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May 14, 2022
Question

Green line appears in Instagram

  • May 14, 2022
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After exporting a vertical HD video using Final Cut Pro, and uploading it on Instagram to publish as a reel, in the second-to-last step of the reel upload prompt, Instagram displays a green line along the right edge, indicating how the video will look after it is uploaded.

 

Resolution of Instagram reels is supposedly 1080x1920 so I don't understand why a green line would be added, seeing as the exported video is the same resolution so should fit 1:1.

 

I tried exporting from FCP to different formats at the same resolution, including MOV vs MP4, H264 vs not, etc, as well as converting the FCP output to another format after importing into Adobe Premiere Pro. The solution that seemed to have a higher rate of success was using Adobe's Premiere free online MP4 converter. But even then, the online converter (1) didn't always work in preventing the green line at that step, (2) doesn't accept videos over 2 GB to process, (3) compresses slightly more than I'd like, which may be exacerbated by point #2, and (4) relies on an online service that could disappear at any time.

 

I haven't had the green line issue with uploading the same video on other services I use including TikTok and YouTube. I presume it's probably an Instagram issue, and I already reported it to them. However, if anyone knows of any [other/better] workarounds involving FCP, I'm willing to try. Thanks in advance.

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Participant
February 15, 2024

I have been searching for the green color meaning on Instagram. 
Finally found it here

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Ann Bens
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 15, 2024

Green line not the green following.

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Participant
September 29, 2022

iff you get correct for this issue tel us please

 

Ann Bens
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 14, 2022

Adobe's Premiere free online MP4 converter.

Please post link. Like to know which converter you mean.

Participant
May 14, 2022
Ann Bens
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 14, 2022

Think you need to post your issue on the FCP forum.