How to Rotate Video using VLC Media Player ver 2.1.2

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Step 1: Rotate your Video to the angle you like.

1. Now open the video that you want to rotate with VLC Media Player.

2. In the VLC Media Player main menu, go "Tools" > "Effects and Filters".

3.In "Adjustments and Effects" window, choose the "Video Effects" tab.

4. In "Video Effects" tab, choose "Geometry".

5. In "Geometry" options:

    a. Click the "Rotate" box to enable rotation.
    b.  Then move the rotator (drag with your mouse) to the left (or right) until you specify the angle that you want to rotate your video.
    c. Press "Close" to exit "Adjustments and Effects" settings.

Step 2. Save a rotated video to the right angle.

After you have rotated your video to the angle that you want (as described at Step 2), then you can save your rotated video at the specified angle by following the procedure bellow:

1.  From the VLC Media Player main menu, go to "Media" > "Convert / Save".

2. At "Convert/Save" options at "File" tab, choose "Add..." to add the video that you want to rotate.

3. At the "Select file(s)" window, find and select the video(s) that you want to rotate (e.g. "MOV_01" in this example) and press "Open".

4. Then press the drop-down arrow found on the right of "Convert / Save" button & choose "Convert".

5. Now press the "Tools" button image found at the right of  "Video – H.264 + MP3 (MP4)" profile.

6. In Profile options, choose the "Video Codec" tab.

7. At "Video codec" options, choose "Filters".

8. At "Filters" tab:

    Scroll down until you find the "Rotate video filter" and select the checkbox beside it.
    Press "Save"
9. After you have edited the profile to be used for the conversion (Video – H.264 + MP3 (MP4)) you have to give a name for the converted (rotated) video and the destination where the video file will be saved. To do that:

9a. Choose "Browse.

9b. Choose the destination folder (e.g. your "Desktop")  & then type a file name for the converted file (e.g. "MOV_01_Rotated"). Press the "Save" button when finish.

10. Finally press "Start" to start the conversion.

11. Now wait until the conversion process is completed.

12. When the "Conversion/Streaming" process is completed, you have to reset all the settings that you have made in previous steps, before you can play your videos. To do that:

12a. From the main menu go to "Tools" > "Preferences".

12b. Press the "Reset Preferences" button at the bottom side of Preferences window.

12c. Finally close and then re-open again the VLC Media player program for the changes to take effect.