October 2024

• All enums now use uint32_t as the underlying type rather than unsigned long or int.
• Added BytesPerBlock utility helper
• Fixed bug in DirectX 12 CaptureTexture for MSAA resolve state handling
• texassemble, texconv, texdiag:
  • Add "GNU-style" --long-options to the command-line tools (all existing switches are still supported)
  • Fixed bug in texdiag's dumpdds command output filename extension handling
  • Refactored code to use shared header
• CMake and MSBuild project updates

September 2024

• DDS reader now accepts a variant of the "DX10" extended header
  • arraySize of 0 is treated as 1
• DDS reader will now load legacy 'mixed' channel formats as UNORM
  • Uses x2bias for the signed channels
  • DDSPF_L6V5U5, DDSPF_X8L8V8U8, DDSPF_A2W10V10U10
• texconv: Added -ignoremips option to handle some invalid/truncated DDS files
• EXR auxiliary reader returns 6 images for files with 'envmap' metadata
• PNG auxiliary reader/writer fixed for single channel images (DXGI_FORMAT_R8_UNORM)
• Xbox auxiliary now has EncodeDDSHeader function
• ScreenGrab9 minor DDS header fix when writing A2W10V10U10 legacy mixed formats
• CMake project updates including support for ARM64EC
• Added GitHub Actions YAML files

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• Windows desktop app using VS 2019 or VS 2022 for Windows 10 / DX 12
• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2019 or VS 2022

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June 2024

• Fix for HDR codec to avoid buffer overread for some malformed files
• Updated D3DX12 internal copy with latest changes from DirectX-Headers GitHub
• CMake project updates
• Retired VS 2019 projects for the UWP platform

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March 2024

• Xbox Auxiliary tiling/detiling code optimization

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February 2024

• TGA reader now limited to 4 GB for maximum image size for security hardening
• Project updates for improved logging of shader compilation errors and GDK validation
• CMake project updates and refactor
• Minor code review for Clang, MinGW, and Intel compilers
• Auxiliary updated with LIBJPEG and LIBPNG implementations for use on WSL which lacks WIC
• texassemble: new from-mips command
• texconv: Updated to support Xbox extension functionality

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• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2019 or VS 2022

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December 31, 2023

• TGA reader bug fix for offset boundary check
• PPM/PFM reader bug fixes for bounds checking
• Xbox-specific functionality added to Auxiliary folder
• CMake project updates including pkg-config file generation
• Code review

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• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2019 or VS 2022

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October 28, 2023

• New DDS_PERMISSIVE_FLAG to allow reading of various DDS DX9 file variants
  • breaking change required to accept reading Unreal Tournament 2004 DDS files
  • Allows cases where DDS_HEADER size is incorrectly set to 24
  • Allows cases where DDPIXELFORMAT size is incorrectly set to 24
  • Allows cases where DDS_HEADER.MipMapCount is set to the wrong value
• texassemble/texconv/texdiag: -flist option updated to support filenames with spaces
• texconv: -permissive switch added to opt-in use of new flag when reading DDS files

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• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2019 or VS 2022

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September 2023

• CompressEx and ConvertEx functions added with status callback and options structs
• Added optional DDSMetaData return for Ex versions of DDS loader functions
• Added TEX_ALPHA_WEIGHT_DEFAULT constant (set to 1.0)
• DDS reader updated to support variant used by Unreal Tournament 2004
• Fixed overvalidation bug with BC7 GPU compressor with SRGB formats
• Retired ARM (32-bit) support for the UWP platform
• CMake project updates

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• Windows desktop app using VS 2019 or VS 2022 for Windows 10 / DX 12
• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2019 or VS 2022

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June 2023

• Added TEX_FILTER_RGB_COPY_ALPHA flag and support for DXGI_FORMAT_A4B4G4R4_UNORM
• DDS loader now supports 'swizzled' DXT5 variant FourCCs
• CMake project updates
• texconv: Added -f BC3n, -f DXT5nm, and -f RXBG support; .ddx file extension; and -tgazeroalpha switch
• texassemble/texconv/texdiag: Fix minor display issue with error messages
• texassemble/texconv/texdiag: Supports Long Paths on Windows 10, Version 1607 or later

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April 2023

• Updated D3DX12 internal copy with latest changes from DirectX-Headers GitHub
• CMake project updates and fixes for clang/LLVM v16 warnings
• texassemble/texconv/texdiag: Windows on ARM64 version

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2023.4.28

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