How to Mirror a Video (or Un-Mirror a Selfie) Online, Free

Mirror a video, or fix a mirrored selfie or webcam clip so text reads the right way, with rotate.video: click Mirror (or press H), check a frame with writing, then export and download. Free, in your browser, nothing uploaded.

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Key moments

1. 1 Introduction , starts at 0:00
2. 2 Click Mirror , starts at 0:18
3. 3 Mirroring is its own undo , starts at 0:32
4. 4 Check the details , starts at 0:41
5. 5 Export and download , starts at 0:49
6. 6 Mirror on purpose , starts at 1:02

Transcript

Introduction 0:00

1. 0:00 Here's how to mirror a video, or un-mirror one, free in your browser.
2. 0:05 Front cameras and webcams show you a mirror image of yourself.
3. 0:09 Some apps save the video that way, and it's hard to tell.
4. 0:13 Writing gives it away.
5. 0:15 In a mirrored clip, every sign and logo reads backwards.

Click Mirror 0:18

1. 0:19 On the Mirror video page at rotate.video, click Select video and pick your clip.
2. 0:25 Then click Mirror, under Quick fixes, or press H.
3. 0:28 The preview mirrors instantly, and the signs read normally.

Mirroring is its own undo 0:32

1. 0:33 Mirroring is its own undo.
2. 0:34 Press H to switch it off, and H again to switch it back on.
3. 0:38 So the same button fixes a mirrored selfie.

Check the details 0:41

1. 0:41 Press Space to pause on a frame with writing, a logo or a watch.
2. 0:45 If the text reads normally, your video is un-mirrored.

Export and download 0:49

1. 0:50 Click Export video.
2. 0:51 Every frame is redrawn, so the video is re-encoded, at high quality.
3. 0:57 Then click Download video.
4. 0:58 The size and length don't change, and nothing was uploaded.

Mirror on purpose 1:02

1. 1:02 You can also mirror a clip on purpose.
2. 1:05 For dance tutorials, to match the direction between two shots, or to make room for a title.
3. 1:11 Mirror your next video free at rotate.video.