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Keyboard shortcut to play at faster speed?

Hi. Yesterday while editing in iMovie 10, I accidentally put my hand on my keyboard while reaching for my coffee mug, and the clip in the viewer window started playing at what looked like 2X speed.


This seems like a very useful feature, but I can't figure out how I did it, nor can I find it in ANY list of keyboard shortcuts.


Does anybody know how to play clips at fast(er) speed?

iMac with Retina 5K display, macOS 10.14

Posted on May 27, 2020 9:53 AM

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Posted on May 27, 2020 12:08 PM

Hi, David,


The letters J,K,L ( not case sensitive) control the playback speed. Tapping the Letter L speeds up playback more and more with each tap. Tap the K letter to stop the playback. Tap the J letter to play back in reverse. Again, repeatedly tapping the K letter will speed up the reverse playback with each tap.


— Rich

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May 27, 2020 12:08 PM in response to David Yellen

Hi, David,


The letters J,K,L ( not case sensitive) control the playback speed. Tapping the Letter L speeds up playback more and more with each tap. Tap the K letter to stop the playback. Tap the J letter to play back in reverse. Again, repeatedly tapping the K letter will speed up the reverse playback with each tap.


— Rich

Keyboard shortcut to play at faster speed?

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