Powerful smartphones and compact digital cameras mean we’re shooting more video than ever before. Video editing tools provide greater control and allow us to tidy up our footage before sharing. To tweak the orientation or tilt the horizon line, you need to rotate video. Learn how to rotate a video with our guide.
Maybe you’ve shot a video of your new car but the angle is slightly out. Or perhaps you’ve captured your friend riding a half-pipe and want to flip it upside down to create a cool effect. Follow these steps to rotate your video:
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When rotating a video, you either move it left or right. To rotate to the left, push the cursor to the left-hand side of the bar. To rotate it right, push the cursor to the right-hand side of the bar. Each rotation is generally 90° and increases in 90° increments.
What if you’re not rotating a video to create a cool effect, instead correcting orientations just a few degrees out? Most video editing software allows you to make precision adjustments in addition to rotating videos at full 90° increments. To do this:
As smartphone video cameras have become more sophisticated and video sharing apps a part of everyday life, there are several unique ways to post video content. One such technique is to flip a video. Flipping a video basically means putting it upside down. To flip a video:
The smartphone is at the heart of modern life, with people checking them every 12 minutes of the waking day . These powerful, pocket-sized video cameras are increasingly used to shoot and share footage.
But how do you a rotate a video on your phone? Both the main smartphone platforms – Apple and Android – have their own built-in video editing tools. You can also download video editor apps for them.
Premiere Rush is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud suite. It combines powerful video editing tools with easy social sharing. Rotating a video is a breeze with Premiere Rush.
With Premiere Rush, you don’t need to be a seasoned video editor to flip videos and make precise adjustments to video orientation. Simply import video clips in .avi, .wmv and many other video formats, make your adjustments, and then Premiere Rush will automatically them then export as mp4s.
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Once you’ve selected the project and sequence you want to rotate:
Change the aspect ratio.
When you import media, Premiere Rush automatically sets the aspect ratio to that of your source media, but you can change it at any time. If you shoot horizontally (16:9 aspect ratio) but you want to post on Instagram — or if you shoot vertically but want to achieve a cinematic effect — here’s how you can change the dimensions so you don’t lose any footage in the rotation.
Once you’ve selected the project and sequence you want to adjust:
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