You can rotate video that was captured with a Web camera.
Amateur and professional camera operators usually know correctly hold a camera in the upright position. But that does not always mean that the final digital video or photo will display as they intended. Sometimes cameras position videos and photos horizontally, which is also referred to as landscape or panoramic view. Alternatively, videographers and photographers are free to physically rotate the camera, and that will change the position of the display. If you need to rotate the video or photo after it has been captured, you can use free editing software in the Windows operating system.
Instructions
1. Click "Start." Type "Windows Live Movie Maker " in the search box at the bottom of the "Start" menu. Press "Enter."
2. Click the "Home" tab. Click "Add Videos and Photos." Click the folders and drive letters to find the video or photo file on the hard drive. Double-click on the file or click once to highlight it, and then click "Open." Wait for Movie Maker to process the video, as larger files might take a few minutes for the application to decode or open.
3. Click "Rotate Left" or "Rotate Right" in the "Editing" section in the center of the Home tab. Each click will rotate the video 90 degrees in that direction. Click at will until you have rotated the video or photo to your preference.
4. Click the blue "Menu" icon in the top left corner of Movie Maker. Select "Save Project," and this will replace the original horizontal video or photo file. Alternatively, choose "Save Project As" to create a second file separate from the original file. Name the file and then click "Save."
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