# REQUEST: Variable playback speed

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-variable-playback-speed/210595>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [October 18, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-variable-playback-speed/210595 "2017-10-18T03:41:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-variable-playback-speed/210595/4 "2017-10-27T13:51:25Z")

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duplicate feature request

> [@\[implemented\] Playback Speed](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-speed/69044/1):
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> I use plex for checking my surveillance webcam. For quick scanning an option for different playback speeds (x2, x4, x16) would be awesome.&nbsp; &nbsp; Other purposes would be: education videos, audiobooks, interviews (for transcription). &nbsp; What do you think? Mod-Edit / Summary Currently supported for music libraries

closing

Please respect the rules for this subforum

- **Search** first if the request has already been posted before. The goal is to collect the votes for a particular feature in one thread - not to scatter them around.
- Please only [one feature per post](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/46128/rules-for-this-forum-inc-how-to-vote#top "one feature per post")

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