Compared with Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, etc, Instagram is very popular among people, y'all install this app on you smart telephone and take the video at someday, just open this spp and do your pose, click the upload, y'all tin share the moment with the world. As we all know, uploading videos to Instagram is quite like shooting fish in a barrel, merely retaining the paradigm quality is another story. However, in that location are a couple of things you tin can do to make sure Instagram keeps your videos as intact as possible. This article will teach you how to post the highest-possible quality videos to Instagram by recording in (or upscaling to) 4K resolution. Though Instagram will still shrink the video, information technology will retain more detail than if you lot compress information technology before uploading.

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PS: While it may audio weird to upscale 1080p footage to 4K to avert it being compressed by Instagram, Ive personally noticed the aforementioned to be true with pictures. When uploading total resolution files from my D810, the image quality is much meliorate than when uploading scaled down photos from the D810 or fifty-fifty smaller files from cameras with a smaller sensor.

  • Part 1: Creating a High-Quality Video
  • Role 2: Uploading the Video to Instagram

Part i: Creating a High-Quality Video

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

Even though Instagram will still shrink the video to fit its requirements, more detail will be retained when you're working with 4K. Uploading in 4K ensures that your video looks crisp, clear, and professional。

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

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

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

Below I volition take EaseFab Video Converter for an example to show you the simple process to upscale 1080p to 4K for uploading to Instagram.

Key Features of the Instagram Video Converter:

· Convert Hard disk drive/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 large file size that are shot with hd cameras to smaller video size without losing quality for smooth uploading to Instagram.
· Avant-garde editing features to edit Instagram video like trimming, subtitle adding, effects adding, multiple parts merging into i clip etc.

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

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Footstep 2: Click "Edit" button enter the Video Editor Window. As you come across, you can trim, crop or adapt the video with the congenital-in video editor to become the very part and effect of the movie you want. (Note that Instagram won't accept videos that are longer than 60 seconds. You need to cut your movie file into smaller parts so as to share on Instagram.)

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Step 3: Click "Profile" box and motion mouse cursor to "HD/4K Video" category, simply select MP4-4K equally 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 yous want to customize video and sound encoding settings, just click the Settings push button to customize these settings. You can adjust the output video/audio resolution, frame rate, chip charge per unit, etc. to customize the output files to get the best quality you lot want.

Step 4: Finally, click "Convert" push and first to catechumen and upscale 1080p video to 4K MP4 with H.264 codec for Instagram. Only wait a minute and the conversion will be done and click Open to go the converted video files.

3. Transfer the video to your phone or tablet.

It's important to use the right method so that yous 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 Thespian to transfer the file from a PC to an iPhone or iPad.

· Install the app on both the PC and phone or tablet.
· Open VLC on the iPhone or iPad, tap the carte, then select Sharing via WiFI.
· Get your iPhone or iPad's IP address using the steps plant here.
· Go to your telephone or tablet'south IP address in your PC'south web browser, and so elevate the video file to the browser window.
· In VLC on the telephone or tablet, tap the video, tap the sharing icon, then tap Relieve Video to save information technology.
· Use a USB cable to transfer the file from a PC to an Android.
· Utilize Dropbox if to transfer the file if you accept a Mac and an Android.

Office ii: Uploading the Video to Instagram

one. Open Instagram on your phone or tablet. It's the pink, purple, and orange camera icon. Yous'll usually find it on the home screen or in the app drawer (on Android).

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2. Tap the New Mail service icon. Information technology's a square with a "+" inside. You'll notice it at the bottom-center part of the habitation screen.

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three. Tap the Library tab. It's at the lesser-left corner of the screen. Youll merely demand to practice this if you see the video or traditional camera screen.

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4. Select the video and tap Next. This opens the video in editing manner.

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

· Swipe through the filters at the lesser of the screen, and so tap one to select it.
· To share only part of the video, tap Trim at the lesser of the screen, and so utilise the sliders to select only the part of the video y'all want to keep.
· To select a video still to use equally the comprehend paradigm, tap Cover, then make your option.

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

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

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

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