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DirectDraw Surface (DDS) to TIFF converter

DirectDraw Surface (DDS) pixels are decoded and encoded as TIFF by our image engine for dds-to-tiff; no OCR is performed.

  • Converted with Image engine · input deleted within 24 h
  • Free: 5 conversions a day · 5 MB each
  • Higher limits →

What changes

  • DirectDraw Surface (DDS) pixels are decoded and encoded as TIFF by our image engine for dds-to-tiff; no OCR is performed.
  • EXIF, color profiles, layers, animation frames, and camera metadata may be stripped unless the destination requires minimal metadata.
  • Transparency stays for PNG and WebP but is filled with the selected background for JPEG, BMP, PDF, and other opaque targets.
  • Animated inputs such as GIF are flattened to a still frame unless a server codec explicitly supports animation for that output.
  • SVG input is rasterized at the requested dimensions or DPI, producing pixels rather than editable vector paths.
  • Server-only codecs or PDF rendering are used when browsers cannot safely handle the pair.

A real DirectDraw Surface (DDS) → TIFF run

We converted our DirectDraw Surface (DDS) sample (281 KB) with Image engine on 2026-10-20. It took 74 ms and produced a 322 KB TIFF file, about the same size as the input. The engine raised 1 warning, listed below.

Input · sample.dds · 281 KB

288,128 bytes

Output · sample.tif · 322 KB

480 × 600 px, deflate

Width
480
Height
600
Encoding
deflate
  • Image metadata stripped from output.

Options

width
Set the output width in pixels.
height
Set the output height in pixels.
fit
Contain, cover, or fill within the requested dimensions.
quality
Set lossy output quality where the codec supports it.
background
Fill transparency with this color for opaque formats.
stripMetadata
Remove source metadata when writing the output.
dpi
Rasterize SVG or PDF-derived pixels at the requested scale where supported.

Example

input
DirectDraw Surface (DDS) image, 1200 × 800 pixels
output
TIFF image resized or re-encoded without OCR text extraction

Do it in code

python
from PIL import Image
img = Image.open("input.dds")
img.save("output.tif")

DirectDraw Surface (DDS) to TIFF by API or MCP

The HTTP API and the MCP server run the exact engine this page uses (Image engine); the response carries the same warnings the web converter shows. Check support first with GET /api/v1/pairs?from=dds&to=tiff.

curl
curl -X POST https://filetypeconverters.com/api/v1/convert \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FTC_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@input.dds" -F "from=dds" -F "to=tiff" \
  --output output.tif
API reference

Related conversions

This converter works today; a tested write-up of what changes for DirectDraw Surface (DDS) → TIFF is in progress.