How-To: fix iPhone videos stuck in the wrong orientation

If you accidentally begin an iPhone video while in portrait mode, it will stay locked in that orientation. In this video, we show you how to fix the problem in post using iMovie or QuickTime.

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16 Comments on How-To: fix iPhone videos stuck in the wrong orientation

  1. Wait, let me first download 727MB of application that I will only use to
    rotate my videos. This should be stock in the photos app tbh. For now let’s
    stick to the Macbook version of this tip haha.

  2. Or you could bring it into iMovie and only select the part that you have to
    rotate and rotate that part so all your video will be oriented the right
    way the whole time

  3. Hey Jeff, When I try using VLC and perform a transform Geometry video
    effect, to essentially orient it the right way, the video becomes really
    choppy
    The video is in 4K.
    What part of my hardware in the PC is causing the issue?
    I have a fairly decent CPU/GPU (i7-4770K) and a GTX 760

    (I’m assuming it’s because VLC is unable to render it in real time, but it
    doesn’t even try to render it when not playing!)

  4. +9to5Mac
    If you want to do it easier, then open the video in the photos app on your
    iPhone>click edit>click the edit extensions button (circle with three
    dots)>iMovie>do the rotation gesture>click done two times and you are done!
    Hope that helps!

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