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Play a video in reverse mode using OpenCV-Python

Last Updated : 11 Aug, 2025

Playing a video in reverse is useful for analyzing motion backwards, creating special effects or debugging frame sequences. With OpenCV in Python, frames can be read, stored and displayed in reverse order, enabling offline analysis, reverse playback and creative motion effects.

We will take a video as input and play it in reverse by:

• Breaking it into frames.
• Storing the frames in a list.
• Reversing the list using Python’s reverse() method.
• Displaying the frames sequentially to simulate reverse playback.

import cv2

cap = cv2.VideoCapture("video_file_location")
frames, cnt = [], 0

# Capture frames
while True:
    ret, frame = cap.read()
    if not ret: break
    cv2.imwrite(f"frame{cnt}.jpg", frame)
    frames.append(frame)
    cnt += 1
cap.release()

# Play forward
for f in frames:
    cv2.imshow("Frame", f)
    if cv2.waitKey(25) & 0xFF == ord("q"): break

# Play reverse
for f in reversed(frames):
    cv2.imshow("Frame", f)
    if cv2.waitKey(25) & 0xFF == ord("q"): break

cv2.destroyAllWindows()

Output: 

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