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Instagram Stories Blurry? The Secret is in the Aspect Ratio
By Image Size Compress Team•
You upload a 4K video or photo to your Story, and 5 minutes later, it looks like it was filmed on a potato. This is Instagram's compression algorithm saving bandwidth.
Feed the Algorithm What It Wants
Instagram wants 1080x1920 pixels. Anything larger gets crushed. Anything smaller gets stretched. Resize your image to exactly 1080px width, then convert it to PNG using our Converter Tool. PNGs resist compression artifacts better than JPGs on Instagram's servers.
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