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Editable .duf file?

eshaesha Posts: 3,244
edited December 1969 in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

When developing content I've always enjoyed being able to open and edit the files. It was possible for dsf, now for duf it isn't. Any chance to get that in an editable format?

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  • JimmyC_2009JimmyC_2009 Posts: 8,891
    edited December 1969

    DUF can either be compressed or not, depending on how it is saved. If you drop the DUF file you want to edit into WinZip, 7Zip or even WinRar, you should be able to edit it.

  • eshaesha Posts: 3,244
    edited December 1969

    Never thought of trying that. Good tip, thanks a lot!

  • BejaymacBejaymac Posts: 1,889
    edited December 1969

    There's a batch converter plugin built into DS4.5, use it to uncompress the DUF & DSF files (if the user file is compressed then the asset files will be as well).

  • eshaesha Posts: 3,244
    edited December 1969

    Thank you!
    :)

  • Zev0Zev0 Posts: 7,090
    edited December 1969

    What does compressed do? Just make the files un-editable or does it benefit in any other way?

  • JimmyC_2009JimmyC_2009 Posts: 8,891
    edited December 1969

    Just the same as WinRar as far as I know, makes them smaller.

  • BejaymacBejaymac Posts: 1,889
    edited December 1969

    It's the same thing as a Poser compressed file ie CRZ, PPZ etc

  • mjc1016mjc1016 Posts: 15,001
    edited December 1969

    JimmyC_2009 said:
    Just the same as WinRar as far as I know, makes them smaller.

    Significantly smaller...

    Base Genesis (compressed) 1.6 MB
    Base Genesis (uncompressed) 6.8 MB

  • Eva1Eva1 Posts: 1,249
    edited December 1969

    Hi, could anyone provide the steps to opening a .duf file for editing please? I've tried dropping on Winip and it won't accept the .duf extension. Is there anything else I can do?

  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,585
    edited December 1969

    Eva1 said:
    Hi, could anyone provide the steps to opening a .duf file for editing please? I've tried dropping on Winip and it won't accept the .duf extension. Is there anything else I can do?

    Change the extension to .zip, then unzip. Or use the feature inside DS to uncompress.

  • Eva1Eva1 Posts: 1,249
    edited December 1969

    fixmypcmike said:

    Change the extension to .zip, then unzip. Or use the feature inside DS to uncompress.

    Hi, thanks very much for the quick reply:). I tried changing the extension but now winsip just says it's not a valid archive:-S

  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,585
    edited December 1969

    Have you checked to see if it's already plain text?

  • Eva1Eva1 Posts: 1,249
    edited December 1969

    Well...it opens in Notepad and Notepadd++ but it's encoded wrong so I can't read it:long: I tried seeing if there was anything I could change but nothing seemed to work.

  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,585
    edited December 1969

    Sounds like a corrupt file. Where is this .duf from? Does it work?

  • Eva1Eva1 Posts: 1,249
    edited December 1969

    It's a preset shader I made which does work in DS4.5. Strange. I've tried agin (i.e changing extension and opening with Winsip) with a .duf file that comes wtih DS 4.5 and I'm getting the same thing. I bet it's something really simple and silly I have or haven't done.....:roll: .dsa files were so much easier...sigh

  • Eva1Eva1 Posts: 1,249
    edited December 1969

    After a bit of messing around I seem to have one solution - I tried it with 7sip instead and used action 'Open Inside' and then opened with notepad, and now I see 'normal' text. I don't quite understand what the problem was in following the same steps as everyone else, but hey ho...I've got there now. Thanks for your help mike:)

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