There are multiple ways to reverse videos clip in After Effects, in order to choose best method that work for your project, I have created here 4 tutorials techniques that motion designers use to play backward their videos,layers or compositions in After Effects. I have tried this in Win10, and Win7 works too, so I think Win8 works.
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You can reverse video with video editing software like VideoStudio. Follow along with our tutorial below to learn the easiest way to reverse video. You can change the speed of a video to create some interesting video editing techniques, but have you thought about changing the direction too? Make some filmmaking magic and reverse what you’ve filmed to get some creative, entertaining results to use in all kinds of situations. VideoStudio Pro lets you completely customise your footage in just a few clicks. Read more about how to do it below.
Quick Reference
Install VideoStudio
To install VideoStudio video editing software on your PC, download and run the installation file above. Continue following on-screen instructions to complete the setup process.
Select the Time Remapping Tool
Right click on the right-click the clip you want to work within on the timeline and select Time Remapping from the context menu.
Select A Portion of Your Clip
In the Time Remapping window, scrub through the video to find the portion where you’d like to apply the reverse. Click the Play button or drag the scrubber to the position you want, and click the Mark In button and Mark Out button to choose a segment of the clip that you will be flipping. A white line indicates a marked segment of the clip. Note: The playback controls let you navigate the original version of the clip.
Reverse Your Video Clip
Click the Reverse button and type a repetition value in the time(s).
View & Adjust
Click the Play the time remapping result button to play the result. If you want to remove a segment or add another speed effect, mark the in and out segments and apply the effect, to remove an effect, click the corresponding thumbnail, and click the Remove selected clips button.
OR Method Two:
- Add your video clip to the timeline
- Double click on your clip to open the options panel
- Under the video tab, you will see an option to Reverse video. Select to enable this. This will reverse the entire video. If you wish to just reverse part of the video, split your video clip to isolate the part you wish to reverse.
How to Recover Camtasia Recordings/Screen Captures
'Here is the thing. I was using Camtasia to edit a video that was supposed to upload to YouTube. All things were perfectly done until my computer suddenly turned blue.
At first, I didn't sense the problem. I remembered the recording file was saved before the BSOD error. However, when I turned on the computer, I couldn't find the video. I've lost a piece of screen recording which was saved as .camrec. Can anybody tell me how to get my video back?'
Losing Camtasia recordings or screen captures is a common issue that most users would have to face when you accidentally closed Camtasia without saving projects, Camtasia program crashes or deleting a wrong recording on PC.
On this page, you'll find 3 solutions to restore deleted or lost Camtasia projects, recordings and videos use reliable file recovery software or retrive them from a local temp folder, recycle bin and for help. Follow the workable solutions to get back your Camtasia video recordings immediately.
Method 1. Retrieve Lost Camtasia Projects with File Recovery Software
Applies to restore lost or deleted videos, projects, and recordings created by Camtasia in 3 steps.
Fro an effective and 100% workable solution, using a reliable data recovery software shall be the optimal choice.
EaseUS file recovery software - Data Recovery Wizard supports almost all types of file recovery, including Camtasia CAMREC files. No matter how you lost the files, the software is able to restore them as you wish.
Follow the steps below to retrieve your Camtasia videos in 3 steps:
Step 1. If your lost video recordings are saved on external hard drive or USB, connect it to your computer first. Run EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard, and select the location where you lost videos. Click 'Scan' to scan all lost files.
Step 2. The software will start scanning all over the selected hard drive for all lost video recordings immediately. When the process finishes, you can click 'Filter', and choose 'Videos' to quickly find video files.
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Step 3. Double-click to check and preview lost video recordings before recovery. Then, choose the wanted files and click 'Recover' to save the files into another safe location instead of the original drive/device.
If you have lost Camtasia recordings on your Mac, you can use the recovery software for Mac to help you restore lost, deleted or unsaved Camtasia recordings or screen captures with ease.
Method 2. Recover Unsaved or Lost Recordings from Camtasia
Applies to disaster recovery when Camtasia shuts down or suddenly closes.
Here are two options that you can try when Camtasia suddenly closes or shuts down.
Option 1. Camtasia Built-in Recovery Option in Camtasia Recorder
Camtasia Recorder has a built-in disaster recovery feature that can assist you in recovering an unsaved recording:
- Step 1: Open Camtasia Recorder.
- Step 2: Click 'Recover' to bring the recording back.
Option 2. Auto Recover in Camrec Folder
Sometimes, with the autosave feature is enabled, people find the lost Camtasia recordings or projects from a local autosave folder. How to enable AutoSave feature?
- For 8.4 and earlier: Open Camtasia and go to 'Tools > Options > Program'. Under 'Program', there is an option called AutoSave.
- For 8.5 and later: Go to Preferences under Edit tab in Camtasia > Program > Check 'Enable autosave every 2' minutes.
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With the autosave feature enabled, you can perform auto-recovery of lost recordings in Camrec folder:
You can directly follow the path to locate and find the lost recording or unsaved project: C:UsersADMINI~1AppDataLocalTemp or C:UsersAdminAppDataLocalTechSmithCamtasia Studio9.0Auto-Saves.
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Or you can also follow steps here to restore lost recordings from Camrec folder:
- Step 1: Press Windows + R keys to bring up Run window, type %temp% and click 'OK'.
- Step 2: Locate and open the Camrec folder.
- Step 3: Recover and save the recordings.
- 8.4 and earlier: import the AVI or other formats of recordings to Camtasia and save it as a project.
- 8.5 and later: Drag the TREC file into Camtasia and save it as a project on your PC.
Method 3: Undelete Camtasia Videos from Recycle Bin
When you accidentally deleted a video created by Camtasia, you can also undelete it from the recycle bin:
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- Step 1: Double-click on the Recycle Bin icon on Windows Desktop.
- Step 2: Locate and right-click on the deleted Camtasia video, select 'Restore'.
- Step 3: The deleted videos will be restored from Recycle Bin to its original locations.
To sum up, on this page, we've collected three ways to help you recover lost Camtasia recordings by using file recovery software, undeleting the files from the recycle bin or local Camrec temp folder.
We'd also to recommend you be careful while using Camtasia to edit videos. Also, Ctrl + S is more practical than enabling the autosave feature.
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- Notice:
- Camtasia AutoSave feature doesn't really work properly since auto-saved project files are deleted automatically when you do a manual save or exit.
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If you fail to find the lost recordings from recycle bin or autosave folder, don't worry. You can always go back to the first method, using EaseUS file recovery software for help.