Playback Controls

Play, seek, frame-step, change speed, and adjust volume.

Everything you need to move through a video precisely.

Play and pause

  • Space — play / pause.

Seeking

The Player offers four seek distances so you can move coarsely or finely without the mouse:

DistanceBackForward
Very short (3s)Shift+LeftShift+Right
Short (10s)Left *(or Alt+Left)*Right *(or Alt+Right)*
Medium (1m)Ctrl+LeftCtrl+Right
Long (5m)Ctrl+Alt+LeftCtrl+Alt+Right

You can also click or drag anywhere on the timeline to jump, and hover the timeline to preview the frame under the cursor.

  • Home — jump to the start of the video.
  • End — jump to the end.

Frame stepping

For precise alignment, step one frame at a time while paused:

  • E or . — step forward one frame.
  • Shift+E or , — step back one frame.

Playback speed

  • — slower (steps down through the speed presets).
  • + or Shift+= — faster (steps up).
  • = — reset to normal 1× speed.

The current speed shows on the control bar.

Volume

  • Up — volume up 5% (Shift+Up for 10%).
  • Down — volume down 5% (Shift+Down for 10%).
  • M — mute / unmute.

You can also hover the volume control on the control bar to drag the slider.

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