![]() ![]() I would encourage you to start with the trial before purchasing to ensure no compatibility issues. MySpeed includes a fully functional 7-day trial, or you can purchase the Windows version for $29.95. Your setting remains in place for subsequent videos. If the program detects a flash video, you’ll start seeing and hearing the video at a new speed. Speeding up videos requires you to drag the slider bar control to the right. The program also requires Adobe Flash, which some people block for security reasons. The problem is that Enounce needs to have a sound stream for its algorithm to work. For example, it won’t work on my early tutorials that used captions. One limitation of MySpeed is the program doesn’t work on all online video files. This problem happens in all players, and I think MySpeed has less sound distortion than other programs. Moreover, the voices take on an annoying pitch if the video plays too fast. Sometimes, I could go faster, depending on the speaker and the content. In my testing, I could easily speed up the video to 1.4-1.8x without feeling I was losing information. Unfortunately, it does not work with QuickTime videos. The program works with flash and HTML5 videos. This slider allows you to adjust video playback speed within a set range from. If the tool detects that it can adjust the video speed, it displays a small slider. It’s a small app that monitors online videos. In these instances, the best program I’ve found is Enounce MySpeed. Sometimes you need to speed up videos embedded on websites, but the video player only has a play button and volume controls. The extension only works on HTML5 videos. ![]() The link above is for Chrome, but Microsoft Edge works with these extensions. Another advantage is you can use the toolbar on local files you view in the Chrome browser, although you’ll need to change some Chrome settings. The toolbar has a settings panel that allows you to change key assignments, speed values, and even blacklist sites where you don’t want the toolbar to show. It’s a small configurable toolbar that sits atop the video.Īpart from using the toolbar buttons, you can also use keyboard shortcuts. One popular Chrome browser extension that leverages this feature is Video Speed Controller. However, HTML5 videos have a feature that allows the playback speed to be controlled even if the toolbar doesn’t show that feature. For example, I host my videos on Wistia, and they provide this feature. While many videos now have a toolbar that allows users to change speed, some do not. Your options are from half-speed to 3x normal.
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