FreeImage

[serial]

For those people who are creating world editors and use DDS files.  On of the primary problems you'll face is how to display a DDS file in a win form.  Form a create little free .NET api that is fast and easy to use. 

http://freeimage.sourceforge.net

Basically once you add the referance and copy the unmanaged DLL in to the appropriate folder all you have to do is

using FreeImageAPI;

pictureBox1.Image = new FreeImageBitmap(@"texture.dds").ToBitmap();

Make sure you take a look at the licensing options though.  You don't have to pay money but it may affect any method you wish to use to distribute your software. 

[beyonder]

Excellent. I use ImageXPress for my image loading and manipulation. However no DDS. This might solve that problem. Thanks serial.

[Lenn]

Hmm, this is curious, I was just about to go looking for something like this. Thanks.