Quicktime scrubbing

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Quicktime scrubbing

A few months ago (and for years before this) I was able to scrub on Quicktime by using two fingers (moving left to right) on my touchpad. It would seamlessly scrub back and forth on any video that was playing. I could scrub with pin point accuracy while playing. Now I have to pause the video to do the same thing. When I try to scrub now while the video is playing, it pauses, then goes into fast forward mode.

Has a setting been changed? Has this feature been removed? Did Apple say why there is a change? Why would they ruin something so seem-less?

I don't think this is a bug. I need to know if this feature has been removed.

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.0

Posted on Jan 8, 2023 02:48 PM

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Jan 10, 2023 04:14 PM in response to Shahnawaaz Khan

Hello Shahnawaaz Khan,

According to the information found at Keyboard shortcuts and gestures in QuickTime Player on Mac - Apple Support, the scrub forward or backward, the player does need to be paused first:

Movie playback gestures

Action Gesture

Scrub forward While paused, swipe two fingers up or right

Scrub backward While paused, swipe two fingers down or left

Skip forward While playing, swipe two fingers up or right

Skip backward While playing, swipe two fingers down or left

Fast forward On a Force Touch trackpad, increase or decrease pressure to control speed

Rewind On a Force Touch trackpad, increase or decrease pressure to control speed

Volume up Over the volume control, swipe two fingers up or right

Volume down Over the volume control, swipe two fingers down or left

If this is something you would like to see, we recommend that you provide feedback here: Product Feedback - Apple

Have a good day.

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