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How to Rotate Video on Your iPhone or Mac
Never watch another sideways movie again
By Joli Ballew Joli Ballew Writer University of Texas Joli Ballew is a former freelance contributor to Lifewire and Microsoft MVP, Lynda.com trainer, Microsoft Press author, and college professor. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on November 2, 2021 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email iPhone & iOS Switching from Android What to Know
On an iPhone with iOS 12 or earlier, open iMovie. Tap Create Project > Movie. In the Camera Roll, select a video. Tap Create Movie > Edit.Place two fingers on the clip at the top of the screen and make a rotating motion. When an icon appears, lift your fingers to rotate 90 degrees.Tap Done > Share > Save Video and choose an export size. This article explains how to rotate a video on your iPhone running iOS 12 through iOS 9.3 using iMovie. In also includes information on how to rotate a video on a Mac. How to Use iMovie to Rotate a Video on an iPhone
If you accidentally took a sideways video with your iPhone camera when you were sure you were shooting in landscape mode, rotate the video using iMovie, which is free and available from the App Store for both iPhone and Mac. Another free, third-party app for iPhone is Rotate And Flip - RFV. If your iPhone runs iOS 12 or earlier and has iMovie on it, use iMovie to rotate a video. Here's how: Open iMovie. Tap Create Project, then select Movie. In the Camera Roll, tap the video you want to edit to add a blue check mark. Tap Create Movie. Tap Edit. Place two fingers on the clip (at the top of the screen) and make a rotating motion. An icon appears, and the clip moves when you lift your fingers. Rotate 90 degrees at a time, either clockwise or counterclockwise. Tap Done to save the changes. To save the updated video, tap Share, tap Save Video, then choose an export size. The video will process and move to your Library (in your Photos app). iOS 13 introduces the ability to rotate videos directly in the Photos app. Use iMovie to Rotate a Video on a Mac
If your videos are stored on a Mac, use iMovie to rotate them. iMovie comes pre-installed on all Macs. This app also rotates any video stored an older iPhone, such as an iPhone 4, 5, 6, or possibly 7 if you can’t install the apps you want on it. Here's how to use iMovie for Mac to rotate a video. These instructions use iMovie 10. To rotate a video on a PC, consider a free app like Movie Maker. Open iMovie, then click Create New. Click Movie. Select Import Media, then find the movie you want to modify and click OK. In the Media pane, click the clip. In the Preview window, click the Crop button. Click either Rotate Clockwise or Rotate Counterclockwise as many times as desired. Each click moves the clip 90 degrees. Rotating may create bars at the top and bottom of your video. Click Crop to access the Crop tool. Drag the handles to eliminate the bars, then click the blue check mark to make the changes. To save the updated video, click Share, click File, then follow the prompts to name the file and choose a location. This process may lower the video quality, so it's a less ideal solution than doing it on the iPhone. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire How to Transfer Files Between an iPhone and a Mac How to Speed up Video on an iPhone How to Splice and Edit Video on the iPad How to Mute a Video on iPhone How to Rotate Videos on Android How to Time-Lapse a Video on iPhone How to Save Twitter Videos on iOS, Android, and Windows How to Fix It When WhatsApp Images and Videos Are Not Showing in Gallery How to Send Images With iPhone Mail How to Fix a Missing AirPlay Icon on iPhone and Mac How to Create an iMovie Project How to Find Downloads on Android Phones How to Attach a Photo to an Email on iPhone and iPad How to Save a Live Photo as a Video on iPhone 4 Best Free Video Editors for YouTube in 2022 How to Mirror an iPhone to a Mac Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies