/r/SFM
The Source Filmmaker (SFM) is the movie-making tool built and used by Valve to make movies inside the Source game engine. Because the SFM uses the same assets as the game, anything that exists in the game can be used in the movie, and vice versa. By utilizing the hardware rendering power of a modern gaming PC, the SFM allows storytellers to work in a what-you-see-is-what-you-get environment so they can iterate in the context of what it will feel like for the final audience.
Welcome to official Source Filmmaker subreddit!
Rules
- Harassment of other users will not be tolerated.
- Do not advocate piracy of any intellectual property.
- Do not violate the SSA.
- Respect the intellectual property of others. Do not take credit for artwork that was not made by you.
- Keep reposting to a minimum. If a submission isn't made by you, please check whether it has been posted on the sub already.
- Blatant pornography will not be tolerated. If your content revolves around SFW themes but includes NSFW assets, e.g. pin-up posters, in the scene, please mark it NSFW.
Official Source Filmmaker Links
Useful Third-Party Tools
All of the following software are free to use
- Crowbar - Source engine model compiler/decompiler
- GCFScape - Source engine VPK package browser/extractor
- VTFEdit - Source engine material authoring and texture conversion
- BSPSource - Source engine map decompiler
- Blender, and by extension, Blender Source Tools - 3D modelling/animation software for custom asset creation in Source Filmmaker workflows
- Notepad++ - Text editor, used for model and material authoring in Source Filmmaker workflows
Related Subreddits
- /r/TF2 - Team Fortress 2 content
- /r/DotA2 - Dota 2 content
- /r/GMod - Garry's Mod content
- /r/Steam - Steam subreddit
- /r/Blender - Subreddit of the 3D modelling/animation software, Blender
/r/SFM
63,636 Subscribers
Boom
08:05 UTC
uuhhh? how do i get back the ability to search for cosmetics?
02:23 UTC
Assets disappear/inaccessable
So I had just got back into s2fm since sfm but I took a short break during Thanksgiving. However now that I’m back I cannot find the same assets I was able to before. I am no longer able to import player models or weapons when before I could browse the folder and locate them. Also, I cannot get to the folder browser anymore either. Am I supposed to be doing this in the modeldoc editor? If anyone knows what I am talking about please help 🙏🏼
01:07 UTC
how do i fix this
00:38 UTC
SFM launching in a hidden window.
I have seen several posts on this issue, however, they recommend checking if the program runs NVIDIA. The issue is i have an AMD card. I have checked and launched sfm via the AMD controller specifically yet the issue persists. Is there a solution? This is a fresh install, no workshop mods, no pausing the installation.
17:10 UTC
Medic Doodle Dance!
15:55 UTC
scout animation but file wont work on reddit
15:52 UTC
fbx model to sfm ready model
since im really impatient and bad at blender I've been wanting to port over all the already rigged mouthwashing models to sfm, is there any quick way to do that?
13:45 UTC
reached 80 hours in sfm, poorly animated over a 1985 mafia killing news report
12:53 UTC
Keep getting jittering for a frame on the pelvis. Neither tangents nor moving the graph lines are working and if I delete it, it just breaks. How can I fix this?
10:02 UTC
Sfm is broken
so my pc broke and i ended up getting sfm on my lenovo school laptop. But you know how there is that thing where you override mods that clash or smth. but that should only happen when i get new mods, now it makes me click accept all like 35 times whenever i open it. PLEASE HELP
03:07 UTC
I'm just a simple man trying to make way in the universe
23:01 UTC
The Goddess of rot
22:50 UTC
New to sfm
(FIXED) Hey guys, new to sfm. Was wondering how I could make demo knight? I can't find his shields or eyelander when searching for models. Could someone help?
21:59 UTC
Wayfarer
21:28 UTC
My Full Game-Accurate FNAF Movie Trailer has finally released after 2 Years! Full Version on YT! Hope you guys enjoy!
18:57 UTC
The Line
17:59 UTC
mewtwo strikes back
15:58 UTC
When you finally killed that annoying spy (it feels funky)
15:31 UTC
Sloth
13:29 UTC
Since I have an unsupported graphic card,which one should I get for Christmas,amd or nivida or does it not matter?
11:26 UTC
footage
11:00 UTC
How to save custom model recolor in SFM?
07:47 UTC
Not paying taxes
04:33 UTC
Fighting it out
04:16 UTC
Can anyone help me find this? Some time ago I saw a clip of a remake of the movie Evolution (2001) in SFM using assets from Valve games
I remember them using various aliens and Xen fauna from the Half-Life games as stand ins for the aliens seen in the movie. I also remember the creator using assets from Dead Center for the sequence set in a mall. And the HEV suit was used as the hazmat suits seen throughout the film.
I’ve been searching for this for years. Has anybody seen it?
02:45 UTC
A Magician port has been released... by me.
I'm gonna sh0ot myself (out of a canon) and make you all watch
It has been a pain for almost a week to make the port but it's finally done, some parts are still cuarky but it should work just fine...
Go check it and give it a try, share your animations if you like
Link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3376914269
01:36 UTC