How to reverse video in different software packages One of the basic edits one can make to a video is reversing it such that it plays backwards.
The goal of this community wiki is to show beginning users how to reverse footage with different video editors.

When adding answers, please try to make the guide as easy as possible as this is aimed towards beginning users.



List of software in alphabetical order


After Effects
Premiere Pro
Vegas Movie Studio &amp; Vegas Pro
After Effects

There are three steps involved when you want to reverse footage in After Effects.


Import the footage
Go to File -&gt; Import -&gt; File... select your footage and click Open
Create new composition
In the Project Panel drag your footage to the new composition button as shown in the image below:





Reverse the footage
Now in the Composition Panel right click on your footage and go to Time -&gt; Time-Reverse Layer as shown in the image below:




Now your footage is reversed and you only need to export it with the settings you desire by clicking Composition -&gt; Make Movie...