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How to Reverse a Video on Snapchat
Put a reversible spin on your video snaps
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Record a new video snap in the Snapchat app. Be sure to keep it under 10 seconds.Swipe left on your video snap preview about eight times until you see three reverse arrows (<<<) applied over it.You can only apply the reverse video filter to video snaps recorded through the app, not uploaded from your device.
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You can apply various effects to both photo and video snaps on Snapchat, including one that plays yo...
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You can do this in both the iOS and Android versions of the Snapchat app using the same steps. Recor...
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You can apply various effects to both photo and video snaps on Snapchat, including one that plays your video snap in reverse. Follow these instructions to learn how to reverse video snaps before sending them off to friends or posting them to your stories. Shutterstock
How to Reverse a Video Snap
Reversing a video snap is as easy as applying a filter to it.
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You can do this in both the iOS and Android versions of the Snapchat app using the same steps. Recor...
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You can do this in both the iOS and Android versions of the Snapchat app using the same steps. Record a new video snap in the app by tapping and holding the record button. Your video must be less than 10 seconds for the reverse filter to be available.
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You can apply the reverse filter effect only to videos that you've recorded on Snapchat. You won't be able to reverse video snaps from videos you uploaded to Snapchat from your device.
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Swipe left on your video snap preview to browse through the filters until you see three reverse arro...
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Swipe left on your video snap preview to browse through the filters until you see three reverse arrows (<<<) appear over your video. It applies to the reverse video filter, which will automatically play your video in reverse as a preview. Any sound in the video will also play in reverse.
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The reverse video filter is about the eighth filter when swiping to the left. You can find the reverse filter by swiping right through filters, but that will take you longer to get to it. Some filters let you speed up your video snap (rabbit filter) or slow it down (snail filter).
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Optionally, add more effects (text, stickers, drawings, etc.) to your video snap. Tap Send To to sen...
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Optionally, add more effects (text, stickers, drawings, etc.) to your video snap. Tap Send To to send it to friends and/or post it to your stories.
When to Apply the Reverse Filter on Video Snaps
Reversing your video snaps is a fun way to showcase a series of events backward.
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This filter is often best applied to action-packed videos. For example, consider something as simple as dropping a rock onto a frozen pond that breaks through the ice.
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Instead of watching the ice shatter at the end of the video, you could apply the reverse filter to s...
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Instead of watching the ice shatter at the end of the video, you could apply the reverse filter to show the fractured ice coming back together as the video footage plays backward. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know!
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