Xmh Tools

A tools suite for image processing.

Project hosted at: https://github.com/xMadHack/ImageWarp
For more information of the project and the tools, visit the wiki: https://github.com/xMadHack/ImageWarp/wiki

Included features:

• Enables generation of DDS files thumbnails in window explorer (including compressed formats)
• Context Menu with shortcuts for DDS and PNG files functionalities.
• TexPatcher: a Tool to quickly apply patches to texture files. (Mosly useful to patch body seams in textures like Skyrim, when having unmatching body and head textures.)
• LiteView: A light-weight image viewer supporting DDS file formats.

Only Windows x64 operative systems are supported
Requires .Net 6.0 and .NetFramework 4.7.2

Tested in:

• Windows 10 x64

Textures not included.
They have to be downloaded externally.

Contribute!

With a pull request: https://github.com/xMadHack/ImageWarp
Be a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xMadHack
Donate to the effort: https://paypal.me/xMadHack

Instructions For Users

Legitimate Download Sites

Do no accept binaries from sites that are not listed here.
Legitimate:

• Official Mod in NexusMods. https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/60852
• Releases of https://github.com/xMadHack/ImageWarp/releases

Installation

Normally, the installation instruction are listed in the site that hosted the link to the binaries.
Here is listed the general usage.

First, install the required runtimes (both of them):

https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-desktop-6.0.1-windows-x64-installer

https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net472-web-installer

1. The binaries of Xmh Tools should come packaged in a zip file.
2. Extract the files to the target application path (Where you want the application to be installed).
3. To enable Shell Extensions (DDS thumbnails in windows explorer, and image context menu), execute the file "XmhShellExtensionsInstaller.exe" and follow instructions.

For Developers

The solution is currently tested only with Visual Studio 2022 Comunity Edition.

Building Instrutions

1. Get the source code.
2. Open it in VisualStudio 2022.
3. Build Debug x64 or Release x64.

All the required libraries should be downloaded automatically by NuGet.

Creating outputs

Use the Publish feature (right click a project, and select Publish...) to create the outputs for:

• TexPatcher
• ImgConvertCmd
• XmhShellExtensionsInstaller

The next projects can't be used with the Publish tool, and the outputs must be copied manually.

• LiteView

License

• ImageWarp (AKA [Xmh] Tools)
  This is the current repository and the produced tools. The solution (as in Visual Studio Solution, including all its projects) license is: GNU GPL license v3. https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt

External Libraries.

Emgu CV Installed through NuGet when building.
https://www.emgu.com/ Licence (GNU GPL license v3) copied in the Licenses folder.

SharpShell (MIT license) OpenTK (MIT license)