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JDTWerk
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November 15, 2011
Question

Rotating Video

  • November 15, 2011
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Hi,

Bit of a newbie to CS5, having a slight problem: How do you rotate a video in the source monitor window? I've tried a number of different methods to no avail..

Cheers.

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    eikonoklastes
    Legend
    March 30, 2015

    Hello, I realize this is an extremely late response to the discussion, but with the addition of Master Clip Effects, you can now apply a Distort -> Transform effect to the source clip and set its rotation to 180 degrees. This is a perfect fix for upside down footage that you just want to preview without going to the Timeline.

    Cheers.

      jstrawn
      Community Manager
      jstrawnCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      March 30, 2015

      Avinash Lobo wrote:

      Hello, I realize this is an extremely late response to the discussion, but with the addition of Master Clip Effects, you can now apply a Distort -> Transform effect to the source clip and set its rotation to 180 degrees. This is a perfect fix for upside down footage that you just want to preview without going to the Timeline.

      Cheers.

      Yes the thread is pretty old, so I'm not sure if my response will still be relevant either. It's true that you can rotate it in the source monitor now, so that was a good suggestion. But the user will still have to export it if they want an actual source file which is permanently rotated. I often have people asking me to rotate their video for them and I do like to help them when I can. But when they ask me how to rotate their own video properly, I tell them, "Don't hold your phone (or other camera) that way when taking video". (unless you're only going to watch it back on your phone, then I guess it doesn't matter)

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      HeyMimi
      Participant
      March 5, 2016

      Oh snap.

      Harm_Millaard
      Harm_Millaard
      Inspiring
      November 15, 2011

      Use Effect controls/Rotation to rotate a clip, but that will only show up in the program monitor, not in the source monitor. You can't change the rotation of the source material, since PR is a non-destructive editor.

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      JDTWerkAuthor
      Participant
      November 15, 2011

      Really? seems a bit odd that you can't rotate it in the source monitor but you can in the program monitor. I want to edit first in the source monitor, then put it into the program..

        Harm_Millaard
        Harm_Millaard
        Inspiring
        November 15, 2011

        Actually it makes perfect sense, because you do not want to mess with the original material, only with the edited material. If you want to see modified 'source material' you have to export first and take the generation loss in stride.

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