Uploading a custom video into Instagram app (almost)
Since writing a how to post on uploading a custom video into Vine, based on Chris Medina’s video walkthrough, lots of folks have been asking me for a similar trick for Instagram’s new feature.
Well thanks to BritAlb, who added this in the comments, we have a link to a post by Austin Tompkins that claims to have figured it out. I have not tried it yet.
BUT, it is only for Android devices.
I did another Web search and found this post by Nathaniel Akin on techenvy.com. This post is also just for Android devices.
Again, I have not confirmed if their process works, since I am iOS / iPhone.
On my end, using the iExplorer, I was able to find the location where all the Instagram video files are located:
iExplorer –> iPhone –> Apps –> Instagram –> Library –> Application Support –> Instagram –> Videos
I did the swap out test from the Vine hack and it didn’t take. I’ve done other experiments and they have also failed.
One thing I found interesting is that when I replaced the video with one of mine or another Instagram video, it would disappear from the app. When I restore it back to the original video it came back into the app.
In other words:
- OG Instragram video –> externally edited video overwrites OG Instragram video –> video disappears from app.
- Externally edited video –> A different OG Instragram video overwrites externally edited video –> video disappears from app.
- Different OG Instragram video –> the ORIGINAL OG Instagram video overwrites different OG Instragram video –> video returns back to the app.
What this tells me is that there is some meta data tying it all together. I think the key is also the teaser image.
I’m about to board a plane, but I wanted to share this with others in hopes we can figure this out together!
We’re making progress.
Hey thanks for the shout out! If you get any info on how to get it working on iOS, I’d love to know and feature your info & help on my blog.
Much appreciated!
-Austin Tompkins
Thanks for the shout out here as well. I was able to get this one clip to upload from iOS: http://instagram.com/p/aziW8yzhWr/ but haven’t been able to do it a second time. For that one I replaced the video after it was stitched, filtered and had the cover image selected. I agree that there must be some metadata somewhere that acts as a key, probably in the zero k mov file.
any luck on iphone yet??
Good evening!
I guessed about this idea some days earlier and was encouraged to recorded a small Tilt-Shift timelapse video near my house like an example. Here is it:
http://instagram.com/p/a5bYpxFiSX/
After some hard working days I finally made tutorial about how made how to make it to look good after changing resolution and of cause how to upload your video to Instagram. Here is the tutorial:
http://youtu.be/FXkuYZMeYMg
I will be very glad for your watching!
Any updates? something simpler and cheaper than techenvy’s way ?
Hey thanks for this post here. For the iOS I found I a video that shows how to get this to work on the iPhone.
http://explanatoryvideos.com/blog/how-to-upload-external-video-to-instagram-on-the-iphone/
Thanks
Ben
Great, check this out guys. I think I got it to work..
http://instagram.com/popstoptv
Hey we just released a native iOS app Vinyet that lets you post directly to both Vine and Instagram without and hacking! Check it out at http://vinyet.co