diff --git a/data/resources/gamedb.yaml b/data/resources/gamedb.yaml
index b82a418c7..65ad27840 100644
--- a/data/resources/gamedb.yaml
+++ b/data/resources/gamedb.yaml
@@ -58786,6 +58786,7 @@ SCED-02062:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
 SLED-02258:
   name: "Final Fantasy VIII (Europe) (Demo 2)"
   metadata:
@@ -58793,6 +58794,7 @@ SLED-02258:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
 SCES-02080:
   name: "Final Fantasy VIII (Europe, Australia) (Disc 1)"
   discSet:
@@ -58811,6 +58813,7 @@ SCES-02080:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   libcrypt: true
   codes:
     - SCES-02080
@@ -58847,6 +58850,7 @@ SCES-12080:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   libcrypt: true
   codes:
     - SCES-12080
@@ -58883,6 +58887,7 @@ SCES-22080:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   libcrypt: true
   codes:
     - SCES-22080
@@ -58919,6 +58924,7 @@ SCES-32080:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   libcrypt: true
   codes:
     - SCES-32080
@@ -58942,6 +58948,7 @@ SLED-02259:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
 SLES-02081:
   name: "Final Fantasy VIII (France) (Disc 1)"
   discSet:
@@ -58957,6 +58964,7 @@ SLES-02081:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   libcrypt: true
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
@@ -58987,6 +58995,7 @@ SLES-12081:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   libcrypt: true
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
@@ -59017,6 +59026,7 @@ SLES-22081:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   libcrypt: true
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
@@ -59047,6 +59057,7 @@ SLES-32081:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   libcrypt: true
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
@@ -59077,6 +59088,7 @@ SLES-02082:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   libcrypt: true
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
@@ -59107,6 +59119,7 @@ SLES-12082:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   libcrypt: true
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
@@ -59137,6 +59150,7 @@ SLES-22082:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   libcrypt: true
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
@@ -59167,6 +59181,7 @@ SLES-32082:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   libcrypt: true
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
@@ -59197,6 +59212,7 @@ SLES-02083:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   libcrypt: true
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
@@ -59227,6 +59243,7 @@ SLES-12083:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   libcrypt: true
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
@@ -59257,6 +59274,7 @@ SLES-22083:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   libcrypt: true
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
@@ -59287,6 +59305,7 @@ SLES-32083:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   libcrypt: true
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
@@ -59319,6 +59338,7 @@ SLPM-87384:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   codes:
     - SLPM-87384
     - SLPS-01880
@@ -59351,6 +59371,7 @@ SLPM-87385:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   codes:
     - SLPM-87385
     - SLPS-01881
@@ -59383,6 +59404,7 @@ SLPM-87386:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   codes:
     - SLPM-87386
     - SLPS-01882
@@ -59415,6 +59437,7 @@ SLPM-87387:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   codes:
     - SLPM-87387
     - SLPS-01883
@@ -59439,6 +59462,7 @@ SLPM-80269:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
 SLED-02262:
   name: "Final Fantasy VIII (Spain) (Demo)"
   metadata:
@@ -59446,6 +59470,7 @@ SLED-02262:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
 SLES-02084:
   name: "Final Fantasy VIII (Spain) (Disc 1)"
   discSet:
@@ -59464,6 +59489,7 @@ SLES-02084:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   libcrypt: true
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
@@ -59497,6 +59523,7 @@ SLES-12084:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   libcrypt: true
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
@@ -59530,6 +59557,7 @@ SLES-22084:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   libcrypt: true
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
@@ -59563,6 +59591,7 @@ SLES-32084:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   libcrypt: true
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
@@ -59596,6 +59625,7 @@ SLUS-00892:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
     developer: "Squaresoft"
@@ -59628,6 +59658,7 @@ SLUS-00908:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
     developer: "Squaresoft"
@@ -59660,6 +59691,7 @@ SLUS-00909:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
     developer: "Squaresoft"
@@ -59692,6 +59724,7 @@ SLUS-00910:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
     developer: "Squaresoft"
@@ -59714,6 +59747,7 @@ SCPS-45375:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   codes:
     - SCPS-45375
     - SCPS-45376
@@ -156058,6 +156092,7 @@ SLUS-90029:
   traits:
     - DisableWidescreen # Breaks background rendering.
     - DisableScaledInterlacing # Breaks intro rendering.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
   metadata:
     publisher: "Squaresoft"
     developer: "Squaresoft"
@@ -180460,6 +180495,9 @@ SLPM-86379:
     - DigitalController
   traits:
     - ForcePGXPCPUMode # Fixes wobble in screen transitions/battle stages.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
+  settings:
+    cdromMaxReadSpeedupCycles: 60000 # Stops FMVs breaking.
   metadata:
     publisher: "Enix Corporation"
     developer: "tri-Ace"
@@ -180486,6 +180524,9 @@ SLPM-86371:
     - DigitalController
   traits:
     - ForcePGXPCPUMode # Fixes wobble in screen transitions/battle stages.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
+  settings:
+    cdromMaxReadSpeedupCycles: 60000 # Stops FMVs breaking.
   metadata:
     publisher: "Enix Corporation"
     developer: "tri-Ace"
@@ -180512,6 +180553,9 @@ SLPM-86380:
     - DigitalController
   traits:
     - ForcePGXPCPUMode # Fixes wobble in screen transitions/battle stages.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
+  settings:
+    cdromMaxReadSpeedupCycles: 60000 # Stops FMVs breaking.
   metadata:
     publisher: "Enix Corporation"
     developer: "tri-Ace"
@@ -180538,6 +180582,9 @@ SLPM-86372:
     - DigitalController
   traits:
     - ForcePGXPCPUMode # Fixes wobble in screen transitions/battle stages.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
+  settings:
+    cdromMaxReadSpeedupCycles: 60000 # Stops FMVs breaking.
   metadata:
     publisher: "Enix Corporation"
     developer: "tri-Ace"
@@ -180559,6 +180606,9 @@ SLPM-87355:
     - DigitalController
   traits:
     - ForcePGXPCPUMode # Fixes wobble in screen transitions/battle stages.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
+  settings:
+    cdromMaxReadSpeedupCycles: 60000 # Stops FMVs breaking.
   codes:
     - SLPM-87355
     - SLPM-87373
@@ -180591,6 +180641,9 @@ SLUS-01156:
     - DigitalController
   traits:
     - ForcePGXPCPUMode # Fixes wobble in screen transitions/battle stages.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
+  settings:
+    cdromMaxReadSpeedupCycles: 60000 # Stops FMVs breaking.
   metadata:
     publisher: "Enix America Inc"
     developer: "tri-Ace"
@@ -180620,6 +180673,9 @@ SLUS-01179:
     - DigitalController
   traits:
     - ForcePGXPCPUMode # Fixes wobble in screen transitions/battle stages.
+    - DisableCDROMSpeedupOnMDEC # Stops FMVs breaking with speedup.
+  settings:
+    cdromMaxReadSpeedupCycles: 60000 # Stops FMVs breaking.
   metadata:
     publisher: "Enix America Inc"
     developer: "tri-Ace"