Controlling Playback Speed in VLC Media Player

To control speed of a video in VLC using shortcuts

Speed up: ] Key in keyboard
Speed down: [ Key in keyboard
Normal speed: = Key in keyboard

When you click on the speed up or speed down button, a confirmation is displayed on the top right of the video. Speed is displayed such as 1.50x or 0.80x depending upon how much you change it. You will also be able to change the shortcut keys if you want.

To control speed of a video in VLC using menu and buttons

From the VLC Menu Bar go to Playback > Speed and select a speed from options: Faster, Faster (fine), Normal, Slower (fine) and Slower.

The same options can also be accessed from the right click menu Playback > Speed.

Information source www.vlchelp.com on 2018.03.11