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Q: Rotate video in Photos for Mac

Anyone please advice how I rotate a video imported to the new Photos App?

 

I was going to edit it in iMovie and re-import it but can't locate the "photos" file. If unable to rotate direct from the app, can someone advice how to locate it to import into iMovie.

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2), Intel Core 2 Duo. 2.8 GHz

Posted on May 24, 2015 4:01 PM

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  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Aug 31, 2015 11:12 AM in response to QwertyMan11
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    Aug 31, 2015 11:12 AM in response to QwertyMan11

    Yes.  I have that one also.  Download the  other player and see if there are any additional option than what you have in your current player.

  • by Scoobs,Helpful

    Scoobs Scoobs Sep 19, 2015 4:30 PM in response to FamilyMac
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    Sep 19, 2015 4:30 PM in response to FamilyMac

    I had this problem too. I noticed on Photos for Mac that some of my videos needed to be rotated. I use iCloud photo library and also have it enabled on my iPhone so that all the same photos and videos are on my phone. If you have the same setup this should work for you:

     

    1. On your iPhone or iPad buy the iMovie for iOS app

    2. On your iOS device open the photos app and open video that is the wrong orientation

    3. Click edit

    4. Click the three dots in a circle at the bottom of the screen (beside the play button)

    5. Select iMovie

    6. The video should load in iMovie.

    7. Use your fingers on the screen to rotate the video

    8. Click Done. (You should see a message that the video is exporting)

    9. The video should now be in the correct orientation on your phone.

    10. Wait, the change will eventually sync to Photos for Mac (You can sometimes speed this sync up by closing and opening Photos for Mac)

  • by Nico_Mike,

    Nico_Mike Nico_Mike Dec 12, 2015 5:53 AM in response to FamilyMac
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    Dec 12, 2015 5:53 AM in response to FamilyMac

    Oh my! It took hours of researching, but i finally found it and the solution is extremely simple.

    Download Quicktime 7 pro.

    Open the video.

    Click windows -> movie properties (or CMD+J)

    Click on video track -> visual settings

    Click rotate whatever directions you want to.

    Save video (or CMD+S)

    And that's it!

    No reencoding, no quality or metadata loss and it's instant.

    I just delete desired video in Photos, then reimport it and it's done!

    Hope this will help a lot of people

  • by EastDog,

    EastDog EastDog Jan 5, 2016 3:20 PM in response to Nico_Mike
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    Jan 5, 2016 3:20 PM in response to Nico_Mike

    It is quite simply insane that Apple, the it-just-works company, the company with more resources than literally any other on earth, has let it come to this. These hackish, kludgy workarounds for something so basic as rotating a video in one of its core software products that ties in with hundreds of millions of shipped devices.

     

    Apple really and truly doesn't care about its software anymore, and even more so its Mac software.

     

    Ok, who's going to the the first "Level 9" to tell me and others "if you don't like it, just use something else"?  My response is a) I guess I'm still clinging onto the days when Apple built software with care and competency, and b) If you use products in the Apple ecosystem, they are supposed to tie together, and supposed to work together, and it ain't just that easy. Obviously. Many people once willingly paid extra for Apple hardware because the software was so much better; Apple proves time and time that they've forgotten/forsaken that. They no longer care about delighting customers, only locking them in.

     

    So yeah, you (still) can't rotate the videos in Photos? C'mon. Ridiculous.

     

    And yes, I've sent Apple feedback, down that worthless black hole.

  • by Brian Steck,

    Brian Steck Brian Steck Jan 31, 2016 9:30 AM in response to Nico_Mike
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    Jan 31, 2016 9:30 AM in response to Nico_Mike

    While this solution helped rotate the video, my metadata was lost.  I just adjusted the date/time on the video info after importing it to Apple Photos 1.3.

     

    It's not a perfect solution, but it worked.  The only perfect solution is for Apple to build rotation into Photos, either natively on the mobile device or in Photos.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Jan 31, 2016 10:13 AM in response to Brian Steck
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    Jan 31, 2016 10:13 AM in response to Brian Steck

    Brian Steck wrote:

     

    While this solution helped rotate the video, my metadata was lost.  I just adjusted the date/time on the video info after importing it to Apple Photos 1.3.

     

    It's not a perfect solution, but it worked.  The only perfect solution is for Apple to build rotation into Photos, either natively on the mobile device or in Photos.

    Or to use the movie program that Apple gives you for movies instead of a photo program - Photos has no Movie capabilities except to trim and play - is is not and is not intended to be a Movie editor - that is what iMovie is

     

     

    LN

  • by Brian Steck,

    Brian Steck Brian Steck Jan 31, 2016 10:26 AM in response to LarryHN
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    Jan 31, 2016 10:26 AM in response to LarryHN

    That's a good point Larry.

     

    Bit considering Apple built iPhoto/Photos to manage all media (both photos and videos), allowing a simple rotate feature doesnt seem like a stretch. If all imported photos went to iPhoto and all imported videos went to iMovie, then iMovie would be an obvious solution. But that's not what they decided to do, either on mobile or desktop; in both, Photos is the app to manage video and photos. Why force people to open (and I'll add, purchase) another app? Perhaps, therein lies the reasoning.

     

    At the very least, it makes sense to allow rotation as an editing option on the mobile device. Especially since trimming is already an option-- it's not like rotation is that much harder.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Jan 31, 2016 10:35 AM in response to Brian Steck
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    Jan 31, 2016 10:35 AM in response to Brian Steck

    Again - Photos is for Photos - iMovie is for movies

     

    and you do not purchase iMovie - it is included with your system

     

    and for most people trimming and viewing movies is all they want to do - if you want to do more you need to use the proper software

     

    If you want to explain to Apple how their software should work use this form - http://www.apple.com/feedback/photos.html  --  everyone here is a user exactly like you and has exactly the same ability you have to change software or features - none

     

    LN

  • by Brian Steck,

    Brian Steck Brian Steck Jan 31, 2016 1:13 PM in response to LarryHN
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    Jan 31, 2016 1:13 PM in response to LarryHN

    Larry, the only method of rotating videos on a mobile device is to purchase iMovie on that device. Yes, the latest version of iMovie is free.

     

    I'm not here to bash Apple -- they make incredible products.  Nico_Mike had a solution that helped, but isn't a complete solution to this thread's original question.


    Some companies review their thread's occasionally. But even better than that, open source developers often create fixes to help solve the problems before those companies have the chance to fix them.  My comments were meant to point out an obvious lack in the software in hopes that someone else might have a solution to fill that gap.

     

    I'm sure Apple is glad to have you monitoring the forums to stand up for them. Keep up the good work!

  • by VZZ,

    VZZ VZZ May 2, 2016 9:25 AM in response to FamilyMac
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    May 2, 2016 9:25 AM in response to FamilyMac

    No exporting needed, all you have to do is read manual and Help )


    SOLUTION: In Photos on your Mac, select “Preferences”. There is a selection to “Use as System Photo Library”. Click on this to allow whatever photo library you are using when you opened Photos to be used in iMovie and other applications. You can always open Photos and use other libraries, but only the one you are using as the “System Photo Library” will be recognized by other applications such as iMovie and also.


    Rotate you video and it will show as you like in Photos

  • by Matthew Dougherty,

    Matthew Dougherty Matthew Dougherty May 23, 2016 11:28 PM in response to EastDog
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    May 23, 2016 11:28 PM in response to EastDog

    Should be as simple as rotating still images.

  • by Matthew Dougherty,

    Matthew Dougherty Matthew Dougherty May 23, 2016 11:44 PM in response to VZZ
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    May 23, 2016 11:44 PM in response to VZZ

    What version are you using?

     

    I am using Version 1.5 (370.42.0); no such option in photo preferences.

    Not in the general section or the icloud section.

     

    I do FCP & Premier. would be nice to a have a very simple look of iPod video to quickly decide to delete the clip or send it on for exporting & editing.

    rotate, portrait or landscape, works for still images...

  • by VZZ,

    VZZ VZZ May 24, 2016 2:19 AM in response to Matthew Dougherty
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    May 24, 2016 2:19 AM in response to Matthew Dougherty

    I also have Photos 1.5

    Try this https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204414

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