Video Tutorials

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The following is a list of Second Life video tutorials. This isn't meant to be a complete compilation, but if it's here, you at least know that somebody found it useful. Torley Linden started this page with the intention of providing an easy-access resource for SL vidtuts.

Please add what you've found useful!

Linden-created Video Tutorials

You can also see these in the Knowledge Base and Torley's YouTube page, including:

Second Life Tip of the Week

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An ongoing series which aims to communicate practical info in a fun & fast fashion!

Click on a title to watch it, and you can also download these tips for FREE:

  • LOFI = Smaller movies optimized for streaming in Second Life — copy the links and share them on your land!
  • HIFI = Bigger, higher-quality files. Right-click and save them to disk for keeps.
  1. How to turn off the typing animation and sound
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  2. How to move your camera further and better
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  3. A yummy mix of user interface tricks
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  4. How to use beacons and highlights
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  5. 3 useful "Show" options in the Tools menu
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  6. More inventory management tips
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  7. A deeper taste of the pie menu
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  8. How to deal with some common annoyances
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  9. How to create and join a group
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  10. How to use the new Search
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  11. Welcome to WindLight!
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  12. How to easily boost viewer performance
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  13. How to show your stuff in our new Search
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  14. How to set multiple permissions easier
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  15. How to get texture info
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  16. How to make a gift box… happy holidays!
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Learn more about SLTotW on the Official Linden Blog.

More!

These are older vidtuts which preceded the TotW. As such, some references may be noticeably out-of-date, but most of the fundamentals are still relevant today.

Resident-created Video Tutorials

Assorted topics

Content creation

  • n00b Be Gone series - By Natural Selection Studios.
    • Camera Tutorial - "how to interact with objects, different forms of camera controls, and a few ‘unknown’ tricks"
    • Building Tutorial - "basic building inside Second Life - as well as continuing camera controls learned in the first episode"
  • Assorted resources and links - Includes guides to filming machinima and telling a story, some video tutorials, and movies of inworld adventures. By Thinkerer Melville.

Sculpted prims

There are several good video tutorials for making sculpted prims, such as some for Wings 3D, an external 3D modeler good for exporting sculpties to Second Life.

Machinima

Introductory guides

Feature demos

These aren't intentionally educational, but highlight specific aspects of Second Life.

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