Anyone know how to use vtf2tga?

[d'keesto]

This is really going to save time on the Half-Life: Source texture pack project.

I want to batch convert a bunch of textures and retain filenames.

I can't figure out how to use the converter though. Help?

 

[SidewinderX]

drag, then drop.

 

[d'keesto]

That's what I thought, but the command window immediately closes after it opens and nothing happens. Does the source file need to start out in a certain location?

 

[SidewinderX]

hmmm... I haven't actually used it... somone else have any ideas?

 

[d'keesto]

hmmmm?

 

[d'keesto]

I figured out that you can do one texture at a time by going into the command prompt, moving to the directory with vtf2tga.exe, and typing vtf2tga texturename.vtf texturename.tga

However, that takes forever. Anyone know of a way to do a batch conversion?

 

[d'keesto]

SOLVED!

I searched all over the internet to figure out how to write batch files.

Save this as a bat file and put it in the same directory as vtf2tga.exe:

@ECHO OFF
echo Usage: Place all vtfs to be converted and this bat file
echo in the same directory with vtf2tga.exe.  The converted 
echo tgas will be in a folder called tgas.
pause
mkdir tgas
for %%f in (*.vtf) do vtf2tga %%f tgas\%%f
ren tgas\*.vtf *.tga
cls
set /p userinp=Delete originals?(y/n)
set userinp=%userinp:~0,1%
if "%userinp%"=="y" goto delete
goto end
:delete
del *.vtf
:end

Windows XP/2000 will also give you the option to delete originals.

 

[RabidJester]

SOLVED!

I searched all over the internet to figure out how to write batch files.

Save this as a bat file and put it in the same directory as vtf2tga.exe:

@ECHO OFF
echo Usage: Place all vtfs to be converted and this bat file
echo in the same directory with vtf2tga.exe.  The converted 
echo tgas will be in a folder called tgas.
pause
mkdir tgas
for %%f in (*.vtf) do vtf2tga %%f tgas\%%f
ren tgas\*.vtf *.tga
cls
set /p userinp=Delete originals?(y/n)
set userinp=%userinp:~0,1%
if "%userinp%"=="y" goto delete
goto end
:delete
del *.vtf
:end

Windows XP/2000 will also give you the option to delete originals.

I love batch files. Good job!

 

[wassup]

Wont "vtf2tga -i c:\source\*.vtf -o c:\destination\" work?
This should just copy them and convert them all with same name.

 

[d'keesto]

I can't get it to work that way.

 

[MetalPiranha]

Ive tried the

@ECHO OFF
echo Usage: Place all vtfs to be converted and this bat file
echo in the same directory with vtf2tga.exe. The converted
echo tgas will be in a folder called tgas.
pause
mkdir tgas
for %%f in (*.vtf) do vtf2tga %%f tgas\%%f
ren tgas\*.vtf *.tga
cls
set /p userinp=Delete originals?(y/n)
set userinp=%userinp:~0,1%
if "%userinp%"=="y" goto delete
goto end
:delete
del *.vtf
:end

But no tgas are created in the directory... just the folder.

Any ideas?

 

[DoctorWeeTodd]

EDIT: Never mind...what's the standard spray size?

 

[Stertman]

Ive tried the

@ECHO OFF
echo Usage: Place all vtfs to be converted and this bat file
echo in the same directory with vtf2tga.exe. The converted
echo tgas will be in a folder called tgas.
pause
mkdir tgas
for %%f in (*.vtf) do vtf2tga %%f tgas\%%f
ren tgas\*.vtf *.tga
cls
set /p userinp=Delete originals?(y/n)
set userinp=%userinp:~0,1%
if "%userinp%"=="y" goto delete
goto end
:delete
del *.vtf
:end

But no tgas are created in the directory... just the folder.

Any ideas?

Sorry for bringing up an old post but this is just the problem I have.. Anyone who knows what I should do?