Rotating Video 90 degrees at DVinfo.net

David Hurdon · May 18th, 2003, 01:53 PM

I've been helping a friend whose Canon G3 still camera takes three minute videos in M-JPEG format. Using Virtual Dub to join a few together earlier we came on a couple of clips he had shot like a still photographer would, in portrait. Of course these play back on their sides, as it were. It never before occurred to me to wonder if there is a way to rotate a video image so that a landscape presentation becomes a portrait presentation. I suppose you might be able to keyframe a spin transition to hold in the vertical position, but he isn't a NLE-user. Does anyone know of a solution?

David Hurdon

Alex Knappenberger · May 18th, 2003, 02:07 PM

I think your screwed unless you have something like Vegas...I know something like that would be very simple to do with Vegas...

Bill Pryor · May 18th, 2003, 02:56 PM

You should be able to find somebody with a NLE to do it for you. In Avid it's a simple effect that you just drop on and say rotate clockwise, or whatever. I'm sure other systems have something similar.

Boyd Ostroff · May 18th, 2003, 03:43 PM

This may also be easily done with QuickTime Pro.

David Hurdon · May 18th, 2003, 03:57 PM

Thanks all. Your replies made me dig a little into Premiere's effects. The Transform filter has a rotation setting that does just what he wants. Hate being stumped and now I'm not.

David Hurdon

K. Forman · May 18th, 2003, 04:12 PM

And Premiere does it easier than Vegas :)

Edward Troxel · May 18th, 2003, 09:02 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Keith Forman : And Premiere does it easier than Vegas :) -->>>

That I doubt. Vegas can to it multiple ways as well. The two easiest are using Pan/Crop and Track Motion.

May 18th, 2003, 01:53 PM	#1
David Hurdon Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 484	Rotating Video 90 degrees I've been helping a friend whose Canon G3 still camera takes three minute videos in M-JPEG format. Using Virtual Dub to join a few together earlier we came on a couple of clips he had shot like a still photographer would, in portrait. Of course these play back on their sides, as it were. It never before occurred to me to wonder if there is a way to rotate a video image so that a landscape presentation becomes a portrait presentation. I suppose you might be able to keyframe a spin transition to hold in the vertical position, but he isn't a NLE-user. Does anyone know of a solution? David Hurdon __________________ Site:http://www.faceliftmarketing.ca Blog:http://www.websitevideo.blogspot.com

May 18th, 2003, 03:57 PM	#5
David Hurdon Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 484	Rotating Video 90 degrees Thanks all. Your replies made me dig a little into Premiere's effects. The Transform filter has a rotation setting that does just what he wants. Hate being stumped and now I'm not. David Hurdon __________________ Site:http://www.faceliftmarketing.ca Blog:http://www.websitevideo.blogspot.com

May 18th, 2003, 02:07 PM	#2
Alex Knappenberger High School Student Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canton, Ohio, USA Posts: 609	I think your screwed unless you have something like Vegas...I know something like that would be very simple to do with Vegas...

May 18th, 2003, 02:56 PM	#3
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	You should be able to find somebody with a NLE to do it for you. In Avid it's a simple effect that you just drop on and say rotate clockwise, or whatever. I'm sure other systems have something similar.

May 18th, 2003, 03:43 PM	#4
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	This may also be easily done with QuickTime Pro.

May 18th, 2003, 04:12 PM	#6
K. Forman Capt. Quirk Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Middle of the woods in Georgia Posts: 3,596	And Premiere does it easier than Vegas :)

May 18th, 2003, 09:02 PM	#7
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	<<<-- Originally posted by Keith Forman : And Premiere does it easier than Vegas :) -->>> That I doubt. Vegas can to it multiple ways as well. The two easiest are using Pan/Crop and Track Motion.