[Useful links] * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectDraw_Surface - Wiki:) * http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb943990.aspx - MSDN * http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb943991(v=vs.85).aspx - Programming Guide * http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb943982(v=vs.85).aspx - DDS Header * http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb943983(v=vs.85).aspx - DDS Header DXT10 * http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb943984(v=vs.85).aspx - PixelFormat * http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb153349(v=vs.85).aspx - Surface formats (aka Format enum) * http://www.poopinmymouth.com/tutorial/dds_types.html - A bit better explanation than in MSDN * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S3_Texture_Compression - DXT compression