---
name: "nvcompress"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libnvtt-bin"
version: "2.0.8-1+dfsg-8.2+b5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nvcompress"
---

# nvcompress(1)

Compresses the given image and produces a DDS file.

## NAME

nvcompress - Compresses the given image and produces a DDS file.

## SYNOPSIS

**nvcompress** \[*OPTION*\] *INFILE* \[*OUTFILE*\]

## DESCRIPTION

nvcompress is part of the NVIDIA texture toolset. The tool compresses the given infile into a dds file.

## INPUT OPTIONS

- **-color**

  The input image is a color map (default).

- **-alpha**

  The input image has an alpha channel used for transparency.

- **-normal**

  The input image is a normal map.

- **-tonormal**

  Convert input to normal map.

- **-clamp**

  Clamp wrapping mode (default).

- **-repeat**

  Repeat wrapping mode.

- **-nomips**

  Disable mipmap generation.

## COMPRESSION OPTIONS

- **-fast**

  Fast compression.

- **-nocuda**

  Do not use cuda compressor.

- **-rgb**

  RGBA format

- **-bc1**

  BC1 format (DXT1)

- **-bc1n**

  BC1 normal map format (DXT1nm)

- **-bc1a**

  BC1 format with binary alpha (DXT1a)

- **-bc2**

  BC2 format (DXT3)

- **-bc3**

  BC3 format (DXT5)

- **-bc3n**

  BC3 normal map format (DXT5nm)

- **-bc4**

  BC4 format (ATI1)

- **-bc5**

  BC5 format (3Dc/ATI2)

## AUTHOR

nvcompress is part of the NVIDIA texture tools

This manual page was written by Lennart Weller \<lhw@ring0.de\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).