Changing the timeline playback speed of your sequence or clip is an essential feature that you need to make use of it to optimize your editing workflow inside Adobe Premiere Pro.
For that reason, in today’s quick tutorial, you will learn how to speed up and slow down the playback speed of your clips.
Without further ado, let’s take a look at the different methods to adjust your playback speed in Premiere Pro.
How to Speed Up the Playback Speed in Premiere Pro
Fast-Forward Playback
To preview the footage at double speed, you just have to press the L key again. In fact, if you keep pressing the L button multiple times, the playback will go faster and faster.
To speed up the playback fast forward at smaller increments, press and hold the Shift key, then press the L key. The more you press the L key, the faster the playback will increase.
If you messed things up and the playback is faster than you wanted, you can slow down the speed by small steps. To do so, press and hold Shift and press the J key multiple times until you get the right speed. If you aim for a significant speed decrease just hit the J key.
Reverse Playback
The same thing goes for reverse playback, just inverse the shortcuts.
To increase the playback speed of a clip backward, press the J key multiple times or press and hold Shift + J (for small increments).
To reduce the playback speed, use the L key or Shift + L (for small increments)
Keep in mind that increasing the playback speed may cause some dropped frames. But don’t worry, you can fix this issue and get your playback running smoothly again by adjusting the playback resolution of the sequence.
How to Slow Down the Playback Speed in Premiere Pro
To play the clip in slow motion follow the steps below:
- First you need to pause the video by pressing the K key or the Spacebar.
- To make a fast-forward playback at half speed, press and hold the Shift key then press the L key one time. That will For rewind playback, press and hold Shift and press the J key.
How to Reset the Playback Speed in Premiere Pro
To reset the clip to its original playback speed, just pause the video by hitting the k button or the spacebar, then play it again, and it will go back to its default speed.
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