Vertical lines in TEX files converted to DDS with Rawtex

[johnz1]

I've been able to export (and re-import) many textures for NBA JAM: On Fire Edition for PS3. However, player body textures are giving me trouble. Using Rawtex, when I convert the body textures using a 0x80 offset, 1024x512, and DXT1, the output looks right except for black vertical lines every 4 pixels.

KEVIN_GARNETT_HOME_BODY_DIF.png

I know I'm close to the correct format of these DDS images. Does anyone recognize these vertical lines, and know what I need to change in order to get the full, correct texture?

Here are the original TEX file and the converted DDS image: https://mega.nz/folder/LZFEAAYA#tu-1gkUTgSCOOnt75D5cAA

Thanks!

[Allen]

You can try:
dxt5/bc3 format width:512

[deepshit]

I've been able to export (and re-import) many textures for NBA JAM: On Fire Edition for PS3. However, player body textures are giving me trouble. Using Rawtex, when I convert the body textures using a 0x80 offset, 1024x512, and DXT1, the output looks right except for black vertical lines every 4 pixels.

KEVIN_GARNETT_HOME_BODY_DIF.png

I know I'm close to the correct format of these DDS images. Does anyone recognize these vertical lines, and know what I need to change in order to get the full, correct texture?

Here are the original TEX file and the converted DDS image: https://mega.nz/folder/LZFEAAYA#tu-1gkUTgSCOOnt75D5cAA

Thanks!

Vertical lines are usually for incorrect DXT format.
your texture is a DXT5.
https://www.mediafire.com/file/8h3fyei1 ... F.dds/file

[johnz1]

Thanks for the help.

When I open the DXT5 image in GIMP and Paint.net, it only has blue, green, and red accessories - the rest is blank/transparent. As you can see in the DXT1 image that I uploaded (as PNG), the texture includes skin color. You can see the outline of the arms and hands. None of this is present in the DXT5 image. Also, I can confirm that when one of these BODY_TEX files are replaced with QuickBMS, the player's skin color changes.

Is there some sort of layering that I'm missing in the DXT5 image?

[Allen]

DXT5's alpha channel wipes out the arms etc, I think you can remove the alpha channel to fix the problem.
Maybe the current texture is not the main texture. Or you just need to invert the alpha channel.

[deepshit]

It's because of the alpha channel. The alpha channel contains skin color.
open it in photoshop with dds plugin.

[johnz1]

Yes! The skin is in the alpha channel. Thank you very much.

For anyone using paint.net, the transparency of the alpha channel can be adjusted with BoltBait's "Transparency" plugin.