diff --git a/Scripts/README.md b/Scripts/README.md
index 8f019b2..46560bd 100644
--- a/Scripts/README.md
+++ b/Scripts/README.md
@@ -11,13 +11,38 @@ All files require python3 to be installed.
 ## Usage
 
 ### ddscompress.py
+usage: `ddscompress.py [-h] [--convertcmd CMD] [--compresscmd CMD] [files ...]`
 
 Converts any number of files to `.dds` format, automatically choosing dxt1 or dxt5 depending on if the source image has anything in its alpha channel. Designed to be used with a glob, e.g: `ddscompress.py *.png`
 
+positional arguments:
+  `files`: input texture files
+
+optional arguments:
+  `-h, --help `: show this help message and exit
+  `--convertcmd CMD`: name of imagemagick's convert tool (default: `convert`)
+  `--compresscmd CMD`: name of the nvidia dds compress tool (default: `nvcompress`)
+
 ### ddsdecompress.py
+usage: `ddsdecompress.py [-h] [--decompresscmd CMD] [files ...]`
+
+Converts any number of files to `.tga` from `.dds`. Designed to be used with a glob, e.g: `ddsdecompress.py *.dds`
+positional arguments:
+  `files`: input dds files
 
-Converts any number of files to `.png` from `.dds`. Designed to be used with a glob, e.g: `ddsdecompress.py *.dds`
+optional arguments:
+  `-h, --help`: show this help message and exit
+  `--decompresscmd CMD`: name of the nvidia dds decompress tool (default: `nvdecompress`)
 
 ### ddsck.py
+usage: `ddsck.py [-h] [--convertcmd CMD] [--infocmd CMD] [files ...]`
+
+Checks any number of dds files for common issues, including formats not supported by KSP, and DXT5 textures that don't use the alpha channel. Designed to be used with a glob, e.g: `ddsck.py *.dds`
+
+positional arguments:
+  `files`: input dds files
 
-Checks any number of dds files for common issues, including formats not supported by KSP, and DXT5 textures that don't use the alpha channel. Designed to be used with a glob, e.g: `ddsck.py *.dds`
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+optional arguments:
+  `-h, --help`: show this help message and exit
+  `--convertcmd CMD`: name of imagemagick's convert tool (default: `convert`)
+  `--infocmd CMD`: name of the nvidia dds info tool (default: `nvddsinfo`)
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diff --git a/Scripts/dds.py b/Scripts/dds.py
index 4d09135..c4fa575 100644
--- a/Scripts/dds.py
+++ b/Scripts/dds.py
@@ -2,25 +2,24 @@ import subprocess
 import re
 
 def alpha(file):
-    result = subprocess.run(["convert", file, "-resize", "1x1", "-format", "%[fx:int(255*a+.5)]", "info:-"], capture_output=True)
+    result = subprocess.run([convertcmd, file, "-resize", "1x1", "-format", "%[fx:int(255*a+.5)]", "info:-"], capture_output=True)
     result.check_returncode()
     return int(result.stdout)
 
 def flip(file, output):
-    result = subprocess.run(['convert', '-flip', file, output], capture_output=True)
+    result = subprocess.run([convertcmd, '-flip', file, output], capture_output=True)
     result.check_returncode()
     
 def nvcompress(format, file, output):
-    result = subprocess.run(['nvcompress', format, file, output], capture_output=True)
+    result = subprocess.run([compresscmd, format, file, output], capture_output=True)
     result.check_returncode()
-    print(result)
     
 def nvdecompress(file, output):
-    result = subprocess.run(['nvdecompress', '-format', 'png', file, output], capture_output=True)
+    result = subprocess.run([decompresscmd, file, output], capture_output=True)
     result.check_returncode()
 
 def nvinfo(file):
-    result = subprocess.run(['nvddsinfo', file], capture_output=True)
+    result = subprocess.run([infocmd, file], capture_output=True)
     result.check_returncode()
     
     info = {
diff --git a/Scripts/ddsck.py b/Scripts/ddsck.py
index 6ad7891..507257a 100755
--- a/Scripts/ddsck.py
+++ b/Scripts/ddsck.py
@@ -3,11 +3,21 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import os.path
+import argparse
 import dds
 
-for argv in sys.argv[1:]:
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Checks any number of dds files for common issues, including formats not supported by KSP, and DXT5 textures that don't use the alpha channel.")
+parser.add_argument('files', type=str, nargs='*', help = "input dds files")
+parser.add_argument('--convertcmd', type=str, metavar='CMD', default="convert", help="name of imagemagick's convert tool (default: %(default)s)")
+parser.add_argument('--infocmd', type=str, metavar='CMD', default="nvddsinfo", help="name of the nvidia dds info tool (default: %(default)s)")
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+dds.convertcmd = args.convertcmd
+dds.infocmd = args.infocmd
+
+for argv in args.files:
     file = os.path.abspath(argv)
-    output = os.path.splitext(file)[0] + ".png"
 
     info = dds.nvinfo(file)
     format = info["format"]
diff --git a/Scripts/ddscompress.py b/Scripts/ddscompress.py
index f549f26..71e7b12 100755
--- a/Scripts/ddscompress.py
+++ b/Scripts/ddscompress.py
@@ -4,10 +4,21 @@ import sys
 import os
 import os.path
 import tempfile
+import argparse
 import dds
 
-with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="dds") as tempDir:
-    for argv in sys.argv[1:]:
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Converts any number of textures to dds format. automatically chooses dxt1 or dxt5 depending on if the source image has anything in its alpha channel.")
+parser.add_argument('files', type=str, nargs='*', help = "input texture files")
+parser.add_argument('--convertcmd', type=str, metavar='CMD', default="convert", help="name of imagemagick's convert tool (default: %(default)s)")
+parser.add_argument('--compresscmd', type=str, metavar='CMD', default="nvcompress", help="name of the nvidia dds compress tool (default: %(default)s)")
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+dds.convertcmd = args.convertcmd
+dds.compresscmd = args.compresscmd
+
+with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tempDir:
+    for argv in args.files:
         print(f'[{argv}]: converting to dds')
         file = os.path.abspath(argv)
         tmpOutput = os.path.join(tempDir, os.path.basename(file))
@@ -16,11 +27,9 @@ with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="dds") as tempDir:
         alpha = dds.alpha(file)
         dds.flip(file, tmpOutput)
                     
-        print(alpha)
         if alpha < 255:
             format = "-bc3"
         else:
             format = "-bc1"
-        print(format)
         dds.nvcompress(format, tmpOutput, output)
         os.remove(file)
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diff --git a/Scripts/ddsdecompress.py b/Scripts/ddsdecompress.py
index ff78da5..7d9ea14 100755
--- a/Scripts/ddsdecompress.py
+++ b/Scripts/ddsdecompress.py
@@ -3,12 +3,21 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import os.path
+import argparse
 import dds
 
-for argv in sys.argv[1:]:
-    print(f'[{argv}]: converting from dds')
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Converts any number of files from dds to tga.")
+parser.add_argument('files', type=str, nargs='*', help = "input dds files")
+parser.add_argument('--decompresscmd', type=str, metavar='CMD', default="nvdecompress", help="name of the nvidia dds decompress tool (default: %(default)s)")
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+dds.decompresscmd = args.decompresscmd
+
+for argv in args.files:
+    print(f'[{argv}]: converting from dds to tga')
     file = os.path.abspath(argv)
-    output = os.path.splitext(file)[0] + ".png"
+    output = os.path.splitext(file)[0] + f".tga"
 
     dds.nvdecompress(file, output)
     os.remove(file)
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