Is there any way to batch convert all aircraft texture files from all aircraft folders from 32bit to dxt3 AND removing mips? i also have lots of mipped dxt3 textures, so i need just to remove mips.i know imagetool batch process, but it requires to put imagetool.exe in the folder and starting it each time in every folder.maybe it is possible with another program so it will enter every folder itself and convert files. if i do it manually it will take a week. thanx

You can put a copy of imagetool.exe in your system32 folder, reboot, and you'll be able to run imagetool commands without shuffling imagetool.exe from folder to folder. You can run the following from the Aircraft folder: for /r /d %f in (texture.*) do dir /b /s "%f\*.bmp" >> txtr_list.txt This will make a list of all .bmps that reside in a folder named texture or texture.* which you could conceivably edit/parse into a batch file to convert everything at once. Jim

wow, super, i'll try! can you explain all the switches you included and why? thank you!

for /r /d %f in (texture.*) do dir /b /s "%f\*.bmp" >> txtr_list.txt

wow, super, i'll try! can you explain all the switches you included and why? thank you!

moreover, not to spend the time, can you right me an exact string to do the following:1) enter every folder, then enter every subfolder (that would be the aircraft folder and texture subfolder)2) find every bmp file3) remove mipmaps4)save5) go next, etc THANX A LOT AGAIN!

What it basically means in english is "for every subdirectory named texture.*, make a directory of the .bmp files contained, and append each entry to a file named txtr_list.txt". Open a command window and type for /? to see an explanation of the switches, and also dir /? for help with the dir command. The for command unfortunately doesn't work with imagetool like it does with dir though we've found out, because it wants to open a copy of Imagetool for every .bmp it finds and within 3 seconds your task bar will fill up with Imagetool buttons and it'll eventually crash something and stop. I really don't think you want to turn something like this loose in your aircraft folder without knowing exactly what it's going to do anyway because you may have VC lightmaps and such that may not work correctly in DXT3. What I'd do is run the command and make the list, then go through it with a fine tooth comb and delete any lines (.bmps) that you're not 100% sure whether you should convert them or not. Then you can use "replace" to turn it into a batch file by replacing every occurance of C:\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\Aircraft\ with imagetool -dxt3 -brief -nomip -e bmp " for example. Then figure out a way to add a quote on the end of each line and you should have an operative batch file. Advanced text editors like Textpad and Notepad ++ have the ability to record keystroke macros. You could for example record yourself adding the quote to the end of one line and then play back the macro to add the quote to all the remaining lines in the blink of an eye. Jim