How to "hokie pokie" at DVinfo.net

G. Lee Gordon · November 9th, 2009, 11:05 AM

Been watching a lot of music vids lately and noticing an effect where the footage will reverse and go forward in a loop (I call it the hokie pokie effect). How is this being achieved? Is this a 3rd party plug in?

Mike Dulay · November 14th, 2009, 09:14 AM

I think that's manual. Depends which editor you're using. On Vegas you split the footage, copy the clips. Tack it to the end, reverse it, group both together. Then copy the entire group to however many iterations you want.

Richard Crowley · November 14th, 2009, 01:30 PM

Its pretty easy to do with probably any but the most basic video editing applications.
1. Select the part you want to double-back.
2. Insert a couple more copies of it into the timeline.
4. Reverse the middle one.

Exactly how you do these depends on exactly which NLE you are using.
For example, reversing a clip may be done by setting the "speed" to -100%

This is really just an editing trick, not a video effect, per say.
Same with the "speeded up" parts where they "fast-forward"
through the boring bits, etc.

G. Lee Gordon · November 14th, 2009, 08:15 PM

In retrospect....I should have thought of that.

November 9th, 2009, 11:05 AM	#1
G. Lee Gordon Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 431	How to "hokie pokie" Been watching a lot of music vids lately and noticing an effect where the footage will reverse and go forward in a loop (I call it the hokie pokie effect). How is this being achieved? Is this a 3rd party plug in? __________________ "Get Er Done!!!"

November 14th, 2009, 09:14 AM	#2
Mike Dulay Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Somerville, NJ Posts: 304	I think that's manual. Depends which editor you're using. On Vegas you split the footage, copy the clips. Tack it to the end, reverse it, group both together. Then copy the entire group to however many iterations you want. __________________ DIY, 35mm, HV20: http://www.primitivebuteffective.net

November 14th, 2009, 08:15 PM	#4
G. Lee Gordon Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 431	In retrospect....I should have thought of that. __________________ "Get Er Done!!!"

November 14th, 2009, 01:30 PM	#3
Richard Crowley Trustee Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 1,238	Its pretty easy to do with probably any but the most basic video editing applications. 1. Select the part you want to double-back. 2. Insert a couple more copies of it into the timeline. 4. Reverse the middle one. Exactly how you do these depends on exactly which NLE you are using. For example, reversing a clip may be done by setting the "speed" to -100% This is really just an editing trick, not a video effect, per say. Same with the "speeded up" parts where they "fast-forward" through the boring bits, etc.