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Photography

DNG vs Native RAW Link to heading

It’s best to use the native RAW format for your camera instead of converting to DNG on import.

  1. DNG is supposed to convert lossless-ly, but native raw formats are not well documented.
  2. Special photo processing software from the camera maker requires the native format.
  3. Most native raw formats support lossless compression (a key benefit of DNG).
  4. Few cameras understand or save to DNG. Even then they often add extensions which requires special support (e.g. iPhone and ProRes)
  5. Embedding the metadata instead of using an .xmp sidecar file makes it difficult to ensure the photo is exactly the same as it was from the camera. It also makes it very annoying to use with file syncing software which does not properly diff binary file changes. E.g. a network file share to a NAS does significantly more work when managing the photos.

Instagram Dimensions Link to heading

4:5 ratio = W 2160 x H 2700

typeAspectsize (WxH)
Square Photo1:11080 x 1080px
Landscape Photo1.91:11080 x 608px
Portrait Photo4:51080 x 1350px
Instagram Stories9:161080 x 1920px
IGTV Cover Photo1:1.55420 x 654px
Instagram Square Video1:11080 x 1080px
Instagram Landscape Video1.91:11080 x 608px
Instagram Portrait Video4:51080 x 1350px

Lightroom Export for Instagram Link to heading

These are the Best Export Settings for Instagram in Lightroom:

  1. Image Crop: 4:5 ==Do before export==
  2. File format: JPEG
  3. Color Space: sRGB
  4. Quality: 100
  5. Image Sizing: Resize to fit: Width & Height. (W: 2160px H: 2700) ==Do not enlarge==
  6. Resolution: 72 pixels per inch
  7. Output Sharpening: Sharpen for Screen
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