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In case it helps—there are browser extensions, at least for Firefox and Chrome, that allow you to make videos play faster. I use "Video Speed Controller"; it h

In case it helps—there are browser extensions, at least for Firefox and Chrome, that allow you to make videos play faster. I use "Video Speed Controller"; it has hotkeys to increase/decrease speed in units of 10%, to jump back and forth by 10 seconds (and all the above numbers and keys are customizable), and more; I think it works on any HTML5 video, including Youtube. The audio speedup is well done; I don't think it makes it harder to understand except insofar as I have less time to process it. I often view videos at 1.4x to 1.8x speed, and I have friends who say they go faster.

reificator 9y ago
YouTube itself already has speed controls, if I'm learning technical content I generally watch at 2.0x. Unless the presenter has an accent I don't hear often, in which case I usually need to slow down quite a bit. Or if they're not a very good presenter, with mumbling or odd pacing or issues like that. With text I don't have to slow down as much to correct bad spelling/grammar, since I've seen so much of it. You lose any emotion or emphasis but you gain resilience when communicating across cultures.
- mrob 9y ago
  AFAIK YouTube doesn't have single key shortcuts to jump to fixed speeds. You can speed up and slow down with '>' and '<', which I find less convenient because it's easier to set the wrong speed. You can also skip back and forward by 5 seconds with the left and right arrow keys, which is convenient when you're watching at 2x speed and you miss something.
  - reificator 9y ago
    > YouTube doesn't have single key shortcuts to jump to fixed speeds. True, that would be nice to have. > You can speed up and slow down with '>' and '<', which I find less convenient because it's easier to set the wrong speed. Really? Given the two options I would rather have relative controls rather than absolute for playback speed. 2.0x with Speaker A might sound like 1.6x with Speaker B, due to their different cadences, accents and mannerisms. > You can also skip back and forward by 5 seconds with the left and right arrow keys, which is convenient when you're watching at 2x speed and you miss something. This is definitely available on YouTube by default. Don't know the skip length off the top of my head though, it might be higher or lower.
  - gumby 9y ago
    I find the best way to watch most movies is on 2X with close captioning enabled. this doesn't work that well on youtube, where most videos lack CC, and many web players don't support this either.

reificator 9y ago

YouTube itself already has speed controls, if I'm learning technical content I generally watch at 2.0x. Unless the presenter has an accent I don't hear often, in which case I usually need to slow down quite a bit. Or if they're not a very good presenter, with mumbling or odd pacing or issues like that. With text I don't have to slow down as much to correct bad spelling/grammar, since I've seen so much of it. You lose any emotion or emphasis but you gain resilience when communicating across cultures.

mrob 9y ago
AFAIK YouTube doesn't have single key shortcuts to jump to fixed speeds. You can speed up and slow down with '>' and '<', which I find less convenient because it's easier to set the wrong speed. You can also skip back and forward by 5 seconds with the left and right arrow keys, which is convenient when you're watching at 2x speed and you miss something.
- reificator 9y ago
  > YouTube doesn't have single key shortcuts to jump to fixed speeds. True, that would be nice to have. > You can speed up and slow down with '>' and '<', which I find less convenient because it's easier to set the wrong speed. Really? Given the two options I would rather have relative controls rather than absolute for playback speed. 2.0x with Speaker A might sound like 1.6x with Speaker B, due to their different cadences, accents and mannerisms. > You can also skip back and forward by 5 seconds with the left and right arrow keys, which is convenient when you're watching at 2x speed and you miss something. This is definitely available on YouTube by default. Don't know the skip length off the top of my head though, it might be higher or lower.
- gumby 9y ago
  I find the best way to watch most movies is on 2X with close captioning enabled. this doesn't work that well on youtube, where most videos lack CC, and many web players don't support this either.