Web Video Speed Controller by aynor

4.8 Stars out of 5

Review by Chan Lim

Does the job for me so no complain. But one suggestion If it's possible, Can we add our own custom key?

Developer response

Hi there, I’m the developer. First off, a huge thanks for the 5-star rating – it means a lot! 😊 Your suggestion about adding a custom key feature is really awesome. I've actually been thinking about something similar. The tricky part is YouTube's default key settings; using custom keys might create some conflicts. I'm pondering whether to override these default keys or find a different workaround like notifying or alert. But no worries, I'm on it! I've noted down your suggestion and I'll definitely look into coding this feature when I get some free time. Greetings

4 reviews

Rated 5 out of 5
by 界安, 8 months ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by Firefox user 18285282, 10 months ago
Excellent implementation of mouse scroll for speed.

- Request new feature: automatic playback dynamic acceleration

Example :

1- set desired speed *e.g. x3

2- select starting speed *e.g. x1.5

3- % of video passed until desired speed is reach e.g. *60%

Result:

The video begins at x1.5

increases gradually as a function of time based on the duration of the video

by 60%, speed had gradually increased from 1.5x to 3x in 0.01 stepsizes.

e.g. at 60% of elapsed video duration it will be

playbackRate = x1.5 + (x3 - x1.5) * (currentTime / duration) / 0.6

This formula means that the playback rate will start at x1.5 and increase linearly as a function of the current time divided by the duration of the video until it reaches 60% of the duration, where it will reach x3.

This passive increase in cognitive load will lead to increased comprehension.
Developer response
posted 10 months ago
Hi. Thank you for your five-star review and the suggestion of automatic playback dynamic acceleration. This functionality, to adjust playback speed from a starting rate to a desired rate over a specific portion of the video, stands out in the plugin market I would say, and I am excited about exploring its development!! Recognizing the challenges in UI design and technical implementation, I've noted this feature for future consideration in my development plans. By leveraging video duration metrics, I aim to refine user interaction and comprehension through this adaptive speed control. Thank you once again for your valuable input; it's fuel for my passion to develop solutions that make a difference.
Rated 4 out of 5
by CredibleFarce, a year ago
Dev responded to my kneejerk review within hours, before I updated after searching every alternative... I feel a bit bad! Went to 3 star as I decided the features were fine, 4 star as every alternative is worse. So by default this is the best, and I can use autohotkey and stuff to fill in any gaps. The only loss is against the minimalist mouse speed options in (broken/hiatus) Enhancer for Youtube.

My initial issues aren't dealbreakers after adjusting settings and seeing worse alternatives: The speed can be set to vanish cleanly, I overreacted. Backspace is a decent hotkey to reset time if next to numpad. Scrolling for speed as a remote control *is* what I was hunting for above all else, and your default works for projecting but interferes with browsing. It is a painfully near miss, but an out of the box solution is a luxury. I can add hotkeys to peripherals with less time than I spent looking for alternatives.

The enhancer icon appears on lots of pages off video sites, but that icon spam may be an unavoidable annoyance and I don't see any privacy issues. After hours between checking alternatives and adapting, I was too spoiled, and if mouse scroll is idiot-proofed for people scrolling through comments it's a 5. I love the granularity so much, and I want to test it with music sometime.

--- Initial ---
Early Version? Stuck over the video (as in screenshots) and few allowed hotkeys. With just a forward-slash it would be good enough for my needs. It's not useful with mouse, as scrolling up and down a page will put your cursor over the video and it's easy to unintentionally alter speed. The addon is granular, functional, and the theme options are nice.
Developer response
posted a year ago
Hi there, I'm the developer. I very much appreciate the Feedback, even it's low star haha. About your question, you can turn off the mouse function on the popup page (by clicking the icon). Adding a forward-slash is easy, but it may cause conflict with the Youtube website hotkey.
So far, if applying the mouse function, you need to make sure not to hover the mouse on the video area in case of an unintentionally altered speed. The original idea of the plugin was to change EDM speed precisely and control it from a far distance easily. Very few people use the mouse only to change speed, so I am not sure if I will change the function for now. It will be improved soon and I am still working on it. I welcome more of your feedback and thanks for using it.