How do I reverse a video clip

Radiation wrote on 5/1/2003, 9:27 AM

Hi,

Dammed if I can work out how to make a video clip play backwards .... Please help :-)

Using Vegas 4b

Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu :-)

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cyanide wrote on 5/1/2003, 9:53 AM

Add a velocity envelope- right click on one of the little "nubbies" at either end of the clip. A menu pops up, letting you adjust the speed. Minus (-) is reverse.

Radiation wrote on 5/1/2003, 10:04 AM

I thought that was how you did it, but when i go into the -, it just freezes the frames and i have no movement at all.

cyanide wrote on 5/1/2003, 10:19 AM

Make sure you have the per cent sign, e.g. -100%. Just tried it, works ok.

Radiation wrote on 5/1/2003, 3:23 PM

dammed if it will work for me, i set it to -100 and all i get is a still picture

dcrandall wrote on 5/1/2003, 4:46 PM

Where in the event are you setting the velocity envelope to -100%? If you are setting it at the beginning of the clip, there is no clip footage available to reverse. Split the event at the time where you want to clip to play in reverse and set the velocity envelope to -100% at that point.

Radiation wrote on 5/1/2003, 6:03 PM

Thanks bud, that seems to have done the trick :-)

filmy wrote on 5/1/2003, 7:08 PM

In VV 4b right click the clip you want to reverse. From the pop up menu you select "Insert/Remove Velocity envelope". Right click on the handle at the start of the clip's newly added velocity envelope. Click on "Set to 100% Reverse Velocity."

You don't need to type in anything doing it this way. The preview my take a minute to kick in but it will sort of do a stop motion looking preview. The audio will still be played forward though.