SFM/Command-line startup options

You can launch the SFM directly from Steam, as you would any other game. If you like, when you launch the SFM, you can use certain command-line switches, such as for loading a specific session or for loading a file that specifies certain movie settings or render settings. To do this, in Steam, right-click Source Filmmaker, click Properties, click the SET LAUNCH OPTIONS button, and use one or more of the following command-line switches:

-sfm_loadsession filePath\sessionFile

-sfm_moviesettings filePath\movieSettingsFile

-sfm_rendersettings filePath\renderSettingsFile

where:

• filePath is the complete path of the file
• sessionFile is the complete name of the session file, including the extension
• movieSettingsFile is the complete name of the movie settings file, including the extension
• renderSettingsFile is the complete name of the render settings file, including the extension

Example:

-sfm_loadsession C:\Steam\steamapps\common\SourceFilmmaker\game\usermod\elements\sessions\Session2.dmx

SFM always launches with these command-line options, as seen with the sfm_diagnostics console command: -useqtport -tools -dev -sw -w 1280 -h 720 +mat_hdr_level 3 +mat_queue_mode 0 -insecure

You can also use these switches in a command prompt or in a desktop shortcut.

Raising shadow map resolution

-sfm_shadowmapres XXXX

The default is 2048, possible values are powers of two: 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192.

Miscellaneous

• -cmd
• -dev
• -fakemocap
• -game - Sets the "game mod" SFM uses. The default is usermod.
• -hushasserts
• -insecure - Disables VAC protection. (Not that SFM uses it, however...)
• -min
• -mocap - Makes some mocap features in SFM appear.
• -monitortexturesize - Size of RT_camera monitor textures. The default is 256.
• -noassert
• -nop4 - Disables Perforce in SFM.
• -noqtpickers
• -noqtport - Launch SFM without the standard QT Port window, defaulting to the "classic" engine window GUI.
• -nostartwizard - SFM won't show the "New session"/"Open recent session" window when it starts.
• -nosteam - Launch SFM without Steam.
• -notools - Launch SFM without engine tools. Overrides -tools.
• -no3dviewport
• -particle_perf
• -qtresetsettings
• -qtstylesheet
• -qtvideo
• -reflectiontexturesize - Size of water reflection textures. The default is 1024.
• -rgb
• -rgba
• -sfm_autolayoff filePath\filename - requires filepath to work.
• -sfm_buildcubemaps - Loads a built-in session, buildcubemaps_session.dmx. Otherwise identical to -buildcubemaps.
• -sfm_guardband
• -sfm_layoffframerange
• -sfm_layoffshotlist
• -sfm_layoffshotrange
• -sfm_loadsession filePath\filename - requires filepath and extension
• -sfm_moviesettings filePath\filename - requires filepath and extension
• -sfm_noautosave - Disables autosaving.
• -sfm_noload
• -sfm_rendersettings filePath\filename - requires filepath and extension
• -sfm_resolution - Change the maximum resolution SFM can render. You can learn more about this launch option here.
• -sfm_startup_script
• -sfmcomicmaker - Enables the unfinished comic-maker in SFM.
• -sfmscripting
• -sixense - Requires -mocap to be present to work.
• -tools
• -useqtport
• -usevgui - Allows SFM to use the "classic" engine window GUI.
• -vccon
• -vccon2
• -vguimessages

See also

• Rendering at 1080p