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Play a short clip backwards with the FFmpeg reverse filter
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What this guide covers
Helps editors who want a short backwards section of a clip. You end up with a trimmed, reversed, video-only segment and know why long clips are a problem. It is based on the FFmpeg manual, was not run, and does not cover reversing audio.
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Guide title
Play a short clip backwards with the FFmpeg reverse filter
Coverage
Helps editors who want a short backwards section of a clip. You end up with a trimmed, reversed, video-only segment and know why long clips are a problem. It is based on the FFmpeg manual, was not run, and does not cover reversing audio.
Example
A hypothetical 20-second clip where only the first 5 seconds should run backwards, so only that part is held in memory; no run was made and no memory or speed figures are given.
Useful starting points
- If the process is killed or runs out of memory, the section is too long or too large; trim shorter or lower the resolution first.
- The result has no sound unless audio is handled separately, because this filter reverses video only.
- Step through the first and last second of the output to confirm the motion really runs backwards.
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