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# AVPlaybackSpeed

An object that represents a user-selectable playback speed in a playback user interface.

```
class AVPlaybackSpeed
```

## Topics

### Retrieving Default Speeds

[`systemDefaultSpeeds`](/documentation/AVKit/AVPlaybackSpeed/systemDefaultSpeeds)

A list of playback speeds the system uses by default.

### Creating a Playback Speed

[`-  initWithRate:localizedName:`](/documentation/AVKit/AVPlaybackSpeed/init(rate:localizedName:))

Creates a playback speed with a rate and localized name.

### Inspecting Speed Details

[`rate`](/documentation/AVKit/AVPlaybackSpeed/rate)

The playback rate to use when you select this speed.

[`localizedName`](/documentation/AVKit/AVPlaybackSpeed/localizedName)

A localized name for a speed that’s suitable for display in a user interface.

[`localizedNumericName`](/documentation/AVKit/AVPlaybackSpeed/localizedNumericName)

A localized numeric name for a speed that’s suitable for display in a user interface.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

### Inherits From

[`NSObject-swift.class`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObject-swift.class)

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