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==Saving your dds file==

Now, I want to see how what I've done looks. Remember in Step 4 we "Decomposed" our file? Let's "Compose" it back to one layer, save it, and Replace the "Face Overlay" file in CTU.



To do this, click on "Colors," "components," then "compose." Make absolutely certain that you click RGBA in the "Color model:" dropdown menu. 



[[File:GIMP_Compose_RGBA.jpg]]



Click "OK." Then click "File," "Save As," your DDS file name, "Replace." In the "Save as DDS" window that pops up, first click "Generate mipmaps," then under Format "RGBA8," and then, under "Compression" click BC3/DXT5.  Click "OK," and your file is saved.



[[File:GIMP_saving_as_DDS.jpg]]



Since you are very likely going to go back and alter the DDS file in GIMP again, '''DO NOT CLOSE IT!'''