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Rotate a video with FFmpeg (100% lossless, and quick)
$INPUTVIDEO='input.mp4'
$OUTPUTVIDEO='output.mp4'
ffmpeg -i $INPUTVIDEO -metadata:s:v rotate="-90" -codec copy $OUTPUTVIDEO
@willwillis
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I had success with this
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "transpose=1" output.mp4

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orion486 commented Jun 1, 2024

This link explains the correct way to do it now (without reencoding), as the -metadata:s:v rotate="-90" method has been deprecated and removed from the most recent versions of ffmpeg.

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