video tutorial, and everything is fine except i can’t actually open the file to edit it and add my own modifications. Has anyone been able to open the file using photoshop?

Thanks

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I’m assuming you’re trying to load the DDS file? Do you have a DDS plug-in installed in Photoshop? Try Nvidia Texture Tools. There are others.

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try opening with GIMP. Also, are you talking about the taxiway/ runway markings on the ground / tarmac ? Id like to work on those too. Where can i find this file that Asobo provides ? thanks

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I do have the nvidia plugin installed for .dds, but i still get a black box

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I will try GIMP, thank you. Here is the video that goves the location of the file. https://youtu.be/bz5VfVs17xo

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I don’t recall this happening with me. I used the ASO_TAXIWAY_MARKS
DDS file and saved it as a PSD file to use as a template. What file are you trying to mod?

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Same file, and the weird part is that other files frok that same folder open without issues

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So i Tired with GIMP, and i get an error stating that the format is unsupported. I’m at a loss now, any ideas?

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It’s possible in your attempts to edit it, you corrupted it. Have you tried using the DXTBMP program? It’s a free downloadable tool you can find on the internet. Otherwise, you might want to try repairing your installation, to get the file back.

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I have tried DXTBMP, and i have not tried to edit it yet, I just have not been able to open it at all. I really can;t think of any reason for it not to work

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Just tried it myself. Yeah, it doesn’t open in DXTBMP for me either. I tried to open it in GIMP, and it failed, with a “Unsupported DXGI format (98)” error.

I was able to open it with Paint.net. I think when people say they used paint, they mean Paint.net, which is actually a completely different application from the default application that comes with Windows. You have to search for and download it.

Edit: I just fixed the links to the Paint.net application.

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ok thanks, let me give ti a try.

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How old is you Nvidia Plug-in? Mine was a couple of years old and showed the same behavior you described, but replacing it with a new version solved the problem for me.

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just saw this, that may be it as well, i’ will update. thank you!