I’ve listened to audibooks and pocasts at >1x speed for a while and began applying this to any video (TV or film) I watch too.
For the past few months I’ve been watching film and TV at 1.5x to 2.5x speed quite comfortably. I made the mistake of starting a rewatch of Breaking Bad, but powered through at 3x speed without much loss of moment-to-moment enjoyment. At faster speeds I find it very hard to follow without using subtitles.
I recommend Video Speed Controller (free & open source extension for Chrome & Firefox) for any online videos and most local video players (e.g. VLC) have speed controls built in.
Watching videos at >1x speed
I’ve listened to audibooks and pocasts at >1x speed for a while and began applying this to any video (TV or film) I watch too.
For the past few months I’ve been watching film and TV at 1.5x to 2.5x speed quite comfortably. I made the mistake of starting a rewatch of Breaking Bad, but powered through at 3x speed without much loss of moment-to-moment enjoyment. At faster speeds I find it very hard to follow without using subtitles.
I recommend Video Speed Controller (free & open source extension for Chrome & Firefox) for any online videos and most local video players (e.g. VLC) have speed controls built in.