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[@Henbu]

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[@Codyflips]

Not allowing me to imput my email can I have a link to the course I need to buy

[@phucmapvlog]

Much appreciation for the “High-Quality” uploads tip. I had no idea it was turned off!

[@Muppetgivers]

Do you know exactly what format High Quality uploads is in compared to not being toggled? Is it 720p

[@jep6752]

I don't see this in my settings

[@fuzzyfps5644]

@@jep6752 it's an iPhone exclusive feature

[@jep6752]

@@fuzzyfps5644 ohhh 😊 thanks

[@DanielMendoza-qq5pv]

05:55 You actually can. I airdrop it if using my iMac and the resolution stays in 2160. Then I just upload straight to Instagram

[@jaimeaguilar94]

The quality doesn’t stay at 2k tho, Indy’s only allows 1080 p😅

[@theelifloresshow]

I use to be able to air drop my 4:22 4k footage until one day it stopped working. So once I export my 4k video I open up Adobe rush and export it in 4k on my desktop and airdrop it to my phone. So it’ll stay 4k. Takes only a minute. Lmk what y’all think.

[@guanchu]

But do you upload your video on 4k directly to Instagram?

[@gintokigojo]

Did he shoot in 23.97fps or 60fps? Cause the sequence is 23.97 but when henbu is shooting it says 60 fps.

[@erikthompson3865]

So my question is, based on these parameters/scenarios: -GoPro/Iphone/Drone footage in 4K (framerate between 30 and 60) -Instagram (allegedly) only allows 1080p/30 So, what would be better, editing a compilation/reel in premiere pro, using the sequence settings (4k/60) and then letting instagram convert it... OR Using premiere pro's exporting function to convert and output it to 1080p/30 and then going to instagram... I would assume using a dedicated and very sophisticated software will give more quality downgrading to 1080p vs letting instagram's engine do it. But, figure'd id leave this here for any people who may have done some actual comparisons.

[@jagoclift3153]

Am here for the reply

[@Roysphotos8]

Same

[@yekane]

yup, def waiting as well

[@Roysphotos8]

@@yekane film however u want. 4k is going to be more flexible for editing. but when u render, render at 1080p and for the bit rate target a filsize of 15mb. that should be solid.

[@yekane]

@@Roysphotos8 greatly appreciate it ima try this soon

[@sunilchitolie6771]

Hey man so the solution for not being able to get 4K videos on the iphone has a simple fix (at-least for me). The fix: In your export settings, go to Video>Encoding Settings>Level. For Level, set this to 5.2. I realize Premiere Pro has this set to 6.0 by default which was the root problem for 4K video not being able to be played on my iPhone. Hope this helps anyone out there. If it helped you PIN this comment

[@aldrianalfonso5638]

you forgot to put it on 30fps. instagram doesn't take 24 fps

[@marsminati]

lol then just buy yourself so silentwings 3 and tape them to your head. works with the computer, why not with the brain XD

[@DocRock]

Fam I do 4K vertical on my iPhone everyday. the difference is I use FCP so it's prolly a preimer setting. I ecport 10-bit HEVC h.265 becsue it is hella fast on M1 processors.

[@WatermanSurin]

Why not make the sequence settings 1080 x 1920 and then scale your clips accordingly? Is there a difference in export quality if done that way?

[@Roysphotos8]

This i would like to know

[@94srikanth]

There will be no difference in quality. Its the same

[@billlanagan2320]

for workflow efficiency. You could scale each clip on a 1080 timeline, or you could drop each clip in their actual resolution, then export the whole project in 1080.

[@Dae.84]

use handbrake this program reduces the weight of the video but leaves the same quality hd or 4k. The logo of the software is a pineapple.

[@chapter25]

Hi, if you are going to export as Full HD video, why not set your sequence settings as Full HD? Will there be any difference?

[@jsarahina]

pixel binning and much lesser noise when timeline is 4k and export is 1080p

[@LifeOfMikey1]

theres no option for that on my samsung

[@EverythingFilmmaking]

I’ve had no problem getting 4k onto my iPhone🤷🏻‍♂️

[@kennyloggings]

I've seen a few comments on the "upload higher quality" setting not showing up for them. It's an iOS vs Android thing. Android has the same setting it's just worded in a confusing way. Go to Settings - Account - Celluar Data Settings - Toggle Data Saver On (that's the confusing part) - then click high resolution media - turn on at least "wifi only" or "wifi + celluar". Typical of Android it actually gives you more control over whether to do it only when you're on wifi or all the time, but it's not as easy to understand or navigate too. Hope this helps!

[@J.Polyakov]

I think that is actually an option to help you save cellular data by not preloading videos and only loading videos that you pat to see. It doesnt have anything to do with uploads. I think on android you dont have that option. Either it is set like that by default or it cant be changed? I dont know really but this seems not to be the same option as on the iPhone

[@LifeOfMikey1]

@@J.Polyakov exactlyyyyy. they are 2 different things

[@thekamleshparihar]

Now can i upload i quality videos on insta

[@allenjesis]

now high quality upload feature is available in Android too.

[@AntonGor_]

Thanks for posting this🤙🏻

[@dpacebhattarai2222]

I'm 61 also I just purchase the software I tNice tutorialnk it's great always love soft was in a band when I was a kid always wanted to be able to

[@tehmasipkhan9229]

I don't have the reels option on my Instagram. Why is that?

[@druckit]

*2024 UPDATE* This setting is now in Settings>Media quality>Upload at highest quality

[@ahgksi]

The most important thing that this guy is not telling you is that you can only post high quality instgram reels via Iphone ios. If you have an Android phone, no matter how higher quality of video you have, it will post a shtty looking video. I dont know why these guys forget to tell this , probably because a large majority of US population used iphone, But, Internationally, Android users are more.

[@TrocasMX]

you can send it to your iphone in full 4k through watsapp document and it will play just fine

[@Gam3rKillz]

Always struggled with the same thing - deciding whether to shoot vertical or horizontal. Used to shoot vertical but now I try to shoot horizontal and just pay attention to the framing in case I decide to crop it in post

[@jeremyjavellana]

In my experience, IG compresses it still. I’ll lower the VBR target bit rate to reduce the file size, but at a certain point, the video quality is noticeably reduced. I’ve yet to find a clear solution on KZbin or Google.

[@DRC92]

Found the right export settings yet?

[@chrisbowlesy]

Word on the street is that if you get enough followers Instagram give you a higher bit rate and upload quality “allowance”. Hence why all the mainstream photographers/videographers with lots of followers have higher quality uploads than someone with 500 followers that’s still doing all the right steps.

[@rpatel133]

Try exporting in premier pro with apple pro res codec at 4k.

[@morjes152]

@@chrisbowlesy i am starting to believe it ngl. I literally tried all the ways mentioned on Ggl/KZbin smh and my videos after uploading were still ugly

[@chrisbowlesy]

@@morjes152 yeah I’m telling you it’s a thing. I can’t remember who told me, but someone with lots of followers said it in the comments. Once you gain a certain amount of interactions per post/reel and followers, you get a higher quality allowance. Cause if they have everyone high quality, then all those popular instagrammers won’t be as popular or won’t look as different

[@purelife1944]

What frame rate do you use? I read in the Instagram website their minimum frame rate is 30fps. What would happen with 24/25fps uploaded footage? Does it work, choppy?

[@shaji6481]

So this is what I was trying to figure out. Yes, if you upload 24/25 fps footage, it's a bit choppy.

[@nitinkasingh]

he actually TRicKeD you guY'z 🤣in PRemier PRO

[@prodbyjossa]

google drive plus gets me my 4k on my phone, but when i upload 4k i experience a lot more quality loose on my instagram

[@jin6000]

"Today I'm actually filming inside my living room..." Ehhhh, pretty sure that's a kitchen there bud. 😂

[@althe_chimp]

how did your vertical footage upload straight vertical to PP? my footage uploads Horizontal...

[@shrikanthkorlapati8419]

FOR AIRDROP ISSUE with 4K, it will never work. Exporting in level 5.2 will not do the job because if you scroll and see your video info ( its not 4k it will show as 1296x2304). The only way you can get true 4k is when we select level 6. But, unfortunately iPhones don't support at the moment. Gotta live with it.

[@vietnguyenkhac4446]

I have same issue like that. So do you have solution to get full size 2160x3840 and download it into iphone ?

[@definingslawek4731]

@@vietnguyenkhac4446 send it horizontally and then rotate it on iphone

[@tigerwittman]

When you export your project with music that you want to use. Do you just try to match up the music with instagrams music for the same so it’s more discoverable?

[@stephennziemi8379]

You can just put the song on Instagram but then lower the volumes of the song on insta and max out the original audio sound

[@kellieshuster248]

If you want 4K vertical to show up on your iPhone you have to export using h.265/HVEC instead of h.264… so weird

[@ethanpope2131]

Will insta compress it back down to 1080x1920 when you post it?

[@The_PlagueDoctor]

wtf us up with people saying bit rate 4

[@fallball299]

Man am i trash or is instagram? because the instagram setting is on and my pictures is still blurry af, what do i do?

[@SonOvaBoss]

10 bit 4.2.2. is really heavy on my computer, what is your PC setup?

[@MarioSchwarzl]

Hey Mate ! good and precise there , i like that , but i have one serious Question: Since 3 weeks or so when i upload my Videos/reels on Instagram they really Look blurry and just unsharp, the exported File look super clear and perfect and when i upload it looks Like Trash ( got high quality uploads on and i got good Internet Connection and everything, do you have any Idea why Instagram compress my footage to lower quality ?

[@ColinRingas]

I’ve been battling this same issue. Searching far and wide for the solution. It’s such a bummer creating something you’re really happy with and then when you share it on IG it looks terrible compared to how it was on your phone

[@plannetangel3394]

Am I the only one who doesn’t have the high-quality setting popping up..?

[@plannetangel3394]

Never mind I tried again nd was there?

[@shashanksri99]

Yes my iphone XR can get 4k clips

[@Shellvedge]

I always export at the original 4k resolution h264, from FCP, and I airdrop it to my iPhone and then upload the reel. Has never not worked.

[@punksey5477]

I don't see "high quality uploads" in my settings. Please help! 😊

[@patrickoscurimedia1602]

I don't have that high quality upload Option. I don't know why.

[@kennyloggings]

It's iOS vs Andriod. Just toggle Data Saver on, then click high resolution media, and turn on at least wifi. It gives you the option for wifi and cellular too. Its the same setting just worded in a confusing way. (typical andriod)

[@irlzack2370]

How do you export all of your clips to your iPhone? Dropbox, google drive, what?

[@TravelbyDiego]

Drop a discount code !

[@mayank2564]

i can see your keylight at the right top corner lmao but i love the background

[@Kurtmcgirt]

My thought on Vert/Horz. You can also trim horizontal to vertical (as long as your wide enough). You can never make vertical into horizontal/wide.

[@mcintosh.motors]

Only though if you shoot in something like 4:3; gives you much more vertical video from originally horizontal footage. There’s just not enough vertical information on 16:9 unless you’re miles away from your subject

[@rpatel133]

Hey everybody, 4k export works on my iPhone. Try exporting to the new apple pro res codec on premier pro. I notice .mov uploads better then .mp4

[@icantseeitall]

Sorry for the dumb question, anyway your luts can work on Clog3?

[@edpereiraphoto]

Can't you just upload it straight from your computer now?

[@nathangood24578]

You can certainly get 4k on your phone. After I export to my computer I just airdrop to my iphone and boom! 4k footage

[@miromazlan3642]

On my phone, "high-quality" uploads only for wifi, I can't change that... Any tips to this situation?

[@toxik420]

I just edited my first reel following your instructions and it came out really good. Thank you

[@cdgarcia]

My iPhone pro max can play exported 4K vids. 🤷🏻‍♂️ also I end up shoot both orientation i vary my reels with stacked horizontal shots and vertical shots btw thanks for the IG tips on uploads and keep your content going I dig it.

[@SamuelSutanto]

you did exported in 24fps for IG Reels? ... why it looks smooth in IG? knowing minimum fps in IG is 30fps... once i posted 24fps...and it looked chopphy, not smooth. i love 24fps...but IG forced me to use 30fps... *sigh*

[@jamin239]

Hey most websites say reels run at 4mbps and if you export it higher then insta will ruin it w its compression. I upload using an iphone and cant seem to get good quality no matter how I export. Any help is appreciated 🙂

[@DJMUZIIKA]

How do you get a 1min video to 4mbps ?

[@ThomasGB4]

640x1136 is the instagram playback ratio. Try this while exporting, bit rate 3- to 5 the out video witll be below 20MB and instagram wont compress. Bit rate Encoding - CBR and Check MAX render.. Let me know if this worked 🙂

[@nachovidalle]

Why I can't change my Bitrate in FCXP ?

[@9tbiker455]

Is the curs online?

[@ayushgrover6135]

I always have searched about video quality and found out it only supports the bitrate i.e.. 8 megabits/s or less

[@EricAdeleye]

Excellent video. Is your video tutorial available for sale on your website?

[@saumya.shetye]

I recently got a camera I absolutely love its quality the only thing that is bothering me is that shooting reels with camera gets super hectic for me...i wanted to know how do you transfer your footage from computer to your phone to upload it on instagram.

[@ominim2296]

I DID SAME ON MY LAPTOP AND I SENDED TO MY IPHONE...BUT DONT PLAYING VIDEO :/

[@christianek.963]

Filming vertically is FREAKING weird yes.. Learned at school how we should always film horizontally and now I have to reprogram my head to accept both directions

[@Roronoa1062]

Shoot horizontally but yeah keep in mind you will need to crop it 9:16 in post production, make sure to keep the subject in center, do works sometimes when there is not much camera movements. Also we are not much zooming into the video while in post processing so you will not lose Quality.

[@christianek.963]

@@Roronoa1062 True truee! Thankss

[@sohrabnayyar]

hey, try exporting at h.265 when exporting at a higher res than 1080, it should show on iPhone.

[@ethanpope2131]

Will insta compress it back down to 1080x1920 when you post it

[@bobbybordimedia]

HELP! I film in 4k, so my sequence settings are 2160 x 3140, but that isn't filling the frame like yours is. I get the black on top and bottom of my clip. If I change that to 1080 x 1920 and 89% it then fills the frame. Why won't my 4k footage fill the frame? I'm new and frustrated. lol

[@M.A.D.C.J]

This is about to help me so much, waiting for the day one of my reels pops off 😭🙌🏾

[@fusionmayafilms]

Do you render the music and use the burned audio of the video or you render with out music and then add and match it on instagram?

[@BenTroxell]

I’m wondering this too

[@gwm-btdbattlesagar.ioandmo9988]

You use the music from insta so your video gets fed into the algorithm

[@BenTroxell]

I figured out the best way is to render with the music and use that to sync it on IG and then just mute your video on IG then and let their music play over.

[@nikitaghode2083]

I tried using my GoPro Hero 10 for reels. But the quality of video is so poor that the final result gets pixelated after uploading on Instagram. Could you or anyone else help me with the settings for GoPro please?

[@IRAISHRASCREATIONS]

My "High - quality" button is still on, but my reel is blur.. what should I do???😢

[@sabrynlopez8141]

If you export 1080 does it still upload 4K for the reel?

[@giannistagi4860]

Is the course out yet ?? If here where I can get it ?

[@dfilmsme]

Hey, great tutorial, could you tell me how you get to download those trendy sounds ?

[@Karparni]

Yeah you’re right. Can’t get the 4K back to phone

[@i_am_nwz]

Thank you very very much I've seen your video and did as you say and i got finest results Well my export settings are I've recorded video in 1080p so I created sequence of 1080p Then finished editing While exporting i did 1. Custom 2. H.264 3. 1080x1920 4. 29.97 (though i recorded video on 25fps) 5. Check Render at maximum depth and Use maximum render quality 6. Hardware Encoding. 7. Profile- High 8. Level 5.2 9. VBR, 1 Pass 10. Target Bitrate 30[Mbps]

[@kapilsolankieditz51]

Can we do same setting in horizontal videos?

[@Chrissy411]

Subbing from IG love the shot of the plane ✈️ wow so close but so beautiful

[@ab0hdo]

Do you think we'll buy your preset bag of barbist, we all know limet colour 😂😂

[@abhidhull8354]

Thank you tNice tutorials really helped!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ramonchavez6440]

For the high quality ig upload Do you have to upload from your computer to ig OR can it be done when you save it to your phone then upload it from there Will be getting your course btw

[@limitlessmedia7440]

Mine won't give me that option and just says save data.. is it because the type of profile I have ?

[@kennyloggings]

No it's iOS vs Andriod. Just toggle Data Saver on, then click high resolution media, and turn on at least wifi. It gives you the option for wifi and cellular too. Its the same setting just worded in a confusing way. (typical andriod)

[@limitlessmedia7440]

@@kennyloggings thanks man !

[@swarnimgawade3587]

to export reels in 4k, I export in H.265 format and then transfer it to my iPhone, that works well!

[@readysvs3173]

What is H.265?

[@swarnimgawade3587]

@@readysvs3173 it’s a video codec

[@preethibhat_digiartist]

OMG BRO its really work

[@causegames307]

The thing is that instagram doesn't support 4K, so even if you somehow upload 4K on IG the quality will be terrible.

[@merchant100]

Getting the 4K content on the iPhone is don’t by exporting by H.265 instead of H.264 but I’m not sure if Instagram supports that or not

[@justbern15]

if im not mistaken, instagram will be doing a lot of compression for these export settings. They're requiring a smaller resolution and a lower bit rate. So if you export like this, wont it get compressed digitally?

[@hernanbriangarcia]

If you don’t want instagram doing any compression, you need to export at 640X1136. That is instagrams native resolution for vertical videos.

[@froznfire9531]

@@hernanbriangarcia Do you also know the bitrate so it doesnt compress?

[@hernanbriangarcia]

@@froznfire9531 I was watching a video from @whoismatt and I think the native bitrate that instagram plays back video is between a minimum of 2 and maximum of 5.

[@froznfire9531]

@@hernanbriangarcia Thanks man :)

[@Roysphotos8]

Videos then still look so compressed idk of this is better.

[@Panardvfx]

On android we dont have the high quality export ...

[@officialcisko]

Vertical Filming is the best way to get higher quality. That's how I shoot all of my Reels

[@jake3712]

I’m filming on an iPhone 15 Pro Max do you recommend turning off HDR? When filming footage to use.

[@waynosfotos]

I hate vertical, although I watch a lot of content on reels IG I never get use to it. It feels unnatural to me. Our eyes are left to right, not above each other.

[@PeterGilguitar]

Hey man, thanks for the videos! I loved what you said in the last one about finding a way to work with the algorithm without compromising your brand. That's been a struggle for me. You mentioned that you'll cover how to get Instagram reel music into premiere, would you possibly be able to share that? Thanks!

[@adeshekoni5981]

That’s specifically what I came here to this video for.

[@DanielTremsky]

Screen record the audio you liked on the reel - then simply put that recording on premiere and boom!

[@daaddyo1249]

KZbin to mp3 the song, instagram will automatically add it to that audio page

[@whiteloaf313]

Why when I export or go to make a IG reel it’s not full screen when I go to post on IG?! Even if I put it in the 1080 1920 format it doesn’t full screen the reel it’s smaller then the screen? No videos show how to work with that someone let me know !!!

[@michaelnguyen1166]

XD? U film in 60 fps and 4k? While ur premiere pro settings is edited in 24fps? Why not film in 24 fps and 1080 from the start?

[@floflo3857]

if you export in 24fps... isnt insta making it a 30fps video by repeating certain frames? is it better to export in 30fps using optical flow if you filmed in 24fps?

[@zweiche]

Looking for same answer , and he didnt even filmed at 24 fps , he filmed at 60 , so he could just 50% speed it and export at 30 fps

[@prodbyjossa]

i hate it when i need to click 1012301230123 times to get to the point smh

[@miras.6761]

short version

[@Cinemaray.fc1]

You can get 4k footage from premier pro to iphone but you must export tge format as Quick time, premier defaults to h.246

[@PhilStoodley]

Nice vid bro! Uploading your edited clips with music already attached to the file. Do you have any copyright problems, because youre not using the actual audio files from the IG app itself?

[@jcity513]

I cannot do that as well I have an Android good to know that I phones are still not the best either

[@youflixanime]

actually i found a way to export and have 4k into the iphones, it's got to do with premiere pro export settings

[@Houstnwehavuhoh]

Hey! So the reason you can’t send a 4K 9:16 image to your phone without it saying “save to files” or something like that is actually due to the video Encoding Settings. For 4K 9:16, by default, Premiere changes the encoding level to 6. Which iPhones do not like (for lack of better words). I would recommend changing it to 5.1 or 5.2 (I believe 5.2 is usually better for slowed down footage, definitely double check that). But those are idea levels for phone as well as uploading. Would also recommend changing the profile from “Main” to “High” (passed that isn’t necessary for 4K). Hope that helps!

[@kidmackenzie]

I’m going to have to check that. This has to be a new funky iPhone thing. I was pulling my 4K video from Dropbox and then that didn’t work. My work around was saving them into my files folder which worked fine then I could move them over to my videos.

[@gensendanipog6718]

@@kidmackenzie Give me a follow up on this because I am running into the same issue cant save videos

[@kidmackenzie]

@@gensendanipog6718 Yes!! Checking that the encoding was set to 5.2 I could save a vertical 4k video straight into my photos from Dropbox again

[@techno.science]

30 mbps bitrate.. I thought it had to be 3.5 mbps ?

[@reiiigns]

phone settings for Android are slightly different. It should be under Cellular data use, not Data usage.

[@stephencohay3900]

Hey, im a new creator on youtube, and i'm really unsure on how to get started... But i've been ssing around with soft soft for a few