P: Exporting HDR photo to Instagram using the new Share optio

[Rodrigo Murta]

I’m experiencing a bug when exporting HDR photos from Lightroom directly to Instagram using the integrated sharing button on my iPhone 16 Pro Max running iOS 18.4.

When I export an HDR photo using Lightroom’s built-in Instagram integration, the resulting AVEIF file appears corrupted or incompatible, preventing me from uploading it as a post. However, when I manually create an AVEIF file, it works perfectly and uploads without issues.

The integration button is extremely convenient, and I would love to have this bug fixed so I can fully use it. Thanks!

[moved from bugs to discussions according to the community rules - Mod.]

[Sameer K]

Hey, @Rodrigo Murta. Welcome to the Lightroom Community. Your post was moved to discussions for now. I'll help you figure this out. 

Please ensure Lightroom and Instagram have full access to all images from iPhone settings > Other Apps > Photo Library Access for Lightroom and Instagram. 

Also, could you tell me the source of the Original images, and does this happen with a specific set of images in your Lightroom library? 

Let me know how it goes. Thanks!

Sameer K

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[Charlie.D]

Thank you @Rodrigo Murta , for taking the time to report this.  I have converted this thread to a bug for easier tracking, and I'm setting status to "Acknowledged" as we've been able to reproduce this in house.