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Kickstarting SFM
One of our early beta testers, Brandon Fayette, has officially become the first successfully funded Kickstarter Source Filmmaker project. It's a great example of what you can do with the SFM using...
View ArticleNew tutorial: Pose-To-Pose Animation
We've been really impressed with everyone's work as folks have been coming up to speed animating characters in the SFM. After the initial 12 tutorials, we've received a lot of requests to help...
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Saxxy Contest Rules Update
In just under a month, we'll start accepting entries for shorts made with the Source Filmmaker, Valve's filmmaking tool. You'll be able to submit in five different categories (Best Action, Best Drama,...
View ArticlePose-To-Pose Animation Part 2
For part 2 of our pose-to-pose tutorial, let's go a little deeper into "blocking". We'll start from the single pose we created in part 1, and then block in a simple performance. Because we're covering...
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How To Make A Poster
Today we added images to the steam community hub for the SFM. You can now share your images directly from the file menu! To celebrate, we thought we would show you how we make wallpapers and posters...
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Now Accepting Submissions for the Saxxy Awards!
As of 12:00AM GMT today and for the next two weeks, we are now accepting submissions for the Second Annual Saxxy Awards! Click here to find out how to submit!
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Five Days Left to Submit to the Saxxy Awards
Just a friendly reminder to anybody planning on submitting an entry to the Second Annual Saxxy Awards that the deadline is November 15, 12:00 AM GMT. This means that we won't accept entries after this...
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Vote! Vote! Vote!
Voting is now LIVE for the Second Annual Saxxy Awards, from now until midnight GMT, November 27th! Your votes will help our panel of judges make the final call on which entries are the most...
View ArticleThe Second Annual Saxxy Awards are HERE! (Almost)
The awards are getting polished. The limousines are gassed up. We're even steam-cleaning all the gravy stains out of the red carpet. All those portentous omens can mean just one thing: In just 48...
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The Second Annual Saxxy Awards Start in 10 Minutes!
The Second Annual Saxxy Awards start in just 10 minutes! And to celebrate, everybody who participated in voting is getting a free Saxxy Clapper Badge! Don't forget to watch the Spike Video Game Awards...
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Tonight at the VGAs: Game of the Decade, and Best Overall Saxxy Winner!
Half-Life 2 and Portal have both been nominated for Game of the Decade! You can vote here, then tune in at 9pm EST tonight to see the winner announced on Spike TV's Video Game Awards. And make sure to...
View ArticleHappy New Year! (0.9.6.1 Released)
It's been a while since we've released an update to the SFM. But don't worry, we've been busy! Granted, we've mostly been busy watching your videos. But we've been up to other stuff too. The two most...
View ArticleThe SFM Gets Its Own Workshop!
That's right! We've added Steam Workshop support to the SFM. Now you can share your models with other filmmakers, rate the work of others, or pick out just the right music for your film. The SFM...
View ArticleAs Promised, We Have All Collectively Lost It
Only 36 hours out from the launch of the SFM Workshop, an amazing clip of Dr. Kleiner singing "Baby Got Back" has surfaced. CornetTheory is either incredibly fast, or has had his Sir...
View ArticleDay Of Defeat: Prelude To Victory
If you have a WW2-themed story kicking around in your head, or are just a big Day of Defeat fan, today is your lucky day! Why? We've added Day of Defeat as an optional DLC for the SFM. Don't worry,...
View ArticleHappy (Belated) Birthday To Us All!
Has it been a year already? It doesn't seem that long ago that we released the SFM, helped host the second annual Saxxy Awards, or added the SFM Workshop. On the other hand, it feels like you, the SFM...
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The Third Annual Saxxy Awards!
That's right, it's that time again! After all the amazing videos from last year, we couldn't not host another Saxxy Awards! We can't wait to see what you can all do after having the SFM in your hands...
View ArticleRules Clarification
We've had questions about the intellection property restriction in the rules for the Saxxy Awards. We've amended the rules to allow music and other works in the public domain to be included in your...
View ArticleNow Accepting Submissions for the Saxxy Awards!
The submission period for the 2013 Saxxy Awards is now open! We encourage you to submit an early version before submitting the final version prior to the deadline a week from now, just in case. Also,...
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Make Voting History!
The Oscars sputtered out after only two years, the Grammys are of course fictional, and the Stanley Cup has yet to be awarded to anybody. That means that with the Third Annual Saxxy Awards, we will...
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The 2013 Saxxy Award Nominees Have Been Announced!
Wow. Just wow. Once again, we're just amazed at the quality of this year's entries to the Saxxy Awards. We laughed, we cried, we were hanging off the edge of our seats, and now we're ready to show you...
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The Winners for the Third Annual Saxxy Awards are Announced!
In addition to watching all the great submissions to the Third Annual Saxxy Awards, we also really enjoy the heated discussions and accolades. Although with everything coming to a close, we're...
View ArticleChristmas Is A Little Early This Year
Now that we've been able to take a little breather after the Saxxy's, we've finally found time for a couple updates that have been commonly requested. First off - the SFM now supports scaling models...
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The Fourth Annual Saxxy Awards!
We were sitting around reminiscing about our favorite SFM videos, when we realized it's time to start this year's Saxxy Awards! We're still reeling from the great videos from last year, and are...
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They're waiting for you, Gordon, in the test chamberrrr.
Ten years ago, a group of ambitious and talented volunteers decided to recreate and reimagine the original Half Life on the (at the time) brand new Source game engine. Two years ago, they released the...
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"You know what I don't hate? This." -Francis
Today we're releasing our latest DLC, the Left 4 Dead Content Pack! It contains the props, infected and all eight survivors from Left 4 Dead 2, including The Passing and The Sacrifice. We're also...
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Plum Blossoms - And Dinosaurs!
Today we're excited to be able to share a double DLC update with you! First, the Blade Symphony folks have fleshed out their DLC with some beautiful new environments, props and music. There are now...
View ArticleLet's Begin Again
As the last of our content pack DLC before the run-up to the Saxxy Awards, we're thrilled to be able to share assets from The Stanley Parable. If you haven't played it, we can't tell you what it's...
View ArticleNow Accepting Submissions For The Fourth Annual Saxxy Awards!
You can now submit your entries for the Fourth Annual Saxxy Awards! We can't wait to see everything that you've all created, but before you submit, here are a few reminders and clarifications. While...
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Vote For The Fourth Annual Saxxy Awards!
It's that time again! Time for you, the community, to help decide which videos are truly the best of the best! Remember that in addition to helping choose the best videos, you're also helping to find...
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Announcing the 2014 Saxxy Awards Nominees!
We laughed. We cheered. We cried. Some of us wouldn't stop crying, and it got awkward. Then we laughed and cheered again. We say this every year, but we were blown away at the quality and...
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The Winners of the 2014 Saxxy Awards!
It was one of the tightest Saxxy races we've ever had, with a lot of heated debate here at Valve. But even with so many great entries, it's still a contest, and someone's got to win. Luckily, someone...
View ArticleImport / Export
Our friends over at Mixamo have been busy adding SFM support to Fuse, their character creation tool on Steam. Read more about the new SFM export feature, watch the tutorial, and see how SFM community...
View ArticleEnd Of The Line
We just watched End Of The Line for the 100th time in a row, and it occurred to us that it was theoretically possible that someone in the SFM community wasn't yet aware of their fantastic short. If...
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Source Filmmaker Reborn
Source Filmmaker is being reborn in the Dota universe! The new SFM will be included in the Dota 2 Reborn Beta, and will work natively with Dota 2 and Dota's custom games. This includes recording...
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The Fifth Annual Saxxy Awards!
It's our favorite time of year again! It's time to announce this year's Saxxy Awards, and lay out the rules and deadlines for submissions. We're especially excited to find out how the mix of universes...
View ArticleNow Accepting Submissions For The Fifth Annual Saxxy Awards!
The submission window for The Fifth Annual Saxxy Awards is open! As we mentioned before, the submission process has changed, so upload your videos to YouTube and head over to your videos page on Steam...
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Vote For The Fifth Annual Saxxy Awards!
It's time once again, for you, the SFM community, to vote for your favorite entries to the Fifth Annual Saxxy Awards! Voting is open until 3PM PST on Monday, November 16th, so you have until then to...
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Announcing The 2015 Saxxy Awards Nominees!
It's been an action-packed Saxxy Awards this year, full of twists and turns, laughs and surprises! We have shorts from well-known members of the community from whom we've seen great things in the...
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The 2015 Saxxy Awards Winners Have Been Revealed!
We say this every year, but we had an especially hard time this year choosing the winners of the Saxxy Awards. The Extended category in particular was overflowing with quality submissions - who knew...
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The Sixth Annual Saxxy Awards!
It's time once again to announce this year's Saxxy Awards, and we couldn't be more excited! Last year we shook up the rules a bit by reducing the length of the themed categories (Action, Comedy,...
View ArticleNow Accepting Submissions For The Sixth Annual Saxxy Awards!
It's time to start submitting your entries to The Sixth Annual Saxxy Awards! You have until Friday, November 11th, 3:00PM PST for your final submission, but we highly recommend you submit versions...
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Vote For The Sixth Annual Saxxy Awards!
It's our favorite time of year! That time when all the Saxxy Awards entries have been submitted, and we can watch videos all day long instead of working. More importantly, so can you! Upvote the ones...
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Announcing The 2016 Saxxy Awards Nominees!
We're approaching the culmination of another year filled with some really amazing Source Filmmaker videos! Today we're announcing the nominees for the 2016 Saxxy Awards, and there are entries that had...
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 Saxxy Awards!
While we're saddened that the end of the 2016 Saxxy Awards is here, we're thrilled to be handing out the golden Saxxy statuettes for the winners! We're still laughing at some of the short and comedy...
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The Seventh Annual Saxxy Awards!
It's time to announce the Saxxy Awards for 2017, and we couldn't be more excited! We can't wait to see what variety of amazing videos you create! Don't forget that all Valve universes are available...
View ArticleNow Accepting Submissions for the Seventh Annual Saxxy Awards!
It's time to start submitting your entries to The Seventh Annual Saxxy Awards! You have until Thursday, March 8th, at 3:00PM PST for your final submission, but we highly recommend you submit versions...
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Vote For The Seventh Annual Saxxy Awards!
It's our favorite time of year! That time when all the Saxxy Awards entries have been submitted, and we can watch videos all day long instead of working. More importantly, so can you! Upvote the ones...
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Announcing The Seventh Annual Saxxy Awards Nominees!
We're approaching the culmination of another Saxxy Awards filled with some really amazing Source Filmmaker videos! Today we're announcing the nominees for the Seventh Annual Saxxy Awards, and there...
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Congratulations to the winners of the Seventh Annual Saxxy Awards!
While we're saddened that the end of the Seventh Annual Saxxy Awards is here, we're thrilled to be handing out the golden Saxxy statuettes for the winners! We're also incredibly excited to be...
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