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Phone recordings often encode rotation metadata instead of actually rotating the pixel data. Some platforms read this metadata correctly; others ignore it, displaying the video sideways. Screen recordings can also capture in unexpected orientations. Rotating the actual video data fixes the problem permanently.
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Patrick has been creating and editing YouTube content for six years. He writes about video tools, GIF creation, and content workflows from the perspective of a creator who has tried every free tool on the market.
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