Backwards Cam app review: everything is funnier when done backwards

Introduction

If you want to giggle at or make your loved ones giggle at something, then try using Backwards Cam. This iPhone and iPad app is a “reverse movie-maker” which enables you to render normal videos into a backward mode, or capture videos directly in backward mode.

 

This has become an increasingly popular Video app across the USA, UK, as well as Australia, allowing people from all over the globe to walk backwards, eat backwards, sing backwards, and all other types of backwards shenanigans.

 

Let's find out how this $1.99 app works.

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Setup, Speed, & Soundtrack

The first order of business to start using Backwards Cam - Reverse Movie Maker is to grab a video. Not only can you capture videos through the in-app camera, but you can also use one of your pre-recorded videos from your iPhone or iPad Camera Roll.

 

The sound of your recorded video will also be reversed, but if you don't like the outcome, there is an alternative. There are six free copyright soundtracks included in this app which allow you to quickly and easily apply some background music to your finished video. If none of these are to your liking, or you have already used them all, you can also select a song from the Music section of your iOS device.

 

To give your videos another quirky element, you can try speeding up or slowing down your video. There are three speeds available to apply to your creation: x0.7, x1.0 (or normal speed,) and x1.3.

 

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Saving & Sharing

Once you have created your masterpiece, you can easily save it to your Camera Roll or take advantage of the social media integration in this app, allowing you to email your video to loved ones, or share it with the world by posting it on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and many more.

 

To encourage users to make videos, the developers over at Backwards Video host a contest on YouTube. If you are particularly proud of a video or feel like you've made your pièce de résistance, then feel free to submit it to this contest. Winners are picked each week and are awarded with a shopping gift card.

 

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Instantaneously turn your videos into funny backward videos
• Add one of six free copyright tracks, or pick a track from your Music library
• Speed up or slow down your video for added quirkiness
• Easily export to Camera Roll or post on social media through this app

 

Cons

• There is nothing negative to say about this app

 

Final Words

If you are looking to play around with videos on your iPhone or iPad, Backwards Cam - Reverse Movie Maker offers a delightful and funny way to do so. Furthermore, the incentive to participate in the contest makes it an even more fun endeavor, making this app well worth the purchase. Highly recommended!