3 Reliable and Practical Methods of How to Rotate GoPro Video

Q: I accidently took videos upside down and I can't figure out how to rotate the videos back up right. I tried on my GoPro app, my laptop and the actual GoPro to no avail. Please help so I don't have to watch the videos upside down.

You may sometimes find the captured GoPro footage is upside down or in the wrong direction aftering the shooting. This issue has been frequently reported by GoPro users. How to rotate GoPro videos? It is easy to fix. In this article, you're provided with three simple methods to rotate GoPro video and fix GoPro video upside down. Just read and follow.

Simple GoPro Video Rotator

WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro offers an easy and quick solution to rotate GoPro videos. In simple clicks, you can rotate GoPro videos 90 degrees, flip GoPro video upside down, or mirror GoPro videos without a problem. This program is also available for other video editing, compressing, and decoding/encoding. Try it now.

Method 1 - How to Rotate GoPro Video with HD Video Converter Factory

WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro is a powerful program for various multimedia solutions. It features a handy video rotator and can rotate GoPro videos 90 degrees or flip GoPro video upside down without compromising video quality. Besides, it comes with more editing tools that allow you to trim, crop, merge, and add special effects to videos at will. You can also use it to compress and convert GoPro videos for better storing and viewing if you want to. It’s simple to use.

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Tutorial on How to Flip GoPro Video Upside Down with Few Clicks

Step 1. Load GoPro Videos into the Program

Launch HD Video Converter Factory Pro on your PC. Select the Converter icon and then, simply drag and drop your GoPro videos into the main window of the software or click the "Add Files" button to add the media files you wish to rotate.

Step 2. Rotate GoPro Videos 90 Degrees/Upside Down

Now, click the "Rotate" button to rotate GoPro video. Rotate video until it is properly oriented. If you choose to rotate video 180 degrees, it will be flipped upside down. This is the easiest way to flip a GoPro video without affecting the video quality.

Step 3. Finish GoPro Film Upside Down Process

Once your video looks just as you want it to, click OK to save changes. Then, click on the Output Format section to choose an output format for the GoPro video. Finally, click on the "inverted triangle" button to set an output path and click on the "Run" button to start to rotate your GoPro video.

Method 2 - How to Rotate a GoPro Video with GoPro Quik (Outdated)

Update: GoPro Quick for Desktop was discontinued and not available for download.

You may see someone on the web recommend GoPro Studio, which is GoPro's own simple video editing software. However, since GoPro Studio has reached its end-of-life and will no longer be downloaded from official, you can use its successor GoPro Quik for desktop to import GoPro video for simple editing. The steps are as follows:

Step 1. Download GoPro Quik from https://shop.gopro.com/International/softwareandapp/quik-%7C-desktop/Quik-Desktop.html.
(Only supports Windows 10 64bit and Mac OS 10.10.X or later)
Step 2. After the installation is complete, run Quik and connect your GoPro devices to computer. Add media folder to Quik.
Step 3. Double-click the GoPro video you want to convert, it will play in the new window, click the icon of the circular circle below to rotate GoPro video.

Step 4. After adjusting the angle, click on "3 points" More Options in the lower right corner and select Open in Create Mode.
Step 5. Click Save in the lower right corner to export the rotated video to the EDITS folder.

Note: Quik in the admin account must be run. For Windows 10 users, you may encounter Quik for desktop fails to launch, here is an official solution: https://gopro.com/help/articles/solutions_troubleshooting/Quik-for-desktop-Fails-to-Launch.
If this method is complicated for you, let's move on to method two.

Method 3 - How to Rotate a GoPro Video Online

Some online services also support simple rotation of GoPro video, but most of them have upload size limits, and the speed of file uploading and downloading relies too much on the network connection status. So, it is worth a try only when the video size is relatively small. https://ezgif.com/ is a good online video converter as well as video editor, next, I will take it as an example to show you how to rotate GoPro video online.

Step 1: For rotating GoPro video online, firstly, visit https://ezgif.com/rotate-video.
Step 2: Click on "Choose File" to load the GoPro video you want to rotate. Then, click on "Upload Video!" to get video information. This process may take a long time, please be patient.
Step 3: Now you can start rotating the video to the angle you want.
Step 4: Finally, click on "Rotate video!" to flip the GoPro video.

At last...

The above are the three commonly used methods of rotating GoPro video. Have you learned it? I hope this tutorial helps people with such need, and you can share it with more people.

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