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I want to play videos in iTunes faster (1x, 2x, double speed, etc.) or maybe slower. How do I do that?
bmike♦
David FauxDavid Faux
7 Answers
Right click on the file in iTunes and choose 'Show in Finder.' Then right click the file and open in Quicktime Player. In Quicktime Player you can choose the playback speed by using the A/V Controls (Command + K or Window>A/V Controls). From there, you can select the playback speed:
Alternatively, you could use VLC or another music player.
daviesgeekdaviesgeek
- Right click on the iTunes playlist and click Show in Finder
- Right click on the content in Finder and click Open with Quicktime player.
- While watching the video/movie press Command and then right arrow or left arrow to increase or decrease playback speed, respectively.
JackJack
The Cmd+K shortcut no longer works in Lion or Mavericks.
Please see a post about increasing the playback speed in Quicktime.
The double arrow allows for integer increases in playback speed.
slcottslcott
Quicktime Player allows you to play the audio faster, but not slower.
The chosen answer, by @daviesgeek, works for Quicktime Player 7 (Snow Leopard or earlier).
If you're on a later version (well, I only tested this on macOS Sierra and Quicktime 10.4), you can play it faster by doing:
- opt + click-on-fast-forward-button. This will increase playback by 0.1x each time.
- opt + right-arrow. This one increases from 1x to 2x to 5x.
You cannot play at a slower speed though (but you can play backwards at speeds greater than 1x).
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RodrigoRodrigo
Folks, you can download Quicktime Player 7, which is for Snow Leopard or later Mac OS, and works with older media files (as well as current ones, it seems). It has the variable speed functionality you're seeking.
No guarantees this link will work whenever you read this, but it's working now, Nov 2015:https://support.apple.com/kb/DL923?locale=en_US
(Why Apple removed this functionality from Quicktime, who knows.)
Once installed, then play the audio file by first locating it in Finder, and use CMD-click to 'open with' Quicktime Player 7. Voila.
DTSDTS
Works for me on Lion or Mavericks:
- CMD+OPTION+ (right arrow) for 1,1x
- CMD+(right arrow) for 2x
Diogo BarachoDiogo Baracho
macOs Sierra users can use Opt - RightArrow in Quicktime.
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