How to rotate video using filters?

You can rotate your live stream or VOD files using the transcoding filter option.

How to rotate live stream vertically or Horizontally? 

Please follow the steps,

  • Login to 5centsCDN console.
  • Go to Live streams and select Push/Pull or Scheduled playlist.
  • Click the Manage button of your stream name.
  • On the redirected page, click the Transcode option.
  • Enable a transcoding profile(The filter option does not work with the source).
  • In the Filters section, you can select Horizontal Flip or Vertical Flip. These profiles are available by default.
  • Click the Save button.
  • The deployment will take up to 15 mins, you can check the preview after that.

 

How do rotate VOD files vertically or Horizontally? 

Please follow the steps,

  • Login to 5centsCDN console.
  • Go to Video Encoding and select Global Present Profile/Filters.
  • You can rotate the video in the following ways
    • Horizontal Flip
    • Vertical Flip
    • Rotate 90° – Clockwise
    • Rotate 180° – Clockwise
    • Rotate 90° – CounterClockwise
    • Rotate 180° – CounterClockwise
  • We cannot apply the filter option directly to a VoD file. So you need to select a transcoding profile(eg: 1080p).
  • Scroll down and find the option Apply Filters.
  • Select the Horizontal or Vertical profile and click the Save button.
  • Go to File Manager and click the file name that you want to rotate.
  • Click the Transcoding Icon at the top of the file manager.
  • Select the transcoding profile(Filter configured) and click the Yes button.
  • Once the transcoding is completed you can copy the playback URL of the transcoded file.

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