Category: Videos

To upload the highest quality videos to Instagram in 2020, upload your videos to IGTV and make sure to check the “Post a Preview” checkbox so that your videos are shared to your feed. By uploading your videos to IGTV your video will be played back in a MUCH higher resolution and bitrate than a traditional upload. In addition, IGTV finally supports horizontal uploads, so you can upload a normal horizontal video and it will playback properly. 😊

Horizontal IGTV video export settings
Vertical IGTV video export settings
💡 How to upload perfect IGTV Cover Thumbnails
The traditional method to upload Instagram videos

IGTV’s cover thumbnails look amazing on the IGTV tab, but horribly cropped when viewed in your main Instagram feed. Here is how to create a template in photoshop that will make your thumbnails look perfect regardless of how you are viewing them.

😍 Download my FREE Photoshop PSD Template for IGTV

By editing your Instagram Stories in Premiere Pro, you can perfectly control the quality, framing, and get much higher quality than you could when just filming your story in the app. This tutorial will show you how to edit and properly size your videos for vertical or horizontal Instagram stories in the highest quality possible, and even how to copy your video to your phone for uploading. These steps work on all platforms including Mac, PC, iOS, and Android.

❗ Download my FREE Instagram Story Export Presets for Premiere

Watch my video about how to export high quality Instagram Videos in Premiere Pro

Use Dropbox to send your edited video files to your phone

Use Google Drive to send your edited video files to your phone!

Watch my playlist about how to export videos for ANY site using Adobe Premiere

Smaller wedding receptions and sound systems often don’t have a DJ, band, or even a house sound system, so how do you record audio of the toasts? This is my full list of audio gear that I use to record high quality audio, as well as the gear you can use to make extra $$ when there isn’t a sound system at the wedding.

Get all the audio gear I talk about in this video

If you use a mirrorless camera like me, I’m sure you are used to cleaning dust off your sensor. Here is my technique to keep dust off your camera sensor and enable you to go longer in between cleanings.

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Watch how to remove sensor dust spots in Premiere Pro & After Effects

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How long do wedding films need to be? Every wedding filmmaker you ask will have a different answer! Here’s how I figured out the perfect wedding video length.

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