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# How to Rotate a Video in VLC (and Save It) on Windows and Mac

* Duration:  2:28
* Published: November 4, 2026
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Rotate a sideways video in VLC with Effects and Filters, then save it the right way up with Convert / Save and the Video transformation filter. Covers Windows and Mac, the usual pitfalls, and a free lossless option in your browser.

[ Written guide How to rotate a video in VLC Rotate playback, then save a rotated copy with Convert/Save.  Read the guide ](https://rotate.video/rotate-video-vlc) 

## Key moments

1. [ Introduction , starts at  0:00 ](#t=0)
2. [ Rotate for viewing , starts at  0:05 ](#t=5)
3. [ Save a rotated copy , starts at  0:46 ](#t=46)
4. [ On a Mac , starts at  1:37 ](#t=97)
5. [ Free in your browser , starts at  2:10 ](#t=130)

## Transcript

### Introduction  0:00

1. [ 0:00 Here's how to rotate a video in VLC, and how to save it the right way up. ](#t=0)

### Rotate for viewing  0:05

1. [ 0:06 Open your sideways video in VLC. ](#t=6)
2. [ 0:08 Then go to Tools, Effects and Filters, or press Ctrl+E. ](#t=8)
3. [ 0:13 In Adjustments and Effects, click the Video Effects tab, then Geometry. ](#t=13)
4. [ 0:18 Tick Transform. ](#t=18)
5. [ 0:19 Then choose Rotate by 90°, which turns the picture clockwise. ](#t=19)
6. [ 0:24 Rotate by 270° turns it counterclockwise, and 180° fixes an upside-down video. ](#t=24)
7. [ 0:33 The video turns upright straight away. ](#t=33)
8. [ 0:35 Click Close, and keep watching. ](#t=35)
9. [ 0:38 But this only changes how VLC plays it. ](#t=38)
10. [ 0:41 The file itself is still sideways, so in any other player it looks wrong again. ](#t=41)

### Save a rotated copy  0:46

1. [ 0:46 To save it, VLC uses the turn you picked in Transform. ](#t=46)
2. [ 0:50 Stop playback first, then go to Media, Convert / Save. ](#t=50)
3. [ 0:55 Click Add, and choose your video. ](#t=55)
4. [ 0:57 Then click Convert / Save. ](#t=57)
5. [ 1:00 The Profile box is empty the first time, so choose Video - H.264 + MP3 (MP4). ](#t=60)
6. [ 1:07 Then click the wrench to edit that profile. ](#t=67)
7. [ 1:11 Open Video codec, then Filters. ](#t=71)
8. [ 1:13 Tick Video transformation filter, and click Save. ](#t=73)
9. [ 1:17 Next, click Browse to name the new file. You cannot type in that box. ](#t=77)
10. [ 1:21 Then click Start. ](#t=81)
11. [ 1:23 VLC converts the video, and the new file plays upright in any player. ](#t=83)
12. [ 1:29 If Start does nothing, the video was still playing, so press Stop and try again. ](#t=89)
13. [ 1:34 And the profile keeps the filter until you untick it. ](#t=94)

### On a Mac  1:37

1. [ 1:38 On a Mac, choose Window, Video Effects, or press Cmd+E. ](#t=98)
2. [ 1:42 Open the Geometry tab, tick Transform, and pick the turn. ](#t=102)
3. [ 1:47 To save a copy on a Mac, File, Convert / Stream has no filter option in its Customize panel. ](#t=107)
4. [ 1:54 So open Settings, click Show All, and go to Stream output, Sout stream, Transcode. ](#t=114)
5. [ 1:59 Under Video filter, tick Video transformation filter, and click Save. ](#t=119)
6. [ 2:05 Then convert with Save as File and Go, and untick the filter afterwards. ](#t=125)

### Free in your browser  2:10

1. [ 2:10 Or skip the re-encode: open your video at rotate.video and click Turn right. ](#t=130)
2. [ 2:15 Quarter turns are lossless, and nothing is uploaded. ](#t=135)
3. [ 2:19 Click Export video, then Download video. ](#t=139)
4. [ 2:23 Rotate your next video free at rotate.video. ](#t=143)

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