Fix video orientation and understand when cropping is useful after rotation.
EditFull practical documentation · edition reviewed: 26 October 2026
When this task helps
When a phone records with the wrong orientation, the content may be fine but uncomfortable to watch. Rotating in 90-degree steps usually fixes it without recording again.
Worked example
A sideways 1920 × 1080 recording becomes 1080 × 1920 after a 90° turn. Rotation changes orientation; it does not invent missing side content or turn every horizontal composition into a lossless vertical crop.
What to check before starting
After rotating, check the framing. Crop only if there is an area you truly want to remove; leave the crop untouched when you want the entire frame.
Choosing the settings
Rotate until people and text are upright, then adjust the crop frame. Check heads, hands and subtitles near the edges. Open the downloaded file in another player to confirm the saved orientation.
Limits that affect the result
A 180° turn keeps width and height; 90° or 270° swaps them. Cropping permanently removes content from the exported copy.
Mistake to avoid
Do not crop only to fill the screen. Aggressive cropping can remove people, captions or information near the edges.
Illustrative example: size and quality depend on the source file.