
This might seem unusual at first, but it makes sense. When you play it in reverse, the video in the track is flipped back to front. The playback marker will still move now from left to right as it did during the preview. When you press the spacebar, the video will now play in reverse.

There are lots of ways to put videos in reverse: Video editing program Movie Studio lets you achieve this effect with a single click. Watch people run backwards or jump on top of a wall without any effort, waterfalls rush back up a cliff, clocks turn back time. To adjust the speed of the selected range or an area outside it, drag any of the three speed sliders at the top of the clip.Playing video backwards is an entertaining special effect that introduces an interesting and unexpected element to your film. To have the speed changes occur gradually, select the Smooth checkbox. When you play back the clip, it begins playing at normal speed, then changes to the speed you set, then returns to normal speed again at the end of the clip.

The speed change is applied to the selected range, and speed sliders appear above the selected range and any areas of the clip outside the selected range. Set a custom speed for the selected part of the clip: Click the Speed pop-up menu, choose Custom, and type a number in the field. Speed up the selected part of the clip: Click the Speed pop-up menu and choose Fast.īy default, the speed is set to twice normal speed (2x), but you can click any speed button. Slow down the selected part of the clip: Click the Speed pop-up menu and choose Slow.īy default, the speed is set to 50%, but you can click any speed button. To show the speed controls, click the Speed button.

In the iMovie app on your Mac, select a range in a clip in the timeline by holding down the R key and dragging across the clip.
