I think the situation around the pitch correction has changed. I don't hear any difference in pitch between Chromium browsers and Safari + Accelerate now. Also with Safari finally getting Safari Profiles with macOS Sonoma which can be auto enabled with focus modes, this just made Safari my primary browser! My only issue with Accelerate is that if you press and hold the S or D buttons, the audio stutters which never happened in Chromium + video speed extension. But with Default + Preferred speed shortcuts, I can live with this for now and keep key eye out for an alternative in the future that fixes this - if Accelerate doesn't.
There's definitely a point where that rapidly reverses, though, and it definitely depends on the context. The speed which Gerald Undone speaks, for instance, is probably past the limit where I can listen with 90% focus. I have to give it 100%, and even then I still ocassionally need to go back ten seconds. In practice, I actually listen to him at the recommended x0.75 speed, but if it is a subject I know something about, I often will put it on 1.5 or 2.0 speed. But, and here's the thing: I haven't had much human contact in the last year, so I've found myself gravitating towards videos and podcasts with more than one person, and/or where the atmosphere is fun and social. And that atmosphere can very quickly go out the window on a higher speed
Interesting aspects to consider and I absolutely agree that it is something that depends on the situation, focus, information density and all that. Which is exactly the reason why it's so magical that tools like this extension exist to give more control to you as the viewer.
I started using the app on m1 macbook air, the audio is sounding really weird at any speed other than 1x, I use video speed controller extension on Chrome, audio is totally fine in chrome, but in safari the audio is really weird.
I know the issue and I actually exchanged some emails with the developer of Accelerate… sadly he wrote back that this is a limitation of the WebKit Engine used by Safari and the Extension has no control over that. And that means for me: I am using Chrome/Brave to watch videos with the Video Speed Controller Extension.
@@ChrisSpiegl Yes. If you try Orion and Duck Duck Go browser, the same problem happen. This is a Webkit limitation. Because of this I have to use Chromium browsers or Firefox
@@rotivordep It's a bit of a shame that the Webkit can't do it better. I know IINA (VLC player alternative) has similar issues but it at least has a filter which can take care of the pitch. Maybe the same could be done with the extension but who knows 🙈.
There's no need to install anything, at least for YT there's native keybindings, try pressing "?" .. for playback speed it's Ctrl + comma (or dot). Now.. why Safari mutes for a second when changing the playback speed? It's so annoying! .. whenever we increase/decrease the playback speed there's a quick mute in the video btw I never noticed this weird pitch sound until this video lmao .. wow there's a huge difference between browsers!!
@@ChrisSpiegl I am trying to use it on laptop. But it's not working with facebook videos. It's working in RUclips though. Am I missing something here ?
@@favask2880 not sure, maybe they changed something? Maybe try a different browser? Or ask the developer if this plug-in if it works or if there is a workaround?
Man this app is just what I was looking for. I needed the keyboard shorcuts to skip forward/backward and play/pause so bad. Thanks a lot
Glad I could help
Exactly what I needed, thanks for the vid
Glad it helped
Nice video man, pretty informative and helpful at 2x speeds
Good.
gerçekten ne kadar teşekkür etsem az. çok çok teşekkür ederim. tam da bana lazım olan şeydi.
You're welcome. Glad it was helpful.
I think the situation around the pitch correction has changed. I don't hear any difference in pitch between Chromium browsers and Safari + Accelerate now. Also with Safari finally getting Safari Profiles with macOS Sonoma which can be auto enabled with focus modes, this just made Safari my primary browser!
My only issue with Accelerate is that if you press and hold the S or D buttons, the audio stutters which never happened in Chromium + video speed extension. But with Default + Preferred speed shortcuts, I can live with this for now and keep key eye out for an alternative in the future that fixes this - if Accelerate doesn't.
There's definitely a point where that rapidly reverses, though, and it definitely depends on the context. The speed which Gerald Undone speaks, for instance, is probably past the limit where I can listen with 90% focus. I have to give it 100%, and even then I still ocassionally need to go back ten seconds. In practice, I actually listen to him at the recommended x0.75 speed, but if it is a subject I know something about, I often will put it on 1.5 or 2.0 speed.
But, and here's the thing: I haven't had much human contact in the last year, so I've found myself gravitating towards videos and podcasts with more than one person, and/or where the atmosphere is fun and social. And that atmosphere can very quickly go out the window on a higher speed
Interesting aspects to consider and I absolutely agree that it is something that depends on the situation, focus, information density and all that.
Which is exactly the reason why it's so magical that tools like this extension exist to give more control to you as the viewer.
I started using the app on m1 macbook air, the audio is sounding really weird at any speed other than 1x, I use video speed controller extension on Chrome, audio is totally fine in chrome, but in safari the audio is really weird.
I know the issue and I actually exchanged some emails with the developer of Accelerate… sadly he wrote back that this is a limitation of the WebKit Engine used by Safari and the Extension has no control over that. And that means for me: I am using Chrome/Brave to watch videos with the Video Speed Controller Extension.
@@ChrisSpiegl Yes. If you try Orion and Duck Duck Go browser, the same problem happen. This is a Webkit limitation. Because of this I have to use Chromium browsers or Firefox
@@rotivordep It's a bit of a shame that the Webkit can't do it better. I know IINA (VLC player alternative) has similar issues but it at least has a filter which can take care of the pitch. Maybe the same could be done with the extension but who knows 🙈.
yes the pitch is a problem is there any way to get around that
Not at the moment. The only way I know is to use a chrome based browser and use the video speed controller extension there.
There's no need to install anything, at least for YT there's native keybindings, try pressing "?" .. for playback speed it's Ctrl + comma (or dot).
Now.. why Safari mutes for a second when changing the playback speed? It's so annoying! .. whenever we increase/decrease the playback speed there's a quick mute in the video
btw I never noticed this weird pitch sound until this video lmao .. wow there's a huge difference between browsers!!
who else is watching this video in 2x speed
Will it work with Facebook videos?
I think I have used it with Facebook videos. But only on desktop computers / laptops. Phones are more complicated.
@@ChrisSpiegl I am trying to use it on laptop. But it's not working with facebook videos. It's working in RUclips though. Am I missing something here ?
@@favask2880 not sure, maybe they changed something?
Maybe try a different browser? Or ask the developer if this plug-in if it works or if there is a workaround?
@@ChrisSpiegl It's working now.
@@favask2880 do you k ow what you did / what changed?
The pitch thing is what keeps me away from Safari, although it's more efficient.
Absolutely. Even since this video, I tried a couple times and I always come back to Chrome / Brave.
@@ChrisSpiegl Yes, I'm in the same here
Just put the fries in the bag
I'd like to get my fries in a bottle please.