Texture Cutter

Chances are you’re into video game development, and you don’t really want to use high-quality textures. Even so, specialized programs are required to build necessary textures to apply on your models. As such, Texture Cutter comes with the means to help you extract and create a texture pattern out of a whole range of image types.

A cool thing about it is that it’s good to go from the moment download is done. Another consequence is that you can easily have it stored on a USB flash drive in case you want or need to use it on a thumb drive. Registry entries are not modified during runtime, so you can rest assured that the health status of the target PC remains intact.

Truth be told, the application does make it easy to extract textures from an impressive array of image files, such as JPG, BMP, ICO, EMF, and WMF. You need to rely on the browse dialog to pick the one of interest. Batch processing isn’t supported according to a custom set of parameters.

The application extracts a single portion of the picture. It’s incredibly easy to define, thanks to the side and top rulers fitted with movable indicators to comfortably specify the capture region. There’s also a set of controls with which to fine-tune each slider. You can adjust zoom levels to get a better view of the image.

It’s a good idea to head over to the preview section before deciding to export the picture. Here you find the texture layout in a pattern environment. You can manually set the number of tiles, either for the selected region or the entire picture. The configuration is then saved as a JPG picture to a location of choice.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that Texture Cutter is a straightforward method of building simple textures from nearly any kind of image file. Defining the pattern is a walk in the park, letting you generate and export a preview on a custom tile layout.