Rotate a Video with ffmpeg
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The transpose video filter of ffmpeg allows rotating a video by 90 degrees:
ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vf 'transpose=1' out.mp4
Specify a value from 0–3 as transpose’s argument:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
0 |
Rotate by 90 degrees counterclockwise and flip vertically (default) |
1 |
Rotate by 90 degrees clockwise |
2 |
Rotate by 90 degrees counterclockwise |
3 |
Rotate by 90 degrees clockwise and flip vertically |