Rotate a Video in Windows Media Player – Best Methods You Should Know

"I have a video clip that was taken with my smartphone, but it was taken on a 90-degree angle of normal, like taking a picture, but I cannot find a way to rotate the video frame like we do with a picture, can I rotate a video in Windows Media Player?"

WMP is a free digital media player and manager developed by Microsoft for Windows operating systems. Windows users can use it to play audio and video files and look at digital photos. Unfortunately, WMP is just a simple program without extensive features, such as rotate, clip, crop or other editing tools. The article shares 3 alternative methods to rotate a video for Windows Media Player.

Part 1: How to rotate a video in Windows Media Player with Movie Maker

If you cannot rotate a video in Windows Media Player directly, you can use Windows Movie Maker, which is another free and default video editing program also developed by Microsoft. It is a video editor that rotates video of Windows to the right orientation simply.

Step 1: Open Windows Movie Maker, go to the "Home" tab on the toolbar and click "Add videos and photos" to import the video you have taken with a smartphone or other devices to the program.

Step 2: Select the frames that you want to rotate on the storyboard and click the "Rotate" buttons in the "Editing" area until you get the right orientation for the video.

Step 3: When it is done, click the "Save movie" to open the output settings dialog. Set the proper output format and export the rotated video to your hard drive.

Step 4: Once you rotate the video with the Windows Media Player alternative, you can play the rotated video with the right angle within your Windows Media Player with ease.

Part 2: Rotate a video for WMP with AnyMP4 Video Converter Ultimate

What should you do if you want to rotate video with Windows Media Player in Windows 10? The Windows Movie Maker is not available by default in the latest Windows operation system. Even if you rotate videos with Windows Movie Maker, you might lose some video quality compared to the original video.

AnyMP4 Video Converter Ultimate is an ultimate video converter with oceans of editing features, such as rotate video as a Windows Media Player alternative. Even if you get a HEIV of your iPhone, or download some incompatible videos online, it is able to rotate the video to right orientation and save to WMV or other desired video formats.

• 1. Rotate videos to clockwise or counterclockwise with one click.
• 2. Monitor the result with the built-in media player while rotating.
• 3. Convert AVI, MKV and other formats for Windows Media Player.
• 4. Support almost all video formats as input and output.
• 5. Enhance and optimize video quality automatically when processing.

How to rotate a video as a Windows Media Player alternative

Step 1: Install Windows Media Player companion

Run Video Converter Ultimate after installing it on your PC or Mac. Click the "Add Files" menu and import the video with wrong angle. If you have more than one video to rotate, import all of them.

Step 2: Rotate your video to the right orientation

Select a video in the media library area and click the "Edit" button at the top ribbon. After you are taken to the video editor window, go to the" Rotate" tab. Hit the "Rotate 90 clockwise" and "Rotate 90 counterclockwise" options until your video is displayed in the right angle in the preview window. Click the "OK" button to back to the home interface.

Step 3: Convert the video for playback in WMP

Go to the bottom area, click and expand the "Profile" drop down menu and select MP4, WMV or other video formats that are compatible with Windows Media Player. Then click the "Browse" button and choose a folder to save the output. Hit the "Convert All" button at bottom right corner to start producing videos for WMP.

Step 4: Play the rotated video in Windows Media Player

Locate the rotated and enhanced video from the destination folder, right-click on it and select "Open With" > "Windows Media Player". Then the video will start playing in your WMP with the right orientation.

Part 3: Rotate a video for WMP with AnyMP4 Video Editor

AnyMP4 Video Editor is more than a video editor to rotate a video as a Windows Media Player alternative, it is also a slideshow maker that creates stunning videos with transitions, watermark, video effects, text, fonts, background music or stickers on more.

• 1. Rotate video clips until you get the right angle simply.
• 2. Create movies with your video clips for playback in WMP.
• 3. Pack a wide range of video editing tools in addition to rotate.
• 4. Output videos with the resolution up to 4K or 1080p.

How to rotate a video for Windows Media Player

Step 1: Import video into the best video editing software

Download Video Editor from the official website and install it on your machine. Click the "Add photo and video here" button to add the video clips you'd like to rotate into the storyboard. It also supports the drag-and-drop command.

Step 2: Rotate a video for Windows Media Player

Select a video clip and click the "Edit" menu to open it in the editor window. Go to the Edit tab on the right side and click the icons next to the "Rotate" label repeatedly to get the right orientation. In the editor window, you can also get the Crop, Clip, Flip and Adjustment tools. Click the "OK" button when video rotation is done.

Step 3: Output the video with right angle for Windows Media Player

Arrange the video clips on the storyboard and add transitions to smooth the playback. Finally, click the "Export" button. Then select proper format and resolution, drop the file name and destination, and click the "Convert" button.

Part 4: FAQs of Rotating a video in Windows Media Player

Conclusion

You can find the different methods about how to rotate a video for Windows Media Player from the article. First of all, Movie Maker may be a good option to help you get the right angle of your videos. Do not like it? You have more options, such as AnyMP4 Video Converter Ultimate and AnyMP4 Video Editor. The programs not only rotate a video for playing in Windows Media Player, but also further edit MP4 or WMV video as desired. The multi-thread technology allows you to complete the task quickly. Moreover, they will protect the video quality when rotating. If you have other questions, please leave your messages below this article.