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.exr
dds
/v1/convert
Submit files to /v1/convert, poll the job endpoint, then download outputs programmatically.
Animated, sequence, or multipage inputs need explicit frame/page handling.
Converting EXR to DDS decodes the source image and writes a DDS output. Use this route when DDS is a better fit for compatibility, file size, editing, or delivery.
Quality behavior depends on DDS compression: depends.
Choose conversion targets based on DDS compression, transparency, animation, metadata, and compatibility requirements.
Known metadata support: standard attributes, custom attributes, multipart metadata.
Game engines, Direct3D tools, and texture pipelines.
Academy Software Foundation - official_spec
OpenEXR - official_spec
Academy Software Foundation / OpenEXR - official_spec
Microsoft Learn - official_vendor_doc
Khronos Group - official_spec