Source Filmmaker

A very short but informative tutorial. Please note, Hammer Knowledge is required to do this, so if you're new to hammer, get acquainted first.

Basic introduction to lipsyncing in the Source Filmmaker

How to make different camera angles in the same sequence/render

Save/Upload your Animation

In this tutorial I discuss an easy way to do locks.

How to head hack properly

In this guide, I will show you 2 ways to equip the Gunslinger, and the pros and cons of each method.

Just a quick tutorial about how to show a video or animated image inside a SFM video (Spanish Audio / English Subs)

Covers the creation of animated GIFs in SFM

Basic introduction to the graph Editor in the Source Filmmaker

Basics tutorial that takes you through the process of making a simple film

to show how easy it is to adjust FOV for those new SFM'ers out there

A tutorial covering the simple basic Render Settings in Source Filmmaker.

Adding Fk to an IK rig

How you can load and explore the Source Filmmaker Logo animation, which is not only included with Source Filmmaker, but was actually made in Source Filmmaker.

Walks through the creation of a scene in SFM

Giving a general tutorial on making comics from within SFM

Did it ever occur to you that it would be so much simpler to find the items in Source Filmmaker if their filenames were the same as their display names?

In today's Tip of the Day I show you how to freeze a particle system in place, so you can do things like frozen explosions or blood spatter in a still life, and animate other elements such as a camera.

This guide shows you how to run SFM on mac with a wrapper for the software.

If the model is very dark when the AO - check if she has a transparent texture.

In today's Tip of the Day, I discuss how you can quickly and easily add TF2 items to your models without having to go through a bunch of extra steps, thanks to Valve's addition of a fine feature to SFM.

This video is for those who have the problem for the cloak.bsp problem all you do is need to delete the word cloak in the search selection.

How to use locks by creating a spy, attaching a cigarette to his hand, animating him, and putting a smoke particle effect on the cigarette in his hand.

A tutorial on how to create slow Motion

A tutorial covering applying particles to objects and also explains a little technique I have for applying them to Unicorn horns!

Having trouble finding the appropriate effect that you want when you are making unusual loadout posters?

Series of tutorials covering how to create a simple film using game mode

In today's Tip of the Day I show you how you can put slugs (blank shots) to use in your animations.

This video will show a simple trick that will allow you to copy and paste Valve's sequences onto a custom model, like the Femscout.

This guide will use the well kown method called Three Point Lighting. It's a technique that all photographers use for a potrait, aswell in movies.

Thought I'd show people how to get the cel-shading effect in SFM.

Basic introduction to editing in the Source Filmmaker

How to make a simple SFM poster

Want to know how to render your movie in a single project file ? This is actually possible to do, read on !

In this guide you will get an Step by Step explaination how to use custom textures in SFM and how to apply them in SFM without overwriting the original texture.

Basic introduction to Particles in the Source Filmmaker

How to create a depth of field effect so that the camera focuses on an object(s) and everything in front of or behind the object(s) is blurred.

Explains Cinematography

Tutorial covering the SFM Particle Editor

Covers the basics of creating a simple idle animation in SFM

Create a nifty animated wheatfield

How to create your very own 3D object and get it into Source Filmmaker

An alternate way to light models using Aim Contraints

I show you how to make Blue triangles and then cause them to emit from a medic.

Fixing the 5% Weight Bone Link Cull on Models

In today's Tip of the Day I show you how you can change the behavior of the rotation tool to allow you to lock rotation to the world or to change the center of rotation for a selected object.

Guides you through the process of creating Stylized Lighting

Follow a character with a camera

Ponies Tutorial - FK animation and The Graph Editor

Learn how to cloak TF2 models in SFM! This involves the Element Viewer so be careful!

How to load GMOD maps or any map into SOURCE FILMMAKER (SFM)

I Will Show You How To Make A SFM Team Fortress 2 Loadout Poster

Locking Items: The Easy Way

A basic overview of how to get the SFM and how to do some basic stuff with it

IMPORTING PRE-MADE ANIMATIONS

In this video we quick look at an unanimated camera and learn the basic keys used to manouever the camera around the map.

How to create a moving camera in Source Filmmaker using keyframing/bookmarking in the Graph Editor.

This tutorial shows you how to create the shaky cam effect

This will also teach you a little bit about Locking models onto other models if you are not entirely familiar with that.

Omni-Lights and Living Shadows

Do you not know how to set up SFM for Hammer Editor!Then this guide is for you!

a long long LONG lighting walkthrough of a wrongfloor turret ring scene

In this video I will be going over the process of rendering a scene into movie form. I have added a few tips that might help you.

In this video i will teach you how you can make your own animation movie with Source Filmmaker

Converting XNA Models to SFM compatible models

What are all these black and purple Things that are ruining the scene???

To cover some of the little tips and tricks I have learned over time, I thought making collection videos occasionally would work best.

Doc talks about lɪp sɪŋk

Guides you through the process of creating Global Dynamic Lighting

Covers the process required to modify materials

An essential lesson on using reference to create believable animation.

In this tutorial, I will show you the basics on how to use cameras.

After some experimenting I've found a relatively quick way of swapping heads in the SFM

This is a six part series on how to repair materials in the Robotic Boogaloo Hats and Misc Items, the Heavy's ToughGuy Toque and the VooDoo JuJu to fix them from being black or glowing and display there proper colours.

A quick and easy guide to getting MvM to work in Source Filmmaker

Fixing Transparent items due to AO on some models.

In today's Tip of the Day I show you how to animate a sentry explosion, how to move its location and adjust its timing to synchronize with another event.

Finishing up the poses then starting to add particles.

How to make a simple/basic SFM Poster!

Just a quick demonstration of how you can quickly produce good looking handheld camera shots through pupeteering and time control.

SFM Linear/32bpc Float Workflow

Tutorial series covering the decompilation of source models and importing to SFM

A tutorial on how to smoothly Looping Particles in a GIF

tips and tricks for lighting in SFM

Converting XNA Models to SFM compatible models

Import animations, including motion capture files into SFM!

How to adjust the settings for SSAO (Screen Space Ambient Occlusion) to produce better shadows and lighting for your posters and movies.

In this guide I will show you how to paint Team Fortress 2 Hats and Miscs in Source Filmmaker.

In today's Tip of the Day I describe a problem you may run into if you work with very long shots (longer than 60 seconds) which is characterized by any animations freezing and being unable to be modified. I show you why it happens and how to correct it.

Have you ever got tired of having to brighten up an SFM animation in an editing program? Well hopefully those days are gone:D

Converting XNA Models to SFM compatible models

In today's Tip of the Day I discuss the details of the Falloff Interpolation presets, which allow you to change how movements in the Motion Editor are applied- Linear, Ease In, Ease Out, and Ease In and Out.

In this tutorial we bring the animation we created in the previous tutorial segments into Source Filmmaker.

A very simple demo showing how a walking cycle works.

Tf2/Sfm: How i make thumbnails (Speed Poster)

Learn the basics of pose-to-pose animation with a generic walk-cycle using Source Filmmaker.

I'm going to be making a SFM artwork tutorial series so you guys can make amazing artworks! 🙂

Converting XNA Models to SFM compatible models

This is just a quick tutorial on how to the gmod pony workshop into SFM

This step-by-step tutorial explains how to create dynamic floating text in Source Filmmaker using a rope particle system, from creating the texture and material files to making them appear in your shots.

Covers the basics of keframed lip syncing

Here i show you how To use Particles

Ever tried rotating the fingers of a rigged model, only to find that it lags whenever you try to? It's an incredibly common issue among users. This will show you how to reduce that lag.

For both posters and animations.

A basic overview of how to use the graph editor

A list of TF2 paints in RGB colour values.

How to make custom model dance like TF2 animation

This guide will probably help you get your content needed and lure some attention to it. It contains basic tips on what people usually like to see, when they are looking for models, and how to make them a little bit more appreciating.

Here is show you how to give a character glowing eyes by using lights.

Tutorial series covering the decompilation of source models and importing to SFM

A more in-depth tutorial on how to get sounds/songs into SFM the correct way so you can avoid raging like a beeyotch.

Fixing the 5% Weight Bone Link Cull on Models

The WIP for Tapeworm!.

Basic introduction to selecting time in the Source Filmmaker

Getting HL2 models to talk with Extract Phonemes

How to fix/Import custom BSP/textures for SFM

This tutorial will describe the basic process of importing, exporting and compiling a model, as well as creating very basic textures and materials for use with Source Filmmaker.

Here's a little Quick Tip on how to fix those weird facial behaviors on the pony models when you try to export a poster!

how to record motion and import it as an animation into Source Filmmaker.

This is a detailed tutorial that goes over the difference between locking to a models position and rotation

So me and Narry Gewman/SmellyFeetYouHave have figured out a way to make cloth-like simulations in Source using Maya to pre-bake them

Posing speed walkthrough

In today's Tip of the Day I take you on a brief tour of the Movie Export settings and discuss what the various options do.

Combining sequences within SFM

How to get custom maps working in SFM

In this guide, I'll show you how to use zombie skins in SFM without the transparence effect.

This guide will teach you how to do basic three point lighting in the Source FilmMaker

How to use GCFScape, VMEX and Hammer to get your favorite HL2 map into Source Filmmaker.

Converting XNA Models to SFM compatible models

Series of tutorials covering how to create a simple film using game mode

Importing models from CSGO and Portal 2 into SFM

Basic Pose to Pose Animation

In this guide, I'll explain to you how to use the TF2 model 'Empty' to automatically pose the pistons on Personality Core/GLaDOS' models so you don't have to worry about animating them

Using hats in SFM

A simple example of Animating in SFM

THE BASICS (Graph Editing)

Tutorial series covering the decompilation of source models and importing to SFM

How to find the sounds that SFM will automatically put in the scene when you record a scene

In this part of the tutorial I show you how to update a TF2 model to be ready for animation by exporting it from Maya and editing it in MotionBuilder.

As soon as I saw that there were no guides to take iTunes music and put it into SFM, I started making this guide. I'll teach you how to take your iTunes music and put it in SFM.

How to use phong mapping in SFM

In this very easy guide, I'll show you how to paint the green_plane with the color you want.

Updated tutorial on how to get your own custom animation into SFM without having to use Maya

here`s a work-around to allow you to scale body parts while the Model retains it`s Rig

Basically showing how you can use Override Material to hide some parts of models in sfm. Also using it to change the color of models.

A quick run through of some IK rig basics and a neat trick with ik/fk blending

How to insert blood or explosion particles into your SFM short film/movie.

Collection of common and not so common bugs you may encounter with SFM

Does your objects stop moving after about 65 seconds? This guide will help you solve the problem (mostly)!

Hey this is the best info I can post so far, for SFM to help others!

How to setup Lights and filters in SFM

How To Place a Model and Add Cosmetics

In today's Tip I show you how to adjust the timescale of your shots, and discuss some of the underlying elements of how SFM processes animation set data to produce what we call a 'shot'.

In today's Tip of the Day I show you how to create a 'Light Kit', and discuss a little bit about lighting

Have you ever come across a situation where you converted your .mp3 or .wav files into .wav files and yet they don't play a sound when you imported them into Source Filmmaker?

Getting the best perfomance ( FPS ) for SFM

Cs:go Maps with working shadows in source filmmaker

How to paint hats in SFM!

Got some dodgy grain-like shadows on your creation? This guide can help you fix it!

Covers the basics of animation in SFM

In today's Tip of the Day I show you how to extract models from the TF2 distribution so you can get all the new hats, weapons and other goodies that aren't in the base SFM distribution. You can apply this technique to other Source games as well.

A basic overview of how to use Particles in SFM

Here i show you how To Animate A First Person Scene

I'm going to be making a SFM artwork tutorial series so you guys can make amazing artworks! 🙂

A simple workaround SFM starting in Particle Editor Mode

i decided to make a helpful tutorial on how to fix energy effect in source filmmaker

Text Projection / Hologram.

This is an advanced tutorial on how you can use cinematography in SFM to its full extent

Bring the new Dota 2 Reborn models into SFM via FBX

Graph & Motion Editing - SourceFilmmaker Tutorial

How to export your SFM animation as a GIF

I am back with more SFM tutorials! This one is on Lip Syncing. Enjoy!

Converting XNA Models to SFM compatible models

How you can take an existing sequence you have recorded (in this case, a Scout running through the scene) and modify some elements while leaving others alone.

In Part 3 of this tutorial I show you how to process the actions you recorded in Part 2.

Covers the basics of SFM

This series discusses the programs used to fix material files so hats and miscellaneous item display properly in SFM

In today's Tip of the Day, I show you how to reset the pivot handle on a model once it's been moved. I also show you a few other tricks with the pivot handles.

Importing Counter Strike Global Offensive stuff to Source Filmmaker.

This tutorial shows you how to access the new TF2 VPK files using GCFScape

speed tutorial on working with animation in SFM

CoryCee takes you through a quick overview of what you can do with the new Source Filmmaker

Basic introduction to sound in the Source Filmmaker

What to do when the Steam Library won't give you easy access to SFM.

Converting XNA Models to SFM compatible models

This is a guide for those who wonder why I do what I do in my art. I will also explain the concept of it.

I wanted to relax a little so I decided as a one off I'd create a short scene and share with you the stages in which it was created, as opposed to what i usually upload.

This video shows how to fix Community TF Items that are supposed to be paintable, but remain black when painted by replacing the original TF2 Materials with Workshop material fixes.

How to make a Loadout Poster for Team Fortress 2 in Source Filmmaker

I’m sorry to say that I don’t actually have stocking-covered leg models. However, with that said, I’m gonna try and explain how to make sexy legs at the least and do some basic Photoshopping/image-editing

This shows you how to get in-game customizable decals for flat surfaces via Particles.

Tutorial series covering the decompilation of source models and importing to SFM

In this guide video I'll show you how to give your Source Filmmaker videos an almost film like quality.

How to Paint Hats and Cosmetics in SFM

This mainly involves the 3-point-lighting technique

Process of bringing custom assets into SFM

In this tutorial I am teaching you how to add accessories to your pony.

How to make a nice poster

SFM just added model and bone scaling, which is glorious. I saw a few things people were having trouble with about it, and decided to have a quick poke at them.

Today, Joe shows you how to use Source Filmmaker, a software that you can use to create animated clips of tf2, l4d2 and many more games

In today's Tip of the Day I show you how to prevent animation sets from being selectable in the viewport and why you might want to do so.

In this guide video I'll show you how to add motion blur

How to manual pose in SFM!

How to adjust focal distance and aperture on your cameras in Source Filmmaker, allowing you to create interesting focal and zoom effects- such as making the foreground object blurry while the background is crisp, and vice versa.

In this guide I will teach you on how you can put killstreak sheens into SFM

In this video I analyze an animation I have made and fix it up a bit, giving tips and tricks a long the way

In this tutorial I discuss how to replace the phoneme, viseme, and emotion tabs that like to go missing into some blackened abyss in SFM

This is just a quick tutorial on how to add a volumetric light.

Learn some stuff about animation in SFM. This won't get you a job at pixar or disney but it will help you improve (I hope).

Here you can find a list of texture fixes which allows model recolouring to work.

Learn how to decompress these maps so that SFM won't crash upon loading them.

The basics of materials in SFM

Breakdown of how to get shot lighting in SFM

A simple example of lighting in SFM

This tutorial session acts as a learning tool to discover how to do basic things in SFM.

In this tutorial I will try to explain how to apply a particle system to a model. This isnt a simple lock, it makes the particle system go over the entire model.

I'm going to be making a SFM artwork tutorial series so you guys can make amazing artworks! 🙂

In today's Tip of the Day I show you how to create simple text overlays and add them to your animations as title cards.

Source Filmmaker recently updated to allow models to be resized, This tutorial shows you how to use it.

This is a basic tutorial on Three Point Lighting, which is not only used by SFM users, but also by professional cinematographers as well.

This is an introduction to the Portal 2 IFM, a build of SFM made specifically for portal 2.

Showing you how to make your own loadout posters with Source Film Maker

Scaling made simple. Most other guides require extra tools. This however, only uses the Source Engine.

We explore use the graph editor to create counter-animation

This is a rehash of my first tutorial which is utter garbage and basically shows you how I have no idea what I’m talking about have the time

How to create maps with no lights for use in SFM.

I released some sky particles to the workshop yesterday. So I decided to make a guide on scene building with them.

Series of tutorials covering how to create a simple film using game mode

Spy Sapping Buildings

So, you're making a movie, and you've posed your character, but oh no! Their eyes are blank! Why is this, you ask? Well, it's because through posing your model, the 'ViewTarget' of their eyes has been left behind, back where you first spawned it.

This video shows how to use 2 different maps in 2 Shots in a single SFM Session.

In today's Tip of the Day I show you how to add the 'gibbing' effect to make your posed models explode as though they were detonated by a sticky, etc.

This tutorial shows you how to create a reverse tracking shot

How to create basic animation in SFM

Here we will cover the topic of Animation in SFM, this is a more of a time-consumeing part than a diffucult part.

TF2 - Making some SFM Posters

I show you how to increase the slider range at the camera, lights ...

This is an updated tutorial regarding fixing the eye movement on Garry's Mod models.

Well, look no further, for here you can find the answer to all of your questions regarding the new scaling system in SFM

This guide will help you to create decent posters and/or images in Source Filmmaker.

The main objective of this guide is to help you guys find the Source Filmmaker Intro within Source Filmmaker. The intro can be put at the end of your video.

A cool new way for Source Filmmakers like myself to put hats on things.

Modify materials of objects within SFM

easy to understand tutorial for animating FNAF

This video will allow you to compare the 4 render settings you get to use in the SFM.
All were rendered at 1920X1080 @24fps

Just a basic tutorial on installing and using sfmphys

This tutorial is to help all those getting their feet wet with Pony SFM. It covers the basics from loading a map to working on a pony model.

In today's Tip of the Day I show you how to use the console command 'r_cleardecals' to remove the bullet holes, blood and other effects that end up on your background scenery when recording in Source Filmmaker.

Converting XNA Models to SFM compatible models

Depth Of Field Tutorial (Source Filmmaker)

In this SFM tutorial, I will show you how to apply hats to characters and how to remove default headgear

In today's tip I take you through the process of updating the All-Father model so you can get that beard working right in SFM!

This is not a step by step guide and I will not be covering the basics of using the program, these are just some tips on how to make each poster something you can be proud of.

how I did the Error Texture spreading in my latest video, Weaponized Negativity

In today's Tip of the Day I show you how to make a camera pan to track a moving model, in this case a Scout running across a scene.

This tutorial teaches you how to prevent props, particles, and sounds from overlapping from previous recordings in SFM

For you who can't figure out how to import models into SFM, might want to take a quick look at this.

How To Extract Garry's Mod Maps

I’m gonna teach you my way on how to cry.

Downloading and installing models

Tutorial for medic gun particle!

Some items have jiggle bones that don't show up when you load them. This is a quick guide to tell you how to activate them.

Tutorial covering how to make Pony Eyes glow.

lip syncing tutorial for Source Film Maker

Converting XNA Models to SFM compatible models

How to import Dota 2 models to Source Filmmaker

This series discusses the programs used to fix material files so hats and miscellaneous item display properly in SFM

This little tutorial will show you an easy way to make your SFM animations into proper video files.

How to modify textures using the element viewer to make them do some pretty interesting stuff.

Want some cool action shots? Do you want to know how to enhance it? Well, you're in the right place!

Here's my step-by-step guide for getting models off of the workshop!

How to Add Unusual Effects and Particles in SFM

In this tutorial I show you how to create a bone naming template for your animations exported from iPiSoft, which we will use later to quickly map characters to your motion capture data.

How to fix a Character collapse situation

In this tutorial, I show you how to create a depth of field effect.

Material overrides allow specific modifications of a models textures without effecting other instances of the model.

How you can import a custom model from garrysmod.org

In today's Tip of the Day I show you how to access the various class-based particle systems and demonstrate using the Eyelander eye effect on a heavy

Some tricks I learned about locking weapons and items to characters.

This guide is dedicated to beginners, I'll teach you how to create a simple poster (for TF2 and not only).

In today's Tip of the Day I introduce you to the Particle System Editor in Source Filmmaker, a tool you can use to create or modify your own particle systems.

In today's tip I give a quick demonstration of the differences between Transform, Overwrite and Offset in the Motion Editor of Source Filmmaker.

A Quick Guide To Show you how to make the sheens. Sadly It works only on normal weapons, Not The Austrlium ones.

Hats & Misc

How to lock items to parts of your character's body so that they move together.

Create pose to pose animation from the graph editor

Tutorial series covering the decompilation of source models and importing to SFM

How to use Sprays in TF2 within Source Flimmaker

In this series of tutorial videos I show you how to record motion and import it as an animation into Source Filmmaker. This part focuses on getting your motion capture software set up.

In today's Tip I show you how to use the Work Camera Lock to allow you to make the Work Camera follow models automatically.

Part 2 of how to copy and paste a run cycle

How to Create a Simple/Good Looking SFM Poster

In today's tip of the day I show you how you can use the In, Out, Paste and Drop Procedural Presets in Source Filmmaker.

In this guide we answer the deep question some that are new to SFM have, 'How do i get the models from the internet, into my SFM?'

Converting XNA Models to SFM compatible models

In today's Tip I show you an organizational method to keep your more complex scenes with lots of animation sets more easily managed by changing the color of the labels in the Animation Set Editor.

How to render with SFM

Basics tutorial that takes you through the process of making a simple film

An Absolute Beginners Guide to SFM - Part 1 - The Basics

Full tutorial for Source Filmmaker by © 2012 Valve Corporation, Basically all the separate tuts merged into one

Create a cute Animu wallpaper from the female scout

if you wanna do cool stuff with eyes but don’t want to go around editing VMT’s, then listen up!

How to get Source Filmmaker working on a Mac

Tutorial on the camera styles used in Bolder Heavy

Cinematography in SFM

Covers porting from XNA lara to SFM

I found it quite useful when I found out you could do this, even if it is so simple. Unsure how well known it is, but makes the creation of cycles MUCH easier.

In this tutorial we will convert an animation from inside Second Life into a .dmx file which we can import into Source Filmmaker.

I show how to add Unusual effects, Map effects, Cool Rendering Settings, and more!

Create a Explosion Particle

How to add makeup and wrinkles to a character

In Source Filmmaker there is a tiled Fire effect on the Cut Throat Concierge for the Spy, I'm going to show you how to fix it

How to spawn and use particle systems in Source Filmmaker by linking the 'Domination' particle to a soldier and having him run around with it.

This is a small tutorial to help you guys set up your lights for a SFM picture, i used my Umbra picture as an example!

PUT HATS ON PEOPLE! - How To: Source Filmmaker

Series of tutorials covering how to create a simple film using game mode

This tutorial shows how to get a better/more efficient layout for SFM

CS:S Smooth Walkthrough Tutorial

A step by step guide to make your Half life 2 characters lipsync.

How To - Create a Simple Idle Animation in Source Filmmaker

I cover a lot of techniques in this guide, some basic, some advanced.
It is very thorough, with nearly 110 annotated screenshots.

In today's tip I show you a bit about how offset mode can allow you to modify existing animation curves in the Graph Editor without destroying the base animation.

A list of Source Engine games and whether their models or maps are compatible with SFM (and in what way). Please contribute any info and help complete this!

This is an revised tutorial to my original that is shorter, sweeter, and hopefully more clear as to how you can import most of the available PONY SFM models.

This tutorial shows how to make the background effect seen in almost every shot of the microfilm Heavy's Falcon Punch

Basic tutorial detailing an edit in motion

Tidying up particles and adding lights.

more pony stuff it seems ...

A tutorial on how to create a sun