A simple local media player. I like finer speed controls on media. I use this tool to consume or review local media.

Speed listening and watching is something I've been using more and more over the past two years. I will blog about it and link it up soon on this arleym.com post. And yep, this app gets it's name from the book 1984 ;)

If memory serves the way JS is accessing local files for playback wouldn't be ideal security-wise if played over the Internet. This is for file:/// protocol, not http*.

When speed watching on apps like VLC or Quicktime playback can feel choppy, or are UI is awkward for speed tweaking on the fly, or limiting in max-speed. I've always liked how Blink browsers handle speed controls (I love Video Speed Control extension, and match keyboard shortcuts). Blink recently removed the 400% audio-playback cap too, making Chrome or Opera ideal tools for speed control.

The code is a bit of a mess, but is a single file with no dependencies.

• space - pause/play
• d - speed up by 10%
• s - slow down by 10%
• r - reset playback to 100%
• shift+n - n * 100 will be the playback speed
• esc - show/hide controls bar
• left arrow - back 5 seconds
• right arrow - forward 5 seconds

• Make the r shortcut toggle between 100% and the last set speed
• Playlists?
• Make video area a draggable area
• After dragging a video on the file input, focus the video
• remember the speed of last played file https://codepen.io/ArleyM/pen/EEmKEa
• start video by URL query string - https://www.sitepoint.com/url-parameters-jquery/ - for Alfred workflow
• JS could use a spring cleaning, cobbled together from tutorials
• Keyboard shortcuts
  • Jump percentages like YT w/ number shortcuts
  • shift arrows to jump 30s
• ? help - panel to list shortcuts
• Dreamy: a query parameter that would set a fade-out time
• Foot pedal pause/play and back 5s for transcription use