Compared with Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, etc, Instagram is very popular among people, you install this app on you smart phone and take the video at anytime, just open this spp and exercise your pose, click the upload, you can share the moment with the world. Every bit nosotros all know, uploading videos to Instagram is quite like shooting fish in a barrel, but retaining the prototype quality is another story. Notwithstanding, there are a couple of things you can do to make sure Instagram keeps your videos as intact as possible. This commodity will teach y'all how to mail the highest-possible quality videos to Instagram past recording in (or upscaling to) 4K resolution. Though Instagram will still compress the video, it will retain more detail than if you compress information technology before uploading.

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PS: While it may audio weird to upscale 1080p footage to 4K to avoid it being compressed by Instagram, Ive personally noticed the same to exist true with pictures. When uploading full resolution files from my D810, the prototype quality is much better than when uploading scaled downwardly photos from the D810 or even smaller files from cameras with a smaller sensor.

  • Part 1: Creating a High-Quality Video
  • Part two: Uploading the Video to Instagram

Function 1: Creating a High-Quality Video

ane. Record in (or upscale to) 4K resolution for Instagram

Even though Instagram will nonetheless compress the video to fit its requirements, more detail volition be retained when you're working with 4K. Uploading in 4K ensures that your video looks well-baked, clear, and professional。

· If you lot're working with a 1080p video, upscale it to 4K using your preferred professional video editing software, such as Premiere or Final Cut Pro.
· If you're looking for an option to upscale 1080p to 4K, attempt Freemake (Windows) or Handbrake (Windows, macOS, Linux). If y'all're seeking a faster and more stable professional video encoding tool, effort EaseFab Video Converter (available for Windows and Mac users).
· Instagram videos must be at least iii seconds long, but no longer than threescore seconds.

2. Relieve or consign your video at 4K resolution.

Codec: H.264
Resolution: 4K (3840 x 2160)

Beneath I will accept EaseFab Video Converter for an instance to show you the elementary process to upscale 1080p to 4K for uploading to Instagram.

Primal Features of the Instagram Video Converter:

· Convert HD/SD videos in WMV, MOV, MKV, MTS etc to Instagram supported H.264 formats with world'south fastest speed.
· Compress 4K/Hard disk drive videos with big file size that are shot with hd cameras to smaller video size without losing quality for shine uploading to Instagram.
· Advanced editing features to edit Instagram video like trimming, subtitle adding, effects calculation, multiple parts merging into one prune etc.

Step 1: Drag and drop 1080p video files to the app. Or you can click "Add Video" push to locate the video files you lot want to add together. The app supports batch conversion, so y'all tin add more than i file at a fourth dimension.

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Step 2: Click "Edit" button enter the Video Editor Window. As you lot see, you can trim, crop or adjust the video with the built-in video editor to go the very part and outcome of the movie you desire. (Note that Instagram won't accept videos that are longer than 60 seconds. You need to cutting your movie file into smaller parts so every bit to share on Instagram.)

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Step three: Click "Profile" box and movement mouse cursor to "Hard disk/4K Video" category, simply select MP4-4K every bit the output format. The output video will be encoded with H.264 codec.

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Tips: The default setting works well. Of class, if you desire to customize video and audio encoding settings, just click the Settings button to customize these settings. You tin can arrange the output video/audio resolution, frame rate, bit charge per unit, etc. to customize the output files to go the best quality you want.

Step 4: Finally, click "Convert" button and first to convert and upscale 1080p video to 4K MP4 with H.264 codec for Instagram. Just expect a minute and the conversion will be done and click Open to become the converted video files.

3. Transfer the video to your telephone or tablet.

Information technology's important to use the right method then that you don't lose video quality during the transfer:

· Use AirDrop to transfer the file from a Mac to an iPhone or iPad.
· Use VLC Media Player to transfer the file from a PC to an iPhone or iPad.

· Install the app on both the PC and telephone or tablet.
· Open VLC on the iPhone or iPad, tap the menu, then select Sharing via WiFI.
· Get your iPhone or iPad's IP address using the steps found here.
· Go to your phone or tablet's IP address in your PC's spider web browser, so drag the video file to the browser window.
· In VLC on the phone or tablet, tap the video, tap the sharing icon, then tap Save Video to save it.
· Use a USB cable to transfer the file from a PC to an Android.
· Use Dropbox if to transfer the file if yous have a Mac and an Android.

Part two: Uploading the Video to Instagram

1. Open up Instagram on your telephone or tablet. It's the pinkish, majestic, and orange camera icon. You lot'll usually find information technology on the dwelling house screen or in the app drawer (on Android).

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two. Tap the New Postal service icon. Information technology's a square with a "+" within. You'll notice information technology at the bottom-center part of the abode screen.

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3. Tap the Library tab. Information technology's at the bottom-left corner of the screen. Youll just need to do this if you see the video or traditional photographic camera screen.

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iv. Select the video and tap Adjacent. This opens the video in editing mode.

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five. Edit the video (optional) and tap Next.

· Swipe through the filters at the bottom of the screen, then tap 1 to select information technology.
· To share only function of the video, tap Trim at the lesser of the screen, then utilize the sliders to select only the part of the video you want to go on.
· To select a video withal to use every bit the cover image, tap Embrace, and so make your option.

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6. Add a caption and tags (optional). The text you type into the summit box will appear below the video in your feed. You can also tag your location, also as other Instagram users in the video.

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six. Tap Share. This uploads your loftier-quality video to the Instagram feed.

Since you're uploading a large file, the video may take several moments to appear in the feed.

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