# Video Rotate

Rotate video by 90, 180, or 270 degrees

> Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/video-rotate

- **Category:** Media

- **Keywords:** video, rotate, rotation, transpose, turn, orientation

## Overview

Easily correct the orientation of your videos with our online Video Rotate tool. Whether your video was recorded sideways on a smartphone or upside down on an action camera, you can quickly rotate it by 90, 180, or 270 degrees and export it in MP4, WebM, MKV, or its original format without losing quality.

## Inputs

- **Video File** (file): Select a video file to rotate
- **Rotation Angle** (select): Select rotation angle
- **Output Format** (select)

## When to use

- When a video recorded on a smartphone or camera is saved sideways or upside down.
- When you need to change a landscape video to portrait orientation, or vice versa, for social media platforms.
- When you want to correct the orientation of a video file and convert it to a different format like MP4, WebM, or MKV in one step.

## How it works

- Upload your video file (up to 500MB) into the designated file input area.
- Select your desired rotation angle: 90° clockwise, 180°, or 270° clockwise (which is 90° counter-clockwise).
- Choose your preferred output format (MP4, WebM, MKV, or keep original) and process the video to download the corrected file.

## Use cases

- Correcting vertical smartphone videos that were accidentally saved in landscape mode.
- Flipping upside-down action camera footage 180 degrees to make it upright.
- Adjusting the orientation of presentation recordings or screen captures for proper viewing.

## Frequently asked questions

### What video formats are supported for upload?

You can upload any standard video file format, as long as the file size is under 500MB.

### Can I rotate a video by 90 degrees counter-clockwise?

Yes, select the 270° clockwise option to rotate your video 90 degrees counter-clockwise.

### Will rotating the video change its file format?

Not unless you want it to. You can choose to keep the original format or convert it to MP4, WebM, or MKV.

### Is there a file size limit for the video?

Yes, the maximum supported file size for video uploads is 500MB.

### Does rotating the video degrade its visual quality?

No, the tool processes the rotation while preserving the original visual quality of your video.

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## Samples

- [Video Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/video-samples): Sample video files in different formats and orientations
- [Video AV1 Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/video-av1-samples): Sample video files encoded in AV1 format
- [Video H.264 Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/video-h264-samples): Sample video files encoded in H.264 (AVC) format
- [Video H.265 Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/video-h265-samples): Sample video files encoded in H.265 (HEVC) format

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