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Video playbackRate Property

Example

Set a video to play in slow motion:

document.getElementById("myVideo").playbackRate = 0.5;

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Definition and Usage

The playbackRate property sets or returns the current playback speed of the video.

Browser Support

The playbackRate property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: The playbackRate property is not supported in Internet Explorer 9 and earlier versions.

Syntax

Return the playbackRate property:

videoObject.playbackRate

Set the playbackRate property:

videoObject.playbackRate=playbackspeed

Property Values

Value	Description
playbackspeed	Indicates the current playback speed of the video. Example values: 1.0 is normal speed 0.5 is half speed (slower) 2.0 is double speed (faster) -1.0 is backwards, normal speed -0.5 is backwards, half speed

Technical Details

Return Value:	A Number, representing the current playback speed
Default Value:	1.0

More Examples

Example

Set a video to play fast:

document.getElementById("myVideo").playbackRate = 5;

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