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Amar Khan
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August 16, 2018
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Exporting 4K, IG & YT

Hi All,

I was wondering, what are the best export settings for Instagram and You Tube?

I a recording on the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH5 with a Lumix G X Vario 12 - 35mm f.2,8 II, 4K.  Would be good to know how you all t-week your export settings for those two particular social media platforms?

Thanks!

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    premieregal
    Community Expert
    premieregalCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    August 16, 2018

    Hi Amar - Here are some tutorials that can help.

    IG Feed Settings: How to setup, create & export HD Instagram Videos in Premiere Pro CC - YouTube

    IGTV Settings: IGTV Video Requirements and Editing Tips | From Import to Upload | Premiere Pro CC Tutorial - YouTube

    YouTube Settings: IGTV Video Requirements and Editing Tips | From Import to Upload | Premiere Pro CC Tutorial - YouTube

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      Amar KhanAuthor
      Known Participant
      August 17, 2018

      Perfect! Thanks!

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      calebwojcik
      calebwojcik
      Participating Frequently
      August 16, 2018

      For YouTube I would use the built-in YouTube presets for exporting from Premiere or Media Encoder. There are 1080p and 4K versions.

      For Instagram, I would modify the existing Facebook presets to be the proper aspect ratio (4:5 or 9:16) for vertical video. They are going to compress it a bunch already, so no need to have bit-rate higher than 5.

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      excited_Genie16B8
      Legend
      August 16, 2018

      I don't use Instagram, but I've found I get the best results on YouTube by choosing the QuickTime Format and the GoPro Cineforn YUV 10 bit Preset.

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        David Arbor
        Inspiring
        August 16, 2018

        You should go to each platform and find out what their accepted formats and settings are. YouTube lets you upload very high quality files, it even accepts ProRes, but as said above, AME has presets for YouTube, and that's a good starting point to understand what you might want to use.

        Alternatively, the Adaptive Bit Rate presets are also very good.

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          Vishu_Aggarwal
          Vishu_Aggarwal
          Participating Frequently
          August 16, 2018

          All the social media use H.264 as the codec (MP4 format) which you can select from the export window in the Format select list. Or you can use the Media Encoder which all already have the presets for Social Media.

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          Vishu AggarwalAdobe Certified Instructor, Professional and Expert
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