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October 12, 2023
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Instagram compatible HDR output

  • October 12, 2023
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I've been trying the new HDR output for Lightroom classic, it's a game changer, I can't look at my SDR photos anymore. 

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/hdr-output.html#

Which format should I export my photos at so that they can be compatible with instagram ? 

thanks ! 

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    equinusocio4732770
    equinusocio4732770
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    January 10, 2025

    JPG P3 with HDR Output or AVIF with HDR Output and maximize compatibility. IG and Threads support HDR jpg with gain maps and native HDR avif images (but without a gain map, so on SDR screens they will be washed out). So, for now, P3 HDR jpg is the format to go until they add support for AVIF with gain maps.

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      Michael Zed
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      October 1, 2025

      What's the exact workflow? I've tried this by exporting the files on macOS and ipadOS, uploading through the app and the website, &c., and couldn't get anything to display in HDR on Instagram. Tried JPEG and HEIC, and couldn't get Instagram to accept an AVIF at all. Maybe I have to pre-crop and avoid changing the image dimensions in Instagram?

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      Michael Zed
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      October 1, 2025

      After getting clued in by this post, the iPhone app finally worked for me. iPad app and website did not. 

      Conrad_C
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      Conrad_CCommunity Expert
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      October 12, 2023

      The first question is, does Instagram support HDR still image formats? I couldn’t find out anything about that. All I could find is that Instagram added support for HDR video in Reels earlier this year, but then people started complaining about how it works, and it’s not clear if they have said anything about supporting HDR still images. The first link from Instagram is a long list of challenges they face making HDR work consistently across platforms and devices.

       

      HDR is not too hard to view on our own HDR devices, but it’s taking a while for social media sites and web browers to get coordinated on how to display HDR videos, and it sounds like they’ve barely dealt with HDR stills at all yet.

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