Time Remapping

Reversing is a classic technique where a piece of footage is played in reverse. It's simple, but effective!

Usage

In Vegas

Simply right click the video and click "Reverse". That's it!

In Premiere

Right click the video and select "time stretch". From there, you can set the speed of the footage. To reverse, check the "reverse" box and exit the menu.

Reversing in incompatible editors

Some editors, like Windows Movie Maker, cannot reverse clips without special techniques. For these more primitive editors, there is one technique that can be done for a similar effect:

• Take the clip you want to reverse, and cut it into as many pieces as you can. The more the better!
• Re-arrange all of these clips so that they play out in reverse order. That's it!

It may seem simple, but based on the size of your clip this process can be very long and tedious. Be sure to save often!

You may also not be able to split clips frame-by-frame; for example, in WMM, frame divisions are only allowed every 2-3 frames, depending on the framerate. As a result, this strategy creates a very choppy looking effect (which also makes Stuttering and Scrambling particularly difficult).

Related Techniques

While much more common in YTP the "sus" technique is a popular way to add easy comedy to a video. Take a piece of footage, preferrably one word. From there, "cut" it roughly in half, or more preferrably, at a vowel. Duplicate this new piece, and reverse the second one. Finally, tack the two on together.

When you're done, you should get something like this:

• "Wow, aren't you suprised!"
• "Wow, aren't you suuS"

The possibilities are endless.