How to rewind or fast forward a long video on YouTube

Let's face it: we're addicted to YouTube We use it to watch video clips , to see fragments of programs that we missed on television, to see film trailers (including full movies), to get lost in gameplays and listen to entire discs or individual songs. The hours go by and we prefer not to think about what will happen the day we allow reproduce content offline

Without a doubt, YouTube is a tool with infinity of applications, so it's good to know ways to navigate videos easily and quickly. One of the problems that we can find, especially in long videos, is the difficulty to be able to move in different directions within the video without having to adjust your finger along the video bar, somewhat awkward and inaccurate. With commands, however, you can find the exact location you are looking for, to reproduce a scene accurately , take a screenshot or write down the footage if you are doing a study.

In the app

The recent update of the mobile app of YouTube, for both iOS and Android, includes a quick way to be able to go forward or backward through the video we are viewing, simply by giving brief taps on the right or left side of the screen .The app allows us to customize the advance, fine-tuning the margin quite a bit. For example, if we give two touches, we will go forward or backward (depending on the side where we have touched) 10 seconds on playback. If we give three touches, we will advance 20 seconds If we give four, 30 seconds, and so on until the 60 seconds

We can use this tool both with the video on or paused, which is perfect for taking screenshots on mobile phones.

In the computer

The browser version of YouTube has a bit more precisionwhen offering tools to navigate within the video itself. Based on keyboard usage, we have more options.On the one hand, we can use the keys “J” and “L” on the keyboard forreverse or fast forward, respectively, 10 seconds playback. If we hit it several times, it will advance or slow down in proportion. Twice, 20 seconds, three, 3rd, etc.

It may also happen that we want to search for a part of the video, but not necessarily a frame. This can happen if the video is quite long, such as a movie, a documentary, or a full performance. Using the numbers on the keyboard, we can select the approximate moment of the video. For example, if we want to locate ourselves more or less at half, we dial 5, and we will be at 50% of the duration of the video.If we are interested in the end, we can dial 9, and we will reach 90% of the video . This is the case with the rest of the numbers.

Finally, and this is definitely the perfect tool to get captures screen, if we use the commands comma or point while the video is paused , we can go back or forward, respectively, frame by frame In this way, there will be no scene that escapes us.

With these tools, you will be the kings of YouTube, you will be able to dissect videos Unlimited and "travel back in time" on your favorite movies and documentaries. Enjoy the absolute power!