Compiled some of my favorite tutorials/tutorial sites as well as tutorials made by the community. I'll post what I have done so far, if anyone else knows of additional tutorials, please post them and I will add them to the list. Post tutorial sites or individual tutorials, just give what it covers!


TUTORIAL SITES

Below ones are mostly not free.
www.digitaltutors.com/
www.thegnomonworkshop.com/
www.lynda.com/

Theres also this link here that showcases a bunch of VFX reference books: ae.tutsplus.com/articles/roundup/33-books-to-reference-on-your-vfx-and-mograph-journey/

After Effects

videocopilot.net/

ae.tutsplus.com/

library.creativecow.net/tutorials/adobeaftereffects

INTERNATIONAL SITES: ae.tutsplus.com/articles/roundup/15-top-international-after-effects-tutorial-sites/

Sony Vegas

library.creativecow.net/tutorials/sonyvegas

filmmakeriq.com/2009/10/303-sony-vegas-tutorials/

3D

cg.tutsplus.com/

videocopilot.net/tutorials/3d/

www.traptcg.com/tutorials/7

TUTORIALS

Motion tracking/matchmoving/track motion

ae.tutsplus.com/tutorials/workflow/free-3d-matchmoving-alternative-for-after-effects/

ae.tutsplus.com/articles/roundup/28-tracking-and-matchmoving-tutorials/

ae.tutsplus.com/articles/roundup/26-tracking-and-3d-matchmoving-plus-after-effects-tutorials/

ae.tutsplus.com/tutorials/vfx/create-a-mograph-urban-jungle-day-1/

videocopilot.net/tutorials/3d_crater_p1/



Motion tracking and adding stuff with Cinema 4D (CSS but can be applied to any game)

part 1

part 2


General COD4 moviemaking tutorials
How to rip models: www.tek-9.org/articles/how_to_rip_models-539/article-1.html

How to rip maps: www.tek-9.org/articles/how_to_rip_maps-549/article-1.html

How to rip maps (video):

Sky replacement: www.tek-9.org/articles/Call_of_Duty_4_custom_skies_tutorial-329/Tutorial-2.html

Skinning: www.tek-9.org/articles/CoD4_Skinning_Tutorial-314/Skinning_tutorial-1.html

How to make your own movie cfg: www.tek-9.org/forum/tek9_cinema-18/how_to_create_your_movie_config-44512.html#comments

Config guide: www.tek-9.org/forum/call_of_duty_series-46/call_of_duty_4-13/tazs_config_guide-57042.html

Quality guide: www.tek-9.org/forum/tek9_cinema-18/guide_quality-70872.html

How to add special fx into COD4 maps: cfgfactory.com/tutorials/fx/en/

How to avidemo + VirtualDub:

Adding rain into demos: www.tek-9.org/forum/tek9_cinema-18/mod_avideming_rainy-57330.html

LCEffects:

LCEffects (Matrix 360 Spin): www.bainsy95.com/?p=33

Recording with Fraps: www.tek-9.org/forum/tek9_cinema-18/tutorial_many_fps_with_fraps-22993.html

How to rig COD4 models for animation:

Aspect ratio and resolution: falk.tek-9.org/blog/aspect_ratio_and_resolution-644.html

COD4 tweaks/tips/resources/common questions

Filmtweaks: www.tek-9.org/forum/call_of_duty_series-46/call_of_duty_4-13/cod4_post_here_ur_filmtweaks_-_perry-26
332.html#comments

Scoreboard tweaks: www.tek-9.org/forum/call_of_duty_series-46/call_of_duty_4-13/post_your_scoreboard_tweakz_d-26176.htm
l#comments

A few movie configs: www.tek-9.org/forum/tek9_cinema-18/your_movie_config-9709.html#comments

Complete movie making tutorials

ButtonBashers A-Z Mazarini: http://www.buttonbashers.com/?page=forum&action=viewthread&thread_id=611

Moviemaking for Dummies: www.tek-9.org/articles/Moviemaking_for_dummies-294/Introduction-1.html

Cybergamer basics: www.cybergamer.com.au/forums/thread/p3451123

Sony Vegas effects and stuff

Velocity & Sync tutorial:

Glow effect:

After Effects tips, effects and stuff

Different blurs explained: ae.tutsplus.com/articles/news/blurs-effects-a-z-and-beyond/

MeGui





Useful programs:

Sony Vegas: www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegaspro

Adobe Premiere: www.adobe.com/products/premiere/

VirtualDub: www.virtualdub.org/

Fraps: www.fraps.com/

Sound Forge: www.sonycreativesoftware.com/soundforgesoftware

Lagarith lossless video codec: lags.leetcode.net/codec.html

Huffyuv lossless video codec: neuron2.net/www.math.berkeley.edu/benrg/huffyuv.html

MeGui (for compression): sourceforge.net/projects/megui/

easyh264 (for compression): h264.tweevo.com/

LCEffects: krzywy.epozycjoner.pl/LCEffects.rar

Voodoo (FREE MATCHMOVING SOFTWARE , albeit not as good as Boujou but it will get the job done and you wont have to pirate it/pay $10k): www.digilab.uni-hannover.de/docs/manual.html

3ds Max: usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?siteID=123112&id=13567410

Cinema 4D: www.maxon.net/

Blender: www.blender.org/

Modo: www.luxology.com/modo/

KIWIDOGGER Button Spammer (for config commands that require continual key strokes): www.tek-9.org/forum/tek9_cinema-18/movie_tool_kennelconfig_by_kiwidog-62542.html

This helps to fix the low memory error in Vegas: www.tek-9.org/forum/off_topic-22/sony_vegas_low_memory_fix-69760.html


Resources

Textures for all uses (such as skinning, intro bg's, player bars, etc)


Rust: psd.tutsplus.com/articles/web/over-250-of-the-webs-best-rust-textures/

Grungy bokeh: psd.tutsplus.com/freebies/texture/freebie-12-grungy-bokeh-textures/

Cracks/grunge/scratch: psd.tutsplus.com/freebies/texture/freebie-8-high-resolution-screen-print-ready-textures/

Wood: psd.tutsplus.com/articles/web/more-than-350-free-and-premium-wood-textures/

Bokeh: psd.tutsplus.com/articles/web/more-than-620-bokeh-background-textures/

Grunge: psd.tutsplus.com/freebies/texture/exclusive-freebie-pack-%E2%80%93-4-free-high-resolution-grunge-tex
tures/

Old leather: psd.tutsplus.com/freebies/texture/old-leather-textures/

CG Textures (requires account): cgtextures.com/

33 Texture Packs: ae.tutsplus.com/articles/roundup/33-dandy-texture-packs-all-for-you/

Edited once, 7/8/11 - 1:33pm.

If you think something is needed then please let me know and I will edit the post

Looks sick, too lazy to get into that stuff tho xx great job Alex

typo sorry br0 meka me clippu whena u dun

Edited once, 26/7/11 - 8:28pm.

well played lexi


sticky

Awesome Thread

nice

Also this link for Mararini's COD4 Movie A-Z Tutorial :Here

Woow , nice tutorial mate

changed, thanks :p

nice work mate

Really nice!

Good job