{"id":19805,"date":"2022-07-18T05:36:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T05:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=19805"},"modified":"2022-07-18T05:36:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T05:36:11","slug":"how-do-i-change-the-upload-quality-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-change-the-upload-quality-on-instagram","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Change the Upload Quality on Instagram?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1105c9f0192\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1105c9f0192\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1105c9f0192\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-change-the-upload-quality-on-instagram\/#How_Do_I_Change_the_Upload_Quality_on_Instagram\" title=\"How Do I Change the Upload Quality on Instagram?\">How Do I Change the Upload Quality on Instagram?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-change-the-upload-quality-on-instagram\/#Image_size\" title=\"Image size\">Image size<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-change-the-upload-quality-on-instagram\/#Video_size\" title=\"Video size\">Video size<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-change-the-upload-quality-on-instagram\/#Compression_rate\" title=\"Compression rate\">Compression rate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-change-the-upload-quality-on-instagram\/#Image_format\" title=\"Image format\">Image format<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Change_the_Upload_Quality_on_Instagram\"><\/span>How Do I Change the Upload Quality on Instagram?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"How do I change the upload quality on Instagram\" style=\"max-height:261px; margin:0px 10px; width:auto; height:auto; max-width:37%\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/mwL5czK.jpg\" align=\"right\"> <\/p>\n<p>How do I change the upload quality on Instagram &#8211; You have probably wondered this yourself at some point. After all, Instagram compresses all photos over a certain size, and resizes them to fit in the app. So, if you&#8217;d like to post a high-quality image, you&#8217;ll need to change the quality of the photo to make it fit. This article will explain the process of changing the image size and format on Instagram.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Image_size\"><\/span>Image size<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wondering how to change the upload quality on Instagram, you&#8217;ve come to the right place. Generally, if your photo is larger than 1 MB, Instagram will compress it. For this reason, you should resize your photo before uploading it. You can also use a program called Adobe Lightroom Mobile to make the necessary adjustments. Once you&#8217;ve made the necessary adjustments, Instagram will save your photos and automatically upload them.<\/p>\n<p>To save data, you can choose the High quality setting. This setting reduces the file size without affecting the sharpness of your image. However, you should keep the default settings active. Choosing high quality will most likely result in longer load times and will dampen your Instagram experience. In general, the default setting is fine. You can use it for all of your accounts. If you&#8217;d like to switch to a lower quality setting, go to your settings page and click the &#8220;Edit&#8221; button.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Video_size\"><\/span>Video size<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the most requested features of the Instagram app is the ability to upload videos to the platform. But you should know that not all videos on the platform will make it onto the front page. Depending on the format, there are specific size requirements you should meet. If you&#8217;re having trouble creating a video that fits on the Instagram front page, here are some tips. Learn how to resize your Instagram video in the InVideo online editor.<\/p>\n<p>To change the size of your video in Instagram, first of all, you must ensure it is under sixty minutes. Instagram requires videos to be of high quality, at least 30 frames per second (fps), and under sixty minutes in length. Videos created with 16:9 aspect ratio will give you a square canvas, whereas videos shot at 1920 x 1080 will ensure that everything stays in frame. You can even use video converters to change the video size on Instagram if you&#8217;re using an older format.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Compression_rate\"><\/span>Compression rate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It may be time to tweak the compression rate on Instagram photos and videos. It is common for users to complain that Instagram takes forever to upload large videos or photos. Compression helps the social media service to minimize its server load. However, this change might negatively affect your photos and videos. Here are some tips for changing the compression rate on Instagram:<\/p>\n<p>First, understand that Instagram compresses uploaded media in order to reduce bandwidth. You can either increase the bitrate of your videos or decrease the frame rate. The higher the bitrate, the less compressed they are. In general, the better quality videos are, the smaller the file size. If you don&#8217;t want to change the compression rate, you can simply choose a higher bitrate and upload lower-quality videos.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Image_format\"><\/span>Image format<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can change the upload quality on Instagram by editing the settings on your camera. By default, Instagram compresses photos over 1MB to fit in the app. You can change the upload quality setting if you want to retain the high resolution of your photos. But if you don&#8217;t want to compromise the quality of your images, you can change the default setting to Very High. Instagram&#8217;s algorithm automatically compresses high-resolution photos.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, if you&#8217;re using an iPhone, you&#8217;ll want to change the image quality setting to 100%. Landscape photos need to be at least 1080 pixels wide. Changing the frame rate to 30fps will increase the quality of your video. Make sure that you do not upload more than 60 seconds. You&#8217;ll also want to adjust the brightness. The next step is to send the video from your phone to your Instagram account. 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