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Slowing Down Video Playback in Google Drive

This guide describes how to slow down a video in Google Drive to make it easier to transcribe audio.

The first step in slowing down the video is to open the video options panel as seen below. To do this click on the cog wheel located in the bottom right corner of the screen.

Google Drive video speed screenshot

Next select the playback speed menu.

Google Drive video speed screenshot

Finally, choose your desired speed. 0.75 and 0.5 are recommended.

Google Drive video speed screenshot

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