HomeSony Vegas Pro is a video editing suite aimed at professionals needing to produce high quality HD videos. Many people like to edit videos with Sony Vegas Pro and then upload the production to Instagram for sharing. But when export videos from Sony Vegas Pro, some people don't know what is the best setting for Instagram to create a instagram compatible video clip. Through the forum, I came across the following tips on how to create professional looking video previews on instagram that may be of some help.
Tips to Create Sony Vegas Pro Videos for Instagram
How to create your own advanced Instagram video preview with text/images/motion:
1. Edit together your 14 second sequence on a custom 640x640 timeline.
2. Add text, photos or a video wrapper to your timeline.
3. Export the video at 640x640 resolution, .MOV file format and H.264 compression.
4. Place the video file in your dropbox folder or email yourself the file.
5. Save the video file inside dropbox or your Mail app to your camera roll.
6. Upload video to Instagram.
How to create your own basic Instagram video preview with simple white/black bars:
1. Edit together your 14 second sequence on a 16x9 aspect ratio timeline.
2. Export the video at native resolution, .MOV file format and H.264 compression.
3. Place the video file in your dropbox folder or email yourself the file.
4. Save the video file inside dropbox or your Mail app to your camera roll.
5. Edit video within SquareadyV app (iOS) or Video Squarer (Android)
If you still can't export compatible videos from Sony Vegas Pro for Instagram, you can export any format video from Sony Vegas Pro and then use an instagram video converter to make the Sony Vegas Pro exported files compatible with Instagram according to Instagram specifications.
Instagram Best Settings for Uploading
Formats: H.264 codec/MP4
Resolution: maximum width 1080 pixels (1080P)
Frame Rate: 29.96 frames per second
Bit Rate: 3,500 kbps video bitrate
Audio codec: AAC audio codec
Duration: 3 to 60 seconds
Make Sony Vegas Pro Exports Suitable for Instagram
Pavtube Video Converter is an easy-to-use yet reliable video/ audio conversion application. It can convert between all popular video & audio formats and pictures, like H.265, M3U8, AVI, MPEG, WMV, DivX, MP4, H.264/AVC, AVCHD, MOV, XviD, 3GP, and audio MP3, WMA, WAV, M4A, AAC, AC3, OGG. It can easily convert Sony Vegas Pro videos to Instagram supported H.264 MP4 video files. Besides Sony Vegas Pro, it also can convert other NLE software exported files to Instagram such as iMovie to Instagram, Final Cut Pro to Instagram, AviD, Premiere Pro CC to Instagram, etc.
What's more, you can adjust video size, video bit rate, video frame and adjust audio codec, audio bitrate to meet all the specs of Instagram. With the built-in video editor, you can trim video length to make it during 3 seconds to 60 seconds. You also can change video aspect ratio to 1:1 for Instagram. By spliting or compressing video, you can make sure the video smaller than 50MB. In addition, you can select the best video aspect ratio for Instagram. For Mac users, this video converter can work on Mac well too.
Step-by-Step to Convert Sony Vegas Pro video to Instagram
Step 1. Load Sony Vegas Pro video files
Install and launch the Video Converter forInstagram on your computer, click "File" > "Add Video/Audio" to load Sony Vegas Pro video video files. At the right window, user can watch the video and listen to audio first. If you have multiple Sony Vegas Pro video which are needed to convert, you can put all the video files to one folder, then load the folder to this software, do batch video conversion. Aside from Sony Vegas Pro videos, you also can add MP4, AVI, WMV, MOV, 4K video to convert to Instagram.
Step 2. Set Instagram Best Video Format
Click "Format" button to open drop-down list and there you can choose MP4 format. You can choose MP4 format for Instagram in "Common Video" and "HD Video" categories.
Step 3. Set Video file for Instagram
Now, click "Settings" on the main interface to start to adjust video and audio parameters to fit in Instagram according to the below specs.
Now, click "Edit" to open video editing window. In “Video Editor” there are seven edit tabs: Trim, Crop, Text Watermark, Image/Video Watermark, Effect, Audio Editor and Subtitle. You are the host of video, you can do anything on video, just enjoy the happy video editing. Click "Crop", you can change the video aspect ratio in that window.
Step 4. Start Sony Vegas Pro video to Instagram Conversion
After all the settings, just click "Convert" button, this software will do the complicated job, wait for a while, you can get your dreamed MP4 video files, then you can upload the converted Sony Vegas Pro video to Instagram without any trouble.
How to Upload Converted Sony Vegas Pro video to Instagram on Computer?
Dropbox works for both Mac and PC and will transfer files to iPhone, Android, and Windows phones. You will need both a Dropbox account on your computer and the Dropbox App on your phone.
1. Sign into your Dropbox account
2. Drag and Drop the compressed Instagram video file
3. Open the Dropbox App on your phone
4. Download the compressed Instagram video file to your phone
5. Open the Photos / Gallery app on your phone
6. Verify the file fully transferred
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