Use Source Filmmaker

Get ready for the download time and the tutorials. This takes patience.

I have no fricking clue how to use this, but I've seen what it's capable of. 10/10 software.

Saying as how I've been using it since release almost non-stop to become one of the best SFM artists, yeah it's okay.
Just ingnore all the MLP and FNAF cancer that gives the community a bad look.

It looks pretty intimidating at first, but after a few go's at it and understanding how it works, it's truly fun and easy to use.. The way you move the models around are somewhat annoying and can get a bit frustrating at times, so be sure to take your time. I personally use it as an art references for poses and have dabbled a bit into making a movie...So if you have the free time, then I'd suggest screwing around with this program learning how to use it.

This software, in my opinion, is even better than the big names such as Blender, Cinema 4D and even Maya.

You can basically only animate in this software. It can do FAR less than the other softwares, but this is the best software I've come across for animating. It makes it easy and intuitive.

The leading softwares try to cram every single possible ability into them. Modeling, rigging, etc. Not SFM. SFM lets you animate. I appreciate that because it's a focused software that gets the job better than any other competitor.

cool game, nobody on multiplayer, and driving physics are a bit odd but i give it a solid 7/10

TLDR: Good ♥♥♥♥ but you need to be willing to learn how to use it


If you've seen the 'Meet The Class' series that Valve put out as trailers for TF2, you've seen what this software can do at it's peak.

If you've seen the animated gifs of Overwatch characters ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ing, or the animated shorts of the daily life of a citizen from Half-Life, then you've seen what a reasonably skilled user can do.

If you've seen 'poseters' of characters mid-fight, you've seen what someone at a mid-level can do.

If you've seen negative reviews of people claiming SFM is broken, you've seen what someone impatient looks like.

I'll be blunt: Source Filmmaker is a bit like learning how to cook. If you bum-rush it, you can probably make something like what you wanted, but to get good it takes time. If you're willing to take the time, you can make amazing things. If you aren't, prepare for assaches. This isn't Pivot, this isn't Flipnote, this isn't Photoshop, and this sure as hell isn't any kind of drawing program you didn't pay for. This is professional-level software that a company, litterally worth a hundred times- at least- the house you are sitting in, has created. This is VERY high-end content production potentional- as evidenced by the examples I mentioned above. If you aren't willing to donate time to figure out what you're doing, you shouldn't be reading this review in the first place.

Easy to learn and fun to use.
10/10

Apparently people donate items when you make them ~free~ posters
11/10

sfm is the best thow it has it's bugs it stell a great software 10/10