Question

videos in the VLC player - this is how it works

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Rotate video for preview only
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Rotate and save
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Quick guide: rotate video for preview only
Quick guide: rotate and save

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We'll show you how to rotate your videos using VLC Media Player..

You filmed a video on your cell phone, but it accidentally stands upside down when you open it on your computer? This is because the smartphone's motion sensor or camera app does not always work correctly. The popular alternative to Windows Media Player, VLC Media Player, gives you a feature to fix this error. If you then want to save the rotated film in VLC, a few additional steps are necessary. In the following article, we will show you how to rotate your video just for the preview and how to save it.

• Rotate video for preview only
• Rotate and save

Rotate video for preview only

Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions .

1st step:

Open the VLC media player on your computer. Load the relevant video into the player using drag'n'drop. Then click on " Tools " in the menu bar and then on " Effects and Filters ". Alternatively, you can also press the key combination [Ctrl] + [E] .

2nd step:

In the newly opened window switch to the " Video Effects " tab and select " Geometry ". Then select the option " Transform " with a tick and specify by how many degrees the video should be rotated.

3rd step:

If you would like to rotate the video freehand and not use the specified 90 degree increments, you can tick " Rotate " and set the desired angle on the turntable . Confirm the set rotation by clicking on " Close ".

Note: VLC will apply this setting to any videos that are subsequently opened. So make sure to deactivate this option again for subsequent films. To do this, remove the checkmarks that you previously set for "Effects and Filters" / "Video Effects".

Rotate and save

Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions ..

1st step:

Click on the menu item " Tools " and then on " Settings " or press the key combination [Ctrl] + [P] .

2nd step:

At the bottom left under " Show settings ", select the option " All ". The view of the window will then change.

3rd step:

In the menu on the left, switch to " Video " and open the item " Filter " using the small arrow on the left.

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From the options that appear, click Transformation . The drop-down menu next to " Transcode Type " allows you to choose the angle at which your video will be rotated .

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Also in " Settings " click on the left side on the point " Stream output " and there on the point " Sout-Stream ". Here, too, unfold the drop-down menu using the small arrow .

6th step:

Click on " Transcode ", check the box next to " Video transformation filter " and confirm by clicking on " Save ".

7th step:

Back in the main window of the VLC Media Player click in the menu on " Media " and then on " Convert / Save ". Alternatively, you can use the key combination [Ctrl] + [R] .

8th step:

In the newly opened window you can select your video by clicking on " Add ". Then go to " Convert / Save ".

9th step:

After another dialog window has opened, click on " Browse " to specify the storage location and file name . Click on " Start " to end the process .

Quick guide: rotate video for preview only

1. Start the VLC player. Drag and drop the video you want to rotate into the VLC player. Press [Ctrl] + [E] or go to " Effects and Filters " via " Tools " in the menu .
2. Select Video Effects and Geometry . Then check " Transform " and set the desired angle of rotation.
3. If you want to determine the angle yourself, check the " Rotate " box and move the turntable to the desired angle.

Quick guide: rotate and save

1. Call up the menu item " Tools " in the menu bar and then click on " Settings " or press the [Ctrl] + [P] keys .
2. Under " Show settings ", check " All ".
3. In the menu on the left in the " Video " section, click the small arrow next to " Filters " to expand filter options.
4. Select " Transformation ". In addition to " Recoding Type ", you can determine the angle of rotation of your video .
5. Back in the menu click on " Stream output " and then expand the drop-down menu for " Sout-Stream ".
6. For " Transcoding " and there " Video transformation filter " check the box and confirm with " Save ".
7. In the VLC Player go to " Media " and " Convert / Save " in the menu bar or press [Ctrl] + [R] .
8. Click " Add " and choose the video to be rotated and saved.
9. Finally click on " Browse ", enter a file name and specify the storage location . The conversion of the video begins with " Start ".

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