Set the video to play faster by default:
document.getElementById("myVideo").defaultPlaybackRate = 5;
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <video id="myVideo" width="100" height="100" controls> <source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4"> <source src="video.ogg" type="video/ogg"> Your browser does not support the video tag. </video><br> <p id="demo"></p> <button onclick="getPlaySpeed()" type="button">get the default playback speed?</button> <button onclick="setPlaySpeed()" type="button">Set video to be play faster</button> <script> var x = document.getElementById("myVideo"); function getPlaySpeed() {//from ww w . j av a 2 s. c o m document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =x.defaultPlaybackRate; } function setPlaySpeed() { x.defaultPlaybackRate = 5; x.load(); } </script> </body> </html>