This tutorial contains detailed instructions (Step-by_Step) on how to rotate and save a video using VLC Media Player (Version 2.1.2)

1. How to
Rotate & Save a video
using VLC Media Player Ver 2.1.2
By: www.wintips.org

2. Step 1.
Download and install
VLC Media Player Ver2.1.2 from:
http://www.videolan.org/

3. • For Windows 32bit versions:
http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.
• For Windows 64bit versions:
http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.

4. Step 2.
Rotate your Video to the angle you like.

5. 1. Find and choose the video that you want to rotate and press your mouse’s “Right click“.
From the “right click” menu , choose: “Open with” > “VLC Media Player”

6. 2. Press the “Stop” button to stop playing the video and from VLC Media Player main menu go:
"Tools" > "Effects and Filters"

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

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

9. 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.

10. Example*: To rotate a video by 90 degrees Right: move the rotator to the Right at 90 degrees angle.

11. • Now you can view and play your rotated video
with VLC Media player (only) in the specified angle.
• If you would like to save your recent rotated video,
then continue to the next step.

12. Step 3.
Save the rotated video to the right angle.

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

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

15. 3. Find & choose the video file that you want to rotate & save (currently open video file)
and then press “Open"

16. 4. Press the drop-down arrow on the right of "Convert / Save" button and choose
"Convert“.

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

18. 6. In Profile options, choose the “Video Codec” tab.

19. 7. At “Video codec” options, choose “Filters”.

20. 8. At “Filters” tab:
•Scroll down until you find the “Rotate video filter” and select the checkbox beside it.
•Press “Save”

21. Info – TIP: If you want to specify the audio quality of your video then:
•Press the “Audio codec” tab.

22. •
At Encoding parameters you can choose the audio codec to be used for the video conversion (e.g.
“MP3”) and/or you can specify a better quality for the final rotated video audio (e.g. “256 kb/s). *
Notice*: Audio quality improves with increasing bitrate:
• 128 or 160 kbit/s - mid-range bitrate quality,
• 192 kbit/s - Commonly used bitrate ,
• 320 kbit/s - Highest level quality supported by MP3 standard.
At the above example we have specify the “MP3” for audio codec and we set the bitrate to “256 kb/s”.

23. 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.

24. 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.

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

26. 11. Now wait until the conversion process is completed.*
* As "Conversion/Streaming" process is executed, you see the following screen.

27. Attention: 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".

28. 12b. Press the "Reset Preferences" button at the bottom side of Preferences window.

29. 12c. Finally close and then re-open again the VLC Media player program for the changes
to take effect.

30. You ‘re done!
•Now you can navigate to the destination where your have
specified to save the converted/rotated video (e.g.
"MOV_01_Rotated”) and from now on you can play it in any
media you like at your desired angle.

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