Rotating mpg files

Question

I have got a couple of mpg files captured in a digital camera in a portrait mode. Are there any free tools to rotate to landscape them?

Answer 1

On Windows you can use VirtualDub

• open mpg
• in Video menu select filters
• click Add and select rotate,
• select rotation you want (left or right)
• you will need to select compression for the film, since VirtualDub doesn't support saving to mpg, you can only save as avi, so basically try different settings in Video menu --> Compress
• in File menu select Save as AVI to save the film

Answer 2

You can load them into Windows Live Movie Maker. They have a rotate tool.