Quickly introduced in 
                    Smode 9.2
                    What's new in 9.2 ? (4/11/2021)
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                     but better integrated since 
                    Smode 9.3
                    What's new in 9.3 ? (09/08/2022)
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                    , the DDS transcoding for images is a features of Smode that can help you to optimize the loading speed and video Ram of your show.
        
                            the supported format are BMP, HDR, JPG, PNG, PSD, TGA 
                            Right click on a image file in the 
                    Media Directories
                    Where you can find all your content media
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                     and choose 
                    
                      transcode
                     to convert it into DDS
        
                    
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                        The Format setting allows you to have different level of alpha.
                      
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                        The compression quality allows you to balance between better quality or faster transcoding speed.
                      
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                        Generating the Mipmaps when transcoding allow to have even faster loading time.
                      
                            Another way to convert image in DDS is to use: 
nvidia-texture-tools-exporter".