Rotate video footage

Hi,
Looking for some way to rotate video footage from my Nikon camera in iPhoto or iMovie.

Hi RDAsheville,
You can use Quicktime Pro to rotate the video.
Open the file in QuickTime Player Pro.
Choose Get Movie Properties from the Movie menu (or press Command-J).
Select Video Track from the left-hand popup menu.
Select Size from the right-hand popup menu.
Use one of the rotate buttons (the circular arrows) to rotate the clip.
Save the file, then import it back into iMovie or iPhoto.

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