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In this post, we’ll show you how to Rotate Videos on Windows, Mac or Smartphone, as well as how to save it as a separate video file. Have you ever found it annoying that when you put a video you shot on your phone onto your PC, which comes with either Windows or macOS, the clip is sideways or upside down?
If you have been having trouble with this, take a look at the following ideas to find a way out. Raise your hand if you’ve ever recorded a video in landscape mode when you wanted it to be in portrait mode or vice versa. Don’t be nervous. We all do it more often than we would like to admit.
Even if your video is really good, only a few people will want to watch it if it is skewed. So, what can you do if you shoot a video in the wrong direction by accident? Well, you could pull out your hair in frustration as you try to figure out how to start from scratch and make a new video.
How to Rotate Videos on Windows
Using video editor in the Photos app
- If you are using Windows 11/10, click the Windows icon at the bottom left of the screen and type “Video Editor.” It should open and look like a default app. When you click on it, the Photos app’s video editor will open.
- Click “New video project” in the upper left corner of the screen, or click “New video” in the upper right corner and choose “Start new video project” from the menu that appears.
- Drag the video you want to rotate into the project library on the blank new project, or click “+Add,” choose “From this PC,” and find the video file you want to rotate.
- Drag the video from the project library down to the bottom timeline. This should give you a preview window of the video you’re editing on the right side of the program.
- If you press Ctrl + R, the video will be turned 90 degrees to the right. You can also find the “Rotate” button in the app window and click on it.
- Click “Finish video” in the upper right corner of the app, choose a quality level from “low” to “high,” and save the video to the folder where you want to find it.
Using an alternative media player
The VLC media player can also be downloaded for free from the Internet. It can play more file types than Windows Media Player and can rotate videos. If you want to switch between more than one video, you might find it easier to install and use VLC instead.
- Click the bright orange “Download VLC” button at www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html. It should check your operating system and give you the right version of the software you need. After you confirm that you’re okay with cookies, the installer program should start to download.
- Follow the steps to get the VLC software installed.
- Open VLC player and drag the video you want to rotate onto the app, or in the top toolbar, choose Media and then Open file to find the video on your computer.
- From the top toolbar, click “Tools,” and then from the drop-down menu, click “Effects and Filters.” This menu should always be “Ctrl+E.”
- Go to the Video Effects tab in the window that pops up, and then choose Geometry in the tab below. You might need to click the little arrow to get there.
- Now, click the box next to “rotate,” and you’ll be able to turn the video around in a full 360-degree circle. Move the wheel around until the video looks the way you want it to. Don’t forget to click “save” before clicking “close.”
How to Rotate Videos on Mac
This works to rotate or flip any video or movie file in Mac OS X. The rotated video will be saved as a new video file and will not replace the existing movie unless it has the same name.
- Open the video or movie file you wish to rotate into QuickTime Player in Mac OS X
- Go to the “Edit” menu and choose one of the following rotation options for the video:
- Rotate Left (90 degrees)
- Rotate Right (90 degrees)
- Flip Horizontal
- Flip Vertical
- Save the newly edited rotated video as usual by hitting Command+S or by going to File and “Save”
- As you may have guessed, to rotate a video 180 degrees or 270 degrees, you’d simply apply the 90 degree rotation two or three times.
How to Rotate Videos on Iphone
- Head over to the stock “Photos” app from the home screen of your iPhone or iPad and open the video that you want to rotate.
- Here, tap on “Edit” located at the top-right corner of the screen.
- At the bottom, you’ll notice four different video editing tools. Tap the “Cropping” tool which is located to the right of filters icon, as shown in the screenshot below.
- Now, tap the “Rotate” icon in the top left corner of the screen. It is in the same place as the mirror tool. Keep in mind that if you tap it once, it will turn 90 degrees. So, depending on what you want to do, you may need to tap twice or even three times. Once you’re happy with the orientation, you can confirm the change by tapping “Done.”
- If you want to undo this change for any reason, just open the video again, go to the edit menu, and tap on “Revert,” as shown below. Keep in mind that any other changes or filters you made to the video will also be wiped out.
- That’s pretty much all you need to do to easily rotate videos on your iPhone or iPad.
How to Rotate Videos on Android Phone
- Open Google Photos on your Android phone and tap the search bar.
- Choose Videos, then select the video you want to rotate.
- Tap the slider bar icon (it’s at the bottom of the screen in the middle).
- Select Rotate until the video is oriented the way you want it.
- Choose Save.
FAQ
How do I rotate a video without an app?
On your Android phone, open Google Photos and tap the search bar. Select Videos, then choose the video you want to turn. Tap the slider bar icon, which is in the middle of the bottom of your screen. Choose Rotate and move the slider until the video is facing the way you want.
How do I Rotate a video on my computer easily?
Go to the Window for Adjustments and Effects, click on Video Effects, and then press the Geometry button. From there, you can press the Transform button and choose different ways to rotate your video, such as 90 degrees, 180 degrees, making a vertical video horizontal, etc.