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Rotate video with Handbrake CLI

Rotate videos using HandBrake

handbrake_compRecently I recorded a video with my mobile inverted. When searching for a tool to undo the rotation I found that HandBrake can do what I wanted. HandBrake is a very popular and powerful multiplatform transcoder that gives fantastic output video and audio qualities at a smaller size if the right parameters are used. It has both GUI and CLI modes. There are many powerful switches in the CLI mode. For example to rotate a video by 90° clockwise, try the following command:

$ HandBrakeCLI -i input.mp4 -o output.mkv --preset=Custom --rotate=4
on OSX:
/Applications/HandBrakeBatch.app/Contents/Resources/HandBrakeCLI -i <inputfile> -o  <outputfile> --preset=Custom --rotate=4

where Custom is one of the presets you saved in the GUI mode.