While it is true that YouTube is not the only free video streaming platform, it is the only one where we can find any type of content without having to pay a monthly fee, despite the fact that Google is doing everything possible to get users to switch to YouTube Premium to eliminate ads forever and enjoy its music streaming platform.
On YouTube we can find videos of all kinds, from complete tutorials for formatting a computer and installing Windows, to all the steps to follow to build anything that comes to mind and all kinds of cooking recipes, not to mention music and other types of entertainment for all kinds of audiences.
Obviously, not all videos are created equal. Some, especially those that show action content, whether video games or movie trailers, show a lot of visual information in a very short time and sometimes, finding the exact moment we want stop the video It is not an easy task.
No matter how fast we press the space bar on the keyboard or, even if we are the fastest at clicking twice in a row on the video play button with the mouse, we will never be able to find the exact moment we are looking for unless we use a trick available on this platform that many users are unaware of.
Changing the playback speed is not of much help either, as the images are displayed in a blurry state, even though the video is available at 60 fps. The solution to this problem, if we can consider it as such, is to use the hidden special keys that allow you to control YouTube playback.
Play YouTube videos frame by frame
YouTube, like any other program, supports keyboard shortcuts, which are usually available along with the associated function through the application menus.
Just as we can use shortcuts or press certain keys to mute or pause a video, skip to the next one, play it in full screen, among others, there are also special keys that allow us to play frame by frame to find the exact moment we want to capture or see in more detail. We are talking about the button of the . (point) and of the (coma). By clicking on the dot (.) button, the video we are playing will be displayed frame by frame, allowing us to capture the moment we are looking for or look closely at a specific part of the video, all without needing to use extensions.
If we have passed the moment we are looking for, we can use the comma button (,) to retrace our steps and have the YouTube video play. play backwards frame by frame. Before using this hidden feature, we must stop the video by pressing the space bar or by clicking on the play button, otherwise we will not be able to use this feature.
