Mix photos and videos in a Threads or Instagram multiple-photos post
When you auto-upload to Threads or Instagram, you can now put photos and videos together in one "Multiple photos" post. Until now you could only post several photos or a single video, so a post that mixed photos and videos had to be published from each app yourself.
What it does
- Mix photos and videos: Put photos and videos in any order in a Threads or Instagram "Multiple photos" post. A post with only videos works too.
- Item limits: Photos and videos together go up as one post — 2 to 20 items on Threads, 2 to 10 on Instagram.
- Carry on from a video: If you upload a video under "Video" and then switch to "Multiple photos," that video stays as the first item. Just add your photos after it.
How to use it
- Go to Dashboard > Auto-upload and press Create a post.
- Pick your Threads or Instagram account as where to post (you can pick both), and choose Multiple photos as the post type.
- Press Choose photos or videos, or drag files in. Videos show their upload progress.
- Set the order with the arrows, write your caption, pick a publish time, and schedule.
Good to know
- Right now Threads and Instagram let you mix photos and videos. If you also picked a Facebook Page account, the screen tells you before saving — remove the videos or unselect that account.
- Videos in an Instagram "Multiple photos" post must be 3 to 60 seconds and up to 100MB. Post longer videos under "Video" and they go up as Reels (up to 15 minutes). A 9:16 vertical video may be cropped or rejected, so videos between 4:5 (portrait) and 16:9 (landscape) are safest.
- Videos in a Threads "Multiple photos" post must be MP4 or MOV, up to 300MB and 5 minutes each. Photos can be up to 8MB each, and go to Instagram as JPG (PNG files are converted to JPG).
- In an Instagram "Multiple photos" post, the rest are cropped to the aspect ratio of the first photo. You can't set a cover for videos in a "Multiple photos" post — the first frame of the video is used automatically.
- Each channel needs time to process videos, so a post with videos may go up a few minutes after the scheduled time.
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