Need to observe a scene more carefully or, on the contrary, quickly skip a sequence in a YouTube video? Use the function to slow down or speed up playback, available on desktop and mobile.
When watching a video on YouTube, you sometimes want to slow down the playback of a sequence. It can be a question of taking the time to observe the realization of a technical gesture (in music, in cooking, in mechanics, in sewing, etc.), to scrutinize in detail a manipulation or to appreciate images on which the author of the video passes a little too quickly. Conversely, you may be tempted to speed up the reading to quickly skip over an uninteresting dialogue or a scene that you know by heart. Good news, YouTube allows, like on a DVD player – or, for the oldest, like on a VCR – to slow down or speed up the playback of the video without missing a beat. The video streaming service thus offers several speeds ranging from 0.25x to 2x – from a quarter to double the normal speed, therefore. An option available both on the web version and on the mobile app for Android and iOS. Note that the speed variation does not affect the voices or the music. The sound remains very bearable!
To enjoy slow or fast playback on a YouTube video, no extension is required for your browser. The service offers this option itself.
► Go to YouTube and open the desired video. At the bottom of the screen, click the toothed wheel. In the menu that appears, click on the option Reading speed.
► Several speeds are available. Click on one of those located above normal for slow motion (from 0.25x to 0.75x). The speeds indicated below normal allow you to speed up reading 1.25x to 2x).
► To tame the playback speed of a YouTube video on mobile, the streaming service has a small option to activate as soon as playback begins.
► Briefly tap on the video and then on the toothed wheel displayed at the top right of the screen.
► In the menu that unfolds at the bottom of the screen, tap Reading speed.
► Now choose the speed to adopt from the choices offered: from 0.25x to 0.75x for slow motion or 1.25x to 2x for the accelerated.
