UI Texture format

[Esavignac]

Hi, I was wondering, is it a good practice to import UI textures in psd format ?
On a pretty big project, I was asking myself if it was better than TGA and or PNG.
Any thought ?

[SupportiveEntity]

Hey there @Esavignac! Welcome to the community! I found a whole thread on users debating the usage of each filetype, and one post in particular I agree with in it:

TGA vs PNG (for textures)

PNG Smaller file size (lossless compression) Less control over transparency since it’s not stored as a separate channel. Modifying transparency is a pain in the *** in PS. TGA Larger file size (can use RLE compression, is lossless) Full control over transparency, since it has a discrete alpha channel. Modifying transparency is easy in PS. TIFF Large-Small File size (can use compressed or uncompressed, lossless) Full control over transparency, due to discrete alpha channel. Modifying tran…

I recommend reading the whole thread, while a couple of years old the filetypes are still relevant!

[Esavignac]

Thank you !