FFmpeg command for Flipping and Rotating Video

Flipping and rotating of the video frame are common visual operations, that can be used to create various interesting effects like mirrored versions of the input

To test the horizontal flip on a testsrc video source, we can use the command

ffplay -f lavfi -i testsrc -vf hflip

FFmpeg command for Vertical flip

ffplay -f lavfi -i rgbtestsrc -vf vflip

FFmpeg Rotating Command

Rotation by 90 degrees counterclockwise and flip vertically

ffmpeg -i CMYK.avi -vf transpose=0 CMYK_transposed.avi

Rotation by 90 degrees clockwise

ffmpeg -i CMYK.avi -vf transpose=1 CMYK_transposed.avi

Rotation by 90 degrees counterclockwise

ffmpeg -i CMYK.avi -vf transpose=2 CMYK_transposed.avi

Rotation by 90 degrees clockwise and flip vertically

ffmpeg -i CMYK.avi -vf transpose=3 CMYK_transposed.avi

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