How Do I rotate a video in media player like i rotate a picture

Anonymous
2009-04-06T00:14:23+00:00

I have a video clip that was taken with a digital camera, but they took it on a 90 degree angle of normal, like you take a picture, but I can't find a way to rotate the video frame like you can with a picture.  Is that possible??

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Anonymous
2012-04-04T21:44:03+00:00

Its fairly simple guys, i just worked it out:

1] Open the video in WIndows Live Movie Maker

2] Hit the Rotate Right icon

3] You can either upload direct to Youtube or Facebook  OR

4] Click SAVE MOVIE icon and click "For Computer"

The file saves as WMV format.

Good luck

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Anonymous
2012-01-10T16:11:17+00:00
  1. Open the video or project in Windows Live Movie Maker
  2. Go to the "Home" tab
  3. In the tool bar at the top look in the "Editing" group. There you will see Rotate Left and Rotate Right icons. Click on either of them until your video is the correct orientation.

4 Save. You're done!

I'm using Windows Live Movie Maker 2011 build 15.4.3538.0513. Download it for free here: http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials-movie-maker-get-started

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Anonymous
2009-04-06T12:53:25+00:00

Hello Ski Patrol,

Thank you for posting.   There is no way to rotate the video in Windows Media Player, but the Video can be edited in Windows Movie Maker.  Movie Maker has an option to rotate the video. 

Please let me know if this is a helpful option for you and I can guide you through the steps to do it in Movie Maker.

Zack

Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

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Anonymous
2009-06-29T22:26:55+00:00

Hello devonnoved and 21Xochi,

To rotate frame in Movie Maker, on the menu bar select Tools> Effects. The effects are in aphabetical order. There is a Rotate 90, Rotate 180 and Rotate 270.

There are also a Mirror, Horizontal, Vertical to flip the image. Hope this helps you all. Make it a great day

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-06-20T17:42:23+00:00

    I know this is an old thread, but I thought I'd add a little more detail.

    There are a couple places you can do the rotation.  If you want to do it on playback(e.g. in the media player), you can't do that in Windows Media Player.  But as others have noted, you can do that in 3rd-party media players like VLC Media Player.

    On the other hand, if you are trying to rotate the source video you have to run it through an editor or a converter.  For example, let's say you took some video in vertical portrait mode on a phone, if you import this into a Windows PC it will end up showing as horizontal video turned on its side.

    One option is to use an editor like Movie Maker.  In the older versions, you would apply a "Rotate 90" or "Rotate 270" effect to the clip.  In the newer version, you add the video to your storyboard, double-click to get to the Video Tools | Edit tab.  On the top you see pair of buttons to rotate the video left or right.  Then save it as a new movie (File > Save Movie).  However, there is a big caveat with this method.  It will rotate the video but it will still be within a horizontal rectangle.  The result is black bars on either side of your video.

    A better solution, is to use a converter that will keep the correct dimensions and won't fit the video into a horizontal rectangle.  The easiest solution I have found is to use Freemake Video Converter.  Import the sideways video, click the edit button and choose rotate, choose the desired output (which can be the same as the input or different), then click the Convert button. If you do install Freemake Video Converter, be sure to use a Custom Install and uncheck any add-ons and browser settings that it may want to install. You only want to install the program, not anything else.

    Using this last method, you end up with a video that is truly rotated to a vertical orientation (taller than it is wide).  It also makes the thumbnail look correct without black bars on the side.  And if you pass it around to others, it will stay rotated.  It will also play in the right orientation even in media players like Windows Media Player without needing to rotate it each time on playback.

    You're welcome. :)

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