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Converting a video to .mp4 file format

Video file

  1. Install and launch VLC Media Player
  2. From the VLC menu, go to Media ➥ Convert/Save…
  3. In the File tab, click the +Add… button and select your file to convert.
  4. Click on the Convert/Save… button at the bottom.
  5. From the Convert window, in the Sectings section, choose the profile Video - H.264 + MP3 (MP4).
  6. In the Destination folder, browse to confirm the folder destination.
  7. Click Start button.
  8. Your done.
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Reverting a video to make it play backward (on Windows OS)

Play backward video

  1. http://ffmpeg.org/download.html
  2. Choose the Windows Builds option. This should take you to an other website.
  3. Choose the Architecture Windows 64-bit
  4. Unzip it on your workstation.
  5. Rename your video file to _Original.mp4.
  6. Copy/Paste your _Original file within the unzipped folder (step 4) ~\Downloads\ffmpeg-20XXXXXX-XXXXXXX-win64-static\bin.
  7. Right-click anywhere in the File Explorer window and select Git Bash Here option from the contextual menu (assuming you have Git Bash installed).
  8. Copy/Paste the following line within your Git Bash Terminal window:
./ffmpeg.exe -i _Original.mp4 -vf reverse -af areverse -c:v libx264 -preset fast -crf 22 _Reversed.mp4
  1. The execution will go on printing about 100 lines after what you should see the new files _Reversed.mp4 within File Explorer.

Reference: Reverse Video ◄ Easy Tutorial Windows/Mac OS X/Linux (youtube)