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Posted by Joe Steele
Joe Steele
10,721 Points

Video Player Speed Controls

Hey everybody! I just wanted to let you all know that we've now added the ability to change the speed while watching videos.

Here's a look at the new control Tyson Rosage designed.

speed control

We hope you enjoy, though Jason Seifer's smile doesn't have quite the same effect at 2x speed!

Tyson Rosage
Tyson Rosage
1,896 Points

Damn, we'll need to allow for slowing videos down to enhance Jason Seifer's smile now.

Miles Erickson
Miles Erickson
32 Points
Miles Erickson
Miles Erickson
32 Points

Is there any possibility of adding 2.5x and 3x options? I know it seems crazy, but when you're used to watching instructional videos at 2x as a baseline, comprehension at faster speeds becomes possible (especially when the content is familiar).

Normally, I use a Chrome plugin called "Video Speed Controller" to adjust the speed of educational videos to whatever I like, but your lovely in-house video speed control overrides its settings!

13 Answers

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

Would it be possible to get a 0.75x option, this use case was mentioned in a recent thread in regards to technical jargon and non-native English speakers.

Joe Steele
Joe Steele
10,721 Points

Hey James Barnett thanks for pointing this out! We just pushed an update today that added some more options (including 0.75x). Check it out!

minzawmra
PLUS
minzawmra
Courses Plus Student 15,682 Points
minzawmra
minzawmra
Courses Plus Student 15,682 Points

Thanks for that. The ability to slow down videos will also be great. It will be useful for typing code while watching the video because sometimes the speed of the video is too quick to follow.

Christopher Peters
Christopher Peters
1,927 Points
Christopher Peters
Christopher Peters
1,927 Points

Joe Steele, great job! I'd also like to see a 1.25x option. 1.5x seems a bit too fast for me.

Calum Patrick
Calum Patrick
3,349 Points
Calum Patrick
Calum Patrick
3,349 Points

This feature is great for over viewing videos or to catch something you missed.

Sean Templeton
Sean Templeton
12,983 Points
Sean Templeton
Sean Templeton
12,983 Points

I LOVE this feature. There are a lot of videos containing stuff I already know, but I don't want to skip it in-case there is a small nugget of knowledge I'd miss. Now I can fast-forward at 2x and just get a quick overview.

Will Lam
Will Lam
7,027 Points
Will Lam
Will Lam
7,027 Points

Yay! My feature suggestion made the cut!

Alan Judson
Alan Judson
1,579 Points
Alan Judson
Alan Judson
1,579 Points

My video player doesn't show the speed option in firefox or chrome. Why?

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

Alan Judson - Try using incognito/privacy mode if that doesn't work send an email to the Treehouse support team at help@teamtreehouse.com they should be able to get you sorted out.

Alan Judson
Alan Judson
1,579 Points
Alan Judson
Alan Judson
1,579 Points

Thanks James. I did try that. No luck. I'll email the team. Thanks.

Jonathan Tame
Jonathan Tame
14,524 Points
Jonathan Tame
Jonathan Tame
14,524 Points

This is a fantastic feature that I wish more video-learning sites would implement. It's especially helpful when revisiting previously learned material as a refresher or covering a course that's already familiar but not mastered. Thanks!

benjamin perodeau
benjamin perodeau
7,469 Points
benjamin perodeau
benjamin perodeau
7,469 Points

Very useful feature. I'm wondering if you can make the video toolbar disappear as soon as I move cursor off of video area. The bar currently lingers for a few seconds and frequently obscures relevant sections of code, etc.

Paulo Faria
Paulo Faria
6,193 Points
Paulo Faria
Paulo Faria
6,193 Points

On the website the speed option is saved and all subsequent videos plays at the saved speed. I like this a lot, but in the iPad app, although the options are available, the speed isn't saved throughout the subsequent video plays. So every time i watch a video a i have to set it again. It would be great if you save the speed option as global in the iPad app too. Thanks a lot!

Neil Kamath
Neil Kamath
2,078 Points
Neil Kamath
Neil Kamath
2,078 Points

I need to watch videos at at least 3x to 4x speed for content I already know (unfortunately this is not possible with the treehouse video playback interface). I also need the ability to rapidly shift between speeds via a keyboard shortcut. Can some one please figure out a hack to enable video speed playback controller or perhaps some JavaScript code that can be typed into the console to do so (I can map the code to a keyboard shortcut).