A dumb question about DVD player

Hi, im new to mac. Got my macbook about 3 weeks ago. There has been a problem about the DVD player of OSx that i haven't gotten used to. How do you guys do fast forward (or vice versa) while you are watching a DVD? I found that Front Row only allows you to jump between chapters, and I didn't find any buttons or anything like that on the DVD player panel to do so either, except for the shortcut keys on the keyboard.
Thanks.

and in addition to Pmccain's answer if you go to "Controls" (in the menu bar)->Scan rate you can select the speed in which you scan through the disc when holding down the forward/back button. Anywhere from 2X to 32X.

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