: Open-source powerhouses like Avidemux allowed users to fix AVI and MOV files for free, while Microsoft Clipchamp eventually brought these tools directly into Windows with a user-friendly "Flip" button.
: Today, you don't even need "software" in the traditional sense. If you record a video for an Instagram Story in the wrong direction, you can simply use two fingers to pinch and twist the video right on your screen.
Once upon a time, in the age of early digital cameras and the first smartphones, there was a common "curse": the vertical video recorded horizontally (or vice versa). You’d capture the perfect moment, only to realize later that you had to tilt your head 90 degrees just to watch it.