Incredible software, can't believe that this can be free!

Easy controls, much customizability in terms of keyboard shortcuts and theming, easy to get into, pretty stable as long as you don't do anything crazy or hacky, and produces amazing results with little effort.

Sometimes you have to deal with some really annoying problems, like fixing broken materials or what not, but that's not too bad (and only is the case for TF2 stuff, really).

Some things could be made easier, such as material editing, fixing session files from crashing, or working with the gameinfo file. But due to its intuitive design and many tutorials, you won't find yourself lost quite often.

If you are an eager movie maker or artist that wants to use assets from already existing games, this is the program for you. The community is also very helpful about any questions you have!

But if you're looking for either more realistic stuff with more control on materials, or an engine with less limits (like poly count), check out Blender or Unreal Engine 4 instead. Both have a comprehensive toolset for movie making, animating and poster rendering (Blender even doubles as a modelling program).

Incredible software, can't believe that this can be free! Easy controls, much customizability in terms of keyboard shortcuts and theming, easy to get into, pretty stable as long as you don't do anything crazy or hacky, and produces amazing results with little effort. Sometimes you have to deal with some really annoying problems, like fixing broken materials or what not, but that's not too bad (and only is the case for TF2 stuff, really). Some things could be made easier, such as material editing, fixing session files from crashing, or working with the gameinfo file. But due to its intuitive design and many tutorials, you won't find yourself lost quite often. If you are an eager movie maker or artist that wants to use assets from already existing games, this is the program for you. The community is also very helpful about any questions you have! But if you're looking for either more realistic stuff with more control on materials, or an engine with less limits (like poly count), check out Blender or Unreal Engine 4 instead. Both have a comprehensive toolset for movie making, animating and poster rendering (Blender even doubles as a modelling program).