On Windows, VLC's playback speed can be discovered on status bar, but the Mac version doesn't have a status bar. Where should I go to see the current playback speed?
How to see the current playback speed in VLC
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Yes, VLC for OS X provides this level of control.
If you go into VLC » Preferences [aka. ⌘+,] » Hotkeys you'll find that you can associate hotkeys for both actions – Faster (Fine) and Slower (Fine) – and more:
You can find plenty of options here:
- set them up the way you were used to using them on Windows,
- set a hotkey for resetting playback speed back to normal etc.
Note: If your newly assigned hotkeys don't seem to be taken into account, you might need to quit VLC and start it again.
It is rather simple. The question is old but since I was just checking myself for the same problem and others might to.
Hit ⌘ + , to open VLC preferences. Uncheck the Play video in main window option. In the interface tab the one that usually opens first.
Videos will spawn in a seperate window and the main holds the playlist.
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On the Mac version of VLC, to see the playback speed, you have to click the Playback menu. It won't be shown on the default window.