Reversing Clip Direction

Playing a clip backwards can be good for more than just comic value or special effects. This feature comes in handy more often than I ever thought: a clip played in reverse can sometimes blend better into the next scene (for example, zooming out of a landscape). Then again, I find it hard to resist tweaking reality by making a spilled glass of milk clean itself, or coaxing waterfalls to rush upwards.

To reverse clip direction:

  1. Select a clip.

  2. Choose Reverse Clip Direction from the Advanced menu, or press Command-R. A triangle icon appears on the clip to indicate that it's reversed (Figure 8.20).

    Figure 8.21. Look for this triangle icon to see which clips have been reversed.

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    To restore the clip's direction later, simply choose Reverse Clip Direction again.

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  • Reversed clips feature backwards audio as well as visuals. You'll probably want to make the clip silent and play some other audio track in its place.




iMovie 3 for MAC OS X. Visual QuickStart Guide
iMovie 3 for Mac OS X (Visual QuickStart Guide)
ISBN: 0321193970
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 125
Authors: Jeff Carlson

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