iOS · iPhone & iPad

Rotate a Video in iMovie on iPhone or iPad

Source-checked About 10 minutes

Answer

Select the clip and rotate it in the viewer with a two-finger twist gesture; repeat to reach the intended orientation and inspect the crop.

Guide steps5 steps
  1. Open the movie project
  2. Rotate in the viewer
  3. Repeat for the correct angle
  4. Inspect framing and export
  5. Verify the result
  6. If it still does not work

Open the movie project

Add the source video to a movie timeline and select the clip you want to rotate.

Rotate in the viewer

Place two fingers on the viewer and twist clockwise or counterclockwise until the rotation indicator appears.

Repeat for the correct angle

Each gesture rotates the clip in 90-degree increments; repeat when the source is upside down.

Inspect framing and export

Preview the full clip for cropping or black areas and save a new video so the original remains available.

Verify the result

Preview the entire clip and exported test for orientation, crop, stabilization, titles, and black borders before sharing.

Video walkthrough

If it does not work

  • If framing is cut off, undo the rotation and adjust the source or project framing from the preserved copy rather than repeatedly exporting degraded files.
Sources and verification

Checked against official documentation on . Scope: iPhone & iPad.

Reviewed against the linked first-party guidance; interface labels can vary by current app, service, or operating-system version.

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