This action should immediately start the process.ġ0. If no, hit the “Play” button in the main VLC window. Generally, VLC should immediately start the conversion process.

To start the conversion process, click on the “Start” button in the main Convert window.ĩ. Go to where you want to save the file, give it a name and click on the “Save” button.Ĩ. So, click on the “Browse” button in the main Convert window.ħ. We now need to select a destination to save the converted video. From the list of filters, find the “Video Transformation Filter”, select the checkbox and click on the “Save” button.Ħ. Since we want to apply the transformation filter, go to the “Filters” tab. Next, click on the “Wrench” icon next to the dropdown menu.ĥ. Now, select “Video – H.264 + MP3 (MP4)” from the dropdown menu next to “Profiles”. In the main window, select “Convert / Save -> Convert” option.Ĥ. Go to where you’ve stored the video file, select it, and click on the “Open” button. You can also press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + R.Ģ.

After rotating the video, go to “Media” and select the “Convert / Save” option. Once you have the video rotated, follow the below steps.ġ. To save the rotated video, you need to apply the transformation and convert it.

While watching other videos, you should uncheck the “Transform” option in step 3. Do keep in mind that every video you open from now on will have the rotation enabled.

Now you can enjoy your favorite video in its correct orientation. Since you can see the changes in real-time, make a selection and hit the “Save” button. For instance, in my case, “Rotate by 270 degrees” worked perfectly. Depending on the video, one of these two options show rotate the video in the proper orientation. Since we just want to rotate vertical video to horizontal, select the “Transform” checkbox and select “Rotate by 270 degrees” or “Rotate by 90 degrees” from the dropdown menu.

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