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# Changing the Play Speed

While you play a clip, you can speed up or slow down the play speed in the Player using the up arrow and down arrow keys on your keyboard.

Use: | To:
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up arrow | Increase the play speed. Each tap of the key doubles the play speed.
down arrow | Decrease the play speed. Each tap of the key halves the play speed.
spacebar | Stop playing and return the play speed setting to “1x” (normal speed).

The current play speed is indicated in the Clip tab next to the Timecode field.

(a) Play speed