- Extension
- .dds
- .xaml
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Vector Image
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Microsoft
- Description
- A DDS DX10 file is a raster image saved in the DirectDraw Surface (DDS) container format whose DX10 extension header selects a DirectX 10 or newer texture format. It stores the texture data in one of Microsoft's DXGI formats — block-compressed GPU textures (BC1–BC7), high-dynamic-range BC6H data or uncompressed formats — and is mostly used for textures, normal maps and cube maps in modern games. Legacy DDS readers often fail on these files.
- Extensible Application Markup Language file that uses Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) code; XAML (pronounced "zammel") is a descriptive programming language developed by Microsoft for creating user interfaces; introduced during the development stages of Longhorn, which is now Windows Vista.
- MIME Type
- image/x-dds
- application/xaml+xml
