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Can My PC Run Source Filmmaker?

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The Source Filmmaker (SFM) is the movie-making tool built and used by us here at 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

Source Filmmaker System Requirements

Minimum Requirements

CPU
3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce 200 series card or better, or AMD Radeon 3000 series or better (NVIDIA GeForce 400 series or AMD Radeon 5000 series preferred) Monitor: 1366 x 768 (1920 x 1080 suggested) Hard Drive: At least 15 GB of Space Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible USB headset with mic (suggested)
VRAM
Not stated
RAM
2 GB
Storage
Not stated
OS
Windows 7 / Vista (Windows 7 64 bit suggested)
DirectX
Not stated
Network
Not stated

Recommended Requirements

The publisher has not published a recommended specification for this title.

✓ Independently verified against the publisher 2026-08-23Source: Steam store page

Application details

Vendor
Valve
Licence
Free
Last verified
23 August 2026

About Source Filmmaker

The Source Filmmaker (SFM) is the movie-making tool built and used by us here at 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.

Official site ↗Steam ↗

What PC do I need for Source Filmmaker?

For a comfortable experience, the publisher's minimum specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.

Graphics card
NVIDIA GeForce 200 series card or better, or AMD Radeon 3000 series or better (NVIDIA GeForce 400 series or AMD Radeon 5000 series preferred) Monitor: 1366 x 768 (1920 x 1080 suggested) Hard Drive: At least 15 GB of Space Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible USB headset with mic (suggested)
Processor
3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)
Memory
2 GB RAM
Operating system
Windows 7 / Vista (Windows 7 64 bit suggested)

Not sure how your parts compare? Run the check above or read what these tiers mean.

Can my laptop run Source Filmmaker?

The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the NVIDIA GeF named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.

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