# Is there a way to rotate a .mov video file 90 degrees? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 20, 2011, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-rotate-a-mov-video-file-90-degrees/582557 "2011-05-20T12:19:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-rotate-a-mov-video-file-90-degrees/582557/1 "2011-05-20T12:19:48Z")
I have a short .mov format video file that was recorded with the camera rotated 90 degrees. For some reason, I thought it would automagically display it in a portrait orientation, they way is does when I shoot still pictures the same way. It does not. :smack: Is there any way to rotate a this video so it appears in a normal orientation, with people standing upright instead of on their sides? ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-rotate-a-mov-video-file-90-degrees/582557/2 "2011-05-20T12:30:29Z")
Not without pain and/or expensive software. I have heard that Jashaka (now known as [CineFX](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CineFX)) can do this, and it is an open source cross-platform solution. However I have not tried - when I had the same problem I reshot the footage. Adobe Premier can also rotate movies, but it is quite expensive. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-rotate-a-mov-video-file-90-degrees/582557/3 "2011-05-20T12:39:58Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > Not without pain and/or expensive software. I’m pretty sure this is just incorrect. [Bink](http://www.radgametools.com/binkfaq.htm)(free) can convert.mov to .avi [VirtualDub](http://www.virtualdub.org/) (also free) can rotate it (and, I think, add black borders if you need it to fit some specific aspect ratio) That doesn’t seem very painful to me. Given a little longer to think on it. I’d be surprised if there isn’t a bit of freeware out there that will do it in one shot. (Maybe one of the forks of VirtualDub can actually do this). ---
**Author:** ![brk913](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/838e76/32.png) [@brk913](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brk913)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-rotate-a-mov-video-file-90-degrees/582557/4 "2011-05-20T12:50:54Z")
DVDVideoSoft will do it. I downloaded it for free when I had videos with the same issue. Easy program and best of all FREE: [Free Studio | World's #1 Freeware Suite by DVDVideoSoft](http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/free-dvd-video-software.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-rotate-a-mov-video-file-90-degrees/582557/5 "2011-05-20T13:26:32Z")
The registered version of QuickTime (7?) would do it. I dunno if 10 does. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-rotate-a-mov-video-file-90-degrees/582557/6 "2011-05-20T14:25:18Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > Not without pain and/or expensive software. There are several free downloadable software/shareware, that will do exactly what the OP is asking. Just google it. ---
**Author:** ![ramel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ramel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ramel)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-rotate-a-mov-video-file-90-degrees/582557/7 "2011-05-20T15:10:07Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I’m pretty sure this is just incorrect. > > [Bink](http://www.radgametools.com/binkfaq.htm)(free) can convert.mov to .avi > [VirtualDub](http://www.virtualdub.org/) (also free) can rotate it (and, I think, add black borders if you need it to fit some specific aspect ratio) > > That doesn’t seem very painful to me. Given a little longer to think on it. I’d be surprised if there isn’t a bit of freeware out there that will do it in one shot. (Maybe one of the forks of VirtualDub can actually do this). VirtualDub only works with AVI files. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-rotate-a-mov-video-file-90-degrees/582557/8 "2011-05-20T15:30:30Z")
> [@Unintentionally\_Blank](#): > > The registered version of QuickTime (7?) would do it. I dunno if 10 does. Thank you! I already had that, and it worked perfectly. Thanks for all the suggestions! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-rotate-a-mov-video-file-90-degrees/582557/9 "2011-05-20T15:39:00Z")
> [@ramel](#): > > VirtualDub only works with AVI files. Out of the box, yes (which is why I suggested using Bink to convert as a first step), but there are plugins available for VirtualDub to enable it to open other formats. I wasn’t sure whether VirtualDubMod or some other fork might have encompassed MPEG4, but it appears not. ---
**Author:** ![Chickenwrangler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chickenwrangler/32/91_2.png) [@Chickenwrangler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chickenwrangler)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-rotate-a-mov-video-file-90-degrees/582557/10 "2011-05-21T03:07:38Z")
This free program will do it. [http://www.movierotator.com](http://www.movierotator.com) You need QuickTime installed but it will work with QT light if you don’t want the whole QT package. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pattersj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@pattersj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pattersj)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-rotate-a-mov-video-file-90-degrees/582557/11 "2013-03-08T13:36:08Z")
> [@brk913](#): > > DVDVideoSoft will do it. I downloaded it for free when I had videos with the same issue. Easy program and best of all FREE: [Free Studio | World's #1 Freeware Suite by DVDVideoSoft](http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/free-dvd-video-software.htm) Thanks very much for the tip. I downloaded it and it worked quite seamlessly. Thanks again. (Now I won’t have to watch videos only laying on my side). ---
**Author:** ![Francis\_Vaughan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/francis_vaughan/32/3093_2.png) [@Francis\_Vaughan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francis_Vaughan)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-rotate-a-mov-video-file-90-degrees/582557/14 "2013-12-02T04:08:43Z")
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