> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.overlap.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> Speed up or slow down every clip in a workflow, with subtitles and overlays kept in sync.

# Change speed

> Play every clip faster or slower — for example 1.5x — without re-editing anything by hand.

The **Change Speed** node is an editing action that sets one playback speed for every clip in the run. It works the same way as the per-segment **Adjust Speed** control in the Studio editor: voices keep their natural pitch, and everything tied to the speech moves with it.

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  ### Schema

  * **Input**: Clips from an upstream node (typically Find Clips)
  * **Output**: The same clips, set to play at the chosen speed
</Info>

## Add the node

Open **Workflows** from the left sidebar and click **New** to open the workflow builder.

Add a trigger and a [Find Clips](/nodes/findclips) node first. In the **Editing** stage, choose **Change Speed**. Overlap adds the action node to the canvas and connects it to the workflow path.

It can sit anywhere after **Find Clips**. Its position relative to other editing nodes doesn't change the result.

## Configure the speed

* **Speed** — Anywhere from **0.5x** (half speed) to **2x** (double speed). Drag the slider or pick a preset. The default is **1.5x**.

The preview in the workflow builder plays at the speed you choose, so you can hear and see the pacing before running the workflow.

## How it behaves

* **Subtitles** stay locked to the words being spoken.
* **B-roll, image overlays, and speaker name cards** move with the speech they belong to.
* **Filler-word, silence, and other cuts** are kept; the remaining footage plays at the new speed.
* **Fixed-length elements** — a title shown for 5 seconds, transitions, an end card — keep their real-time length, exactly as they do when you change speed in the editor.
* **Background music** is not sped up; it plays normally for the new, shorter (or longer) clip.
* Clips get shorter when sped up and longer when slowed down. A 60-second clip at 1.5x plays in 40 seconds.

## Adjust it later in the editor

Open any clip in the Studio editor and click the video layer in the timeline. Each segment shows the speed from the workflow, and **Adjust Speed** lets you change it per segment — including back to 1x.

## Build the rest of the workflow

A common flow is **Manual Trigger** -> **Find Clips** -> **Change Speed** -> [Style Video](/nodes/style-video) -> **Post to Social**.


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