11/12/2008
Tools I use: Speed up online videos
You know how people have been creating these 45 minute marketing videos recently.
No more!
Install, watch video, make it play faster.
Who knows why people think a 30 minute video of just them talking is appropriate.
You get 10 minutes…MAX…to hold someone’s attention.
UPDATE (11/14/2008): I’m totally addicted. I love that I can watch/listen to an online video in 2x speed. It cuts through all the crap so much faster.
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Tools I Use: Wordpress @ 4:16 pm
[...] So, this video is a bit longer than I said yesterday was acceptable, but I think you’ll find it interesting. If not, you can always watch it at 2x normal speed! [...]
John,
Thanks for the great link!
I always use variable speed in Microsoft Media Player to speed up audio presentations so I can listen to a webinar replay in half the time, and there is the occasional type of video that Media Player can speedup, but I’ve been wishing I had something to speed up Flash playback.
It’s also going to be a big help for use with a couple of online classes I’m taking from USU.
How To Speed Up Online Videos @ 5:18 pm
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Great tip. Thanks.
If you’ve got downloaded video content, then use the great (free) GOM media player, which also allows you to modify the video playback speed.
http://www.gomlab.com/eng/GMP_download.html
Thanks for the tip John. This is awesome. It even lets me blow through commercials when I’m watching Office episodes on Hulu
Thank You!
I’ve been waiting for something like this to come around.
Thanks Jon this is a brilliant tool. I hate all these bloody videos that I need to sit down for 45 minutes to watch.
@Jeff
VLC Media player will play and speed up flash .flv video files and a ton of other formats.
It’s free at: http://www.videolan.org
Just use the + and - keys on your numeric keyboard to speedup and slowdown.