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How Long Is a 5 Hour Video at 1.5x Speed?

New duration
3:20:00
3 hours 20 minutes
Time saved
1:40:00
1 hour 40 minutes
Percent saved
33.3%
300 min ÷ 1.5 = 200.0 min

Five hours is a short audiobook or a complete beginner course on Udemy or YouTube. At 1.5x it fits into 3 hours 20 minutes. 1.5x is the most popular speed-up: speech still sounds natural and you cut a full third of the runtime.

Only have less time than that? Use the speed needed calculator to find the exact speed that fits your window, or paste a link into the YouTube playlist length calculator to total a whole course.

5 Hour Video at Every Speed

SpeedNew durationTime saved% saved
1x5:00:00—0%
1.25x4:00:001h20%
1.5x3:20:001h 40m33%
1.75x2:51:262h 8m 34s43%
2x2:30:002h 30m50%
2.5x2:00:003h60%
3x1:40:003h 20m67%

Other Lengths at 1.5x Speed

OriginalAt 1.5xSaved
15m10:005m
30m20:0010m
45m30:0015m
1h40:0020m
1h 30m1:00:0030m
2h1:20:0040m
2h 30m1:40:0050m
3h2:00:001h
4h2:40:001h 20m
5h3:20:001h 40m
8h5:20:002h 40m
10h6:40:003h 20m

Which Apps Let You Play at 1.5x?

Supports 1.5x: YouTube, Netflix, Apple Podcasts, Spotify (podcasts), Audible, Udemy, Coursera, VLC.

Related Calculations

See the full playback speed chart for every length and speed.