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A cross-platform texture compression system with ETC1S and UASTC Basis formats, command-line encoders, and runtime transcoders that can be packaged in KTX2 for varied GPUs.
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Why it’s here
One published texture can select an appropriate block format on each device, reducing package size, downloads, and platform-specific variants for web, mobile, and desktop releases.
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Before you commit
ETC1S and UASTC trade quality, bitrate, and encoding cost differently; test normals, HDR, and detailed textures separately, and budget runtime transcoding in load-time and cache strategies.