http://blogs.msdn.com/b/chuckw/archive/2010/02/05/the-dds-file-format-lives.aspxFor anyone doing work with DirectX, you've likely run into texture data being stored as a .DDS file. This format has it roots in the misty dark ages of DirectX history and in fact "DDS" stands for "DirectDraw Surface". The format is largely just a binaryen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)