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Why is VLC the only mainstream video player that doesn't do hold for temporary 2x speed? (lemmy.world)
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(YouTube and PornHub are what I'd call the other ones.)

The tap and hold gesture has become so natural for me that even when I consciously remind myself that I'm in VLC, I still find myself attempting it. The double-tap skip and progress bar scrub are welcome tools though less granular for shorter jumps imho.

VLC could even innovate with something like tap and hold the let side of the screen to 2x rewind and on the right side to 2x fast-forward.

Edit: Maybe I'm overestimating how many people watch media on touch screen devices. But if Linux phones are ever going to be a thing we may need to begin standardizing how we interact with all devices across hardware platforms.

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[โ€“] supersockpuppet@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When playing a video go to Control settings and enable fastplay. It's only for going forward though so you'll still have to scrub for rewind.

[โ€“] qualia@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Thank you so much!