How do I rotate horizontal to vertical in the Preview window?

[Mr Neo Anderson]

I shot 350 vertical clips on a Sony A7r iii and when I bring them into Premiere Pro 2025, they display as horizontal which makes it almost impossible to cull through. My question is how do I rotate them in the Preview window so I can start editing?  I know I can rotate on the timeline, but want to scrub in the preview window. Or is there a way to change the metadata? Bridge and LR Classic don't help either. How should I have shot vertical? What should I have done differently?

[Ann Bens · Accepted solution]

Might have shot the clips vertical but it looks like the camera saved them as horizontal.

Apply the transform effect/rotation as clip effect in and it will show vertically but alas not the entire clip (as the source is horizontal.

There is a way to change the orientation on the Mac but I dont know any way on Windows

[Ann Bens]

Shutter encoder might do the trick.

[Mr Neo Anderson]

Unfortunately not. 😩 Technology needs to catch up I guess!

[Ann Bens]

Can you upload a short clip for me to try?

[Mr Neo Anderson]

Sure! I can certainly rotate in the timeline, etc, but it's a pain that I can't cull through them as previews. I have both MAC and PC, so send a screenshot if you can figure it out please! All shutter encoder could do for me is to output an image sequence that was properly rotated which isn't really workable for me.

[Ann Bens · Accepted solution]

Try this:

[Mr Neo Anderson]

Thanks! Looks like that will work too, although with an extra export. But good to know that has an option too. I just didn't see the ability to rotate with video.

[Ann Bens]

On a side note: If you rotate all your footage in shutter encoder to Prores you will have a better codec to work with.

[Mr Neo Anderson]

Good point! Didn't think of that. I think you've sold me! 🙂 Thanks for all of your help!

[Mr Neo Anderson]

I figured it out! I came across this youtube video and it explains the way you mentioned by adding transform. All my clips in the bin are good now! Yipee!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvJYUt6cmFw