Abstract: A video server system having the ability to playback movies at a higher than recorded speed. A storage device stores one or more of the movies to be played back. The storage device has the ability to playback the movies in selected segments. A controller is connected to the storage device for causing the storage device to playback a sequential set of movie segments with an alternating series of intervening movie segments missing therefrom. In addition to Fast Forward and Fast Reverse commands, Pause, Slow, Play and Stop commands are also implemented.