▲ 458 ▼ Playback speed past X2 is now a YouTube paid feature (thelemmy.club) submitted 7 months ago by cosmicrookie@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 120 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 7 months ago (1 child) Not OP but informational podcast/interview type videos that are heavy on talking and long I watch at 2.25x with subtitles on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 child) Interesting, I do 1.5x for certain podcasts and tabletop like Critical Role, but even at that speed I miss things and lose comprehension (although I am usually multitasking as well) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 months ago* Makes sense, in other contexts I'd watch at lower speeds (I watch starcraft games sometimes at 1.25x), but for me this is kind of like the video equivalent of skimming an article, actively reading and listening at the same time and not multitasking. I also manually skip around to get to relevant information faster. I'd also like to mention that I'm able to do this because I use FreeTube, not because I pay for YouTube... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 child) Interesting, I do 1.5x for certain podcasts and tabletop like Critical Role, but even at that speed I miss things and lose comprehension (although I am usually multitasking as well) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 months ago* Makes sense, in other contexts I'd watch at lower speeds (I watch starcraft games sometimes at 1.25x), but for me this is kind of like the video equivalent of skimming an article, actively reading and listening at the same time and not multitasking. I also manually skip around to get to relevant information faster. I'd also like to mention that I'm able to do this because I use FreeTube, not because I pay for YouTube... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 months ago* Makes sense, in other contexts I'd watch at lower speeds (I watch starcraft games sometimes at 1.25x), but for me this is kind of like the video equivalent of skimming an article, actively reading and listening at the same time and not multitasking. I also manually skip around to get to relevant information faster. I'd also like to mention that I'm able to do this because I use FreeTube, not because I pay for YouTube... permalink fedilink source parent
