It would be a great way to use export with Premiere Pro to do professional editing before posting on Instagram. With this text, you will learn about the settings you can make for Instagram with Premiere Pro. Also, if you run into any file format and compatibility issues, you can learn how to fix them. Premiere Pro is one of the most preferred programs for post-production and has many options for video editors. You can use the exported images for entertainment, social media, and the community. Follow the steps below to set the best export settings for Instagram.

Step 1: Create a New Project and Sequence Preset.

Start the Adobe Premiere Pro and go to File > New > Project, and adjust project settings as your choice.

Continue with clicking on the File > New > Sequence sections. Ensure that you selected the Sequence Presets tab from the top and expanded Digital SLR > 1080p from the left side and the framerate as you wanted. Click on the Settings tab from the top, and set the Frame Size values under the Video for both horizontal and vertical to 640. From the Audio section, select 44100 Hz from the Sample Rate drop-down list, click Save Preset, enter a name for the preset on the Save Sequence Preset box, and confirm it. Back on the Sequence Presets tab, Make sure that the preset you created is selected and click okay to choose the preset and get to the main window.

Step 2: Import the Clip and Add to Timeline.

Double-click inside the Project window at the bottom left, select and import the clip you want to export in Premiere Pro, drag the clip to the Timeline on the right, and click Keep current settings in the Clip Mismatch Alert section.

Step 3: Add Marker and Adjust Timeline Work Field

Click on the Time option in the upper left corner of the Timeline section, type 14:29, and press Enter. Click the "Add Marker" icon under Time, drag the workspace mark from right to left, and let it sit on the pointer you added before. Now drag the clip handles towards the marker to trim the excess footage to reduce the total Time to 14:29 seconds.

Step 4: Configure Export Settings

Go to File > Export > Media to set the export settings. Click on the Format page located to the right of the Export Settings box and select H.264, edit the "Width and Height" ratios in the Basic Video Settings in the Video tab to 640, check the Use Maximum Rendering Quality option, and click "export" for Instagram perform the export.

Premiere Pro Instagram video size

Start with choosing the project that you want to resize for Instagram. Go to "New item" and select "Sequence" and one of the 1080p presets. Then click on the settings tab. You can change the "Frame Size" to  1080 and "Horizontal" to 1350. It'll make you have full-size screen videos on Instagram. You might also want to change the "Timebase" to match the Fps of the content of your video. When you finish their settings, you can go ahead and hit Ok. Now you can try these new settings. You can drag your video to your new sequence. Drag the handles to make size changes on your video as you want. Export the video using CTRL+M keyboard shortcut or CMD+M on Mac when you are done with it.

How do I get Instagram on Premiere Pro?

When publishing to Instagram, you have few options to share your posts like main feed, Stories, or Instagram TV. Each platform has different features that may confuse users. One of the reasons for this confusion is the number of possible aspect ratios you can use when exporting for Instagram. These include  4:5 and 9:16 for vertical video, landscape 16:9 for horizontal video, and 1:1 for square. You have to know each platform's video length requirements and aspect ratio.

Instagram Feed

  • 1-60 seconds in length
  • 16:9 (horizontal)
  • 1:1 (square)
  • 4:5 (vertical)

Instagram Stories

  • 1-60 seconds in length
  • 16:9 (horizontal)
  • 1:1 (square)
  • 4:5 (vertical)
  • 9:16 (vertical)

Instagram TV (IGTV)

  • 15 seconds-10 minutes in length (up to 60 minutes for larger accounts)
  • 4:5 (vertical)
  • 9:16 (vertical)

Can you upload 4k to Instagram?

The answer is yes; you can upload 4K videos to Instagram. This tutorial will show you how to make 4K export settings for Premiere Pro.


Go to basic video settings if everything is right. To have a 4K video feature, you should adjust the width to 3840, and the heights should be 2160. You can choose the frame rate as you wish next. "Field order" should be set to "Progressive," and the "Aspect" should be adjusted to "Square Pixels 1.0," make sure that you click the "Render at maximum depth" option below.


The next step is arranging Encoding Settings. Open the Encoding panel and click on the Performance button. If your computer specifications are suitable for 'hardware encoding,' it will be a better choice for you to increase the speed of your export. If it's not, you can prefer 'software encoding' instead of the Performance option. Afterward, choose the "High"  for the Profile choice. And set the Level to 5.2.
I want to talk a little bit about Bitrate. You will see the Target Bitrate and Maximum Bitrate settings in the Bitrate settings section under the video panel. This setting refers to the amount of information contained in one second of the video. A large amount of this information affects your video by increasing its quality, which means you will get better quality and more precise results in videos containing moving scenes. While the Target Bitrate provides an average quality for the video, a higher image is obtained with the maximum Bitrate. However, by increasing these settings, the file size also increases.

Scroll down to adjust "Bitrate settings ."This setting will help to increase the quality of your videos. You can choose the "CBR" for Bitrate Encoding. It provides a constant bitrate. You can change the "Target Bitrate"  to 90. It doesn't need to be exactly 90, you can decide the best for you, but I can advise you to use it on 90. Don't forget the check "Use Maximum Render Quality."

Next, go over to the Audio and set the "Audio" and "Audio Codec" to AAC.

"Simple Rate" should be arranged to 48 000 Hz, and "Channels" should be set to Stereo.

"Audio Quality" is set to high, and "Bitrate" is set to 320. As a final, "Precedence" is set to Bitrate.

Do not forget to go upward and click on Save Preset, which is next to the Preset option; then, you'll be able to have these settings every time.