<p>Use the scale filter.</p>
<pre><code>ffmpeg -i in -vf scale=1080:1920:force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease,pad=1080:1920:-1:-1 -c:a copy out
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2020-10-30T18:56:50.330Z
2020-10-30T18:56:50.330Z
Gyan
<p>FFmpeg does it through the video filter - <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#transpose-1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">transpose</a>; clockwise or counter-clockwise option is available.</p>

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2020-10-30T14:24:05.467Z
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xer-rex
<p>How to convert horizontal 1920x1080 mp4 video to vertical 1080x1920 mp4 with actual content size of 1080x608</p>
<p>I know ffmpeg can do it, but don't know how to do it.</p>
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Convert Horizontal 1920x1080 mp4 video to Vertical 1080x1920 mp4 with Actual content size of 1080x608
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# Convert Horizontal 1920x1080 mp4 video to Vertical 1080x1920 mp4 with Actual content size of 1080x608

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-10-30)

How to convert horizontal 1920x1080 mp4 video to vertical 1080x1920 mp4 with actual content size of 1080x608

I know ffmpeg can do it, but don't know how to do it.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-10-30. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

Use the scale filter.
ffmpeg -i in -vf scale=1080:1920:force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease,pad=1080:1920:-1:-1 -c:a copy out


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-10-30. Score: 0

FFmpeg does it through the video filter - [transpose](https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#transpose-1); clockwise or counter-clockwise option is available.


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