Should Painter open dds files exported from Designer?

[kirkr5689]

I am getting  Failed to decode error.    Photoshop opens them just fine  with Nvidia  plugin installed.   

ps. probleem solved actually.  You need to save 8 bit RGBA and  16 bit gray   , not 16bit RGBA.   It's not great although  since I'd prefer to pack gray channels  into  one 16 bit  RGBA .   But looks like only Designer and Photoshop read them back.

[GeoffroySC]

Hi,
Thank you for reporting this issue, it is indeed a bug. 
I have logged it.
It might be solved in the future Painter updates, but no promises as it depends on it's priority.
Thank you for your help,
Kind Regards,
Geoffroy Sc

[kirkr5689]

Would be also nice if Adobe Bridge  and windows  file manager would be able to show thumbnail  of 16 bit rgba  dds.  If you could do anything about that.    I found dds a quickes to load and export formats , especially in Designer