How to Rotate a QuickTime Movie Without Losing Audio

QuickTime is a multimedia framework developed by Apple, Inc. The non-Pro version of QuickTime Player can only play a QuickTime movie; it does not allow you to view movie properties and make changes to it, including rotating a video without losing the audio. QuickTime Player Pro is an additional component that you will need to purchase and install on top of your existing player to rotate the video. Note that the QuickTime 7 Pro for Windows costs $29.99 as of April 2011.

Instructions

1. Navigate to Apple website and purchase QuickTime 7 Pro for Windows (see Resources). Click the "Buy Now" button and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

2. Launch QuickTime Player from the Start menu.

3. Click the "File" tab and choose "Open Files...." Navigate to the movie file that you wish to rotate. Click the file and hit "Open."

4. Click the "Window" tab and choose "Show Movie Properties."

5. Click to check the check-box next to the "Video Track."

6. Click the "Visual Settings" tab.

7. Click one of the four "Flip/Rotate" buttons to rotate your video. Click the right rotate button if you want your video to rotate towards the right and click the left rotate button to rotate it towards your left. Note that this will not affect the audio in any way.

8. Click "File" and choose "Save as..." Type a new file name for the rotated video. Choose a destination and click "Save."

References

• Gigaom: Rotate Movie Clips with QuickTime Pro
• Apple: QuickTime and Beyond

Resources

• Apple: QuickTime 7 Pro for Windows