# Playing FLV video backwards and slow?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-flv-video-backwards-and-slow/116018
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**Created:** [July 13, 2004, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-flv-video-backwards-and-slow/116018 "2004-07-13T21:45:54Z")
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#### Post date: [July 13, 2004, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-flv-video-backwards-and-slow/116018/1 "2004-07-13T21:45:54Z")

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Hi,  
I managed to make a controller that can play embedded-video-SWF’s in “slow-motion” (1/2 speed, 1/4 speed) and in reverse at different speeds.

What I’d actually like to do, is something similar, but then with FLV’s. I am trying to use the NetStream.pause() as a toggle onEnterFrame, but that doesnt work. Using seek doesn’t seem to work either, because it kind of doesn’t like non-integers and also for an unknown reason keeps sending the playhead to 4 seconds. (Well, probably some bug of mine, and not the main issue here.)

My main question is if it should be possible to play an FLV at a different speed/reversed, how to do this, and if this should cause performance issues.  
(Reverse-playing an SWF is much slower for example)

Thanks!