Edits export settings decision sheet
Creator Lane | Reviewed October 24, 2026
https://creatorlanehq.com/blog/instagram-edits-export-settings

EDITS EXPORT SETTINGS DECISION SHEET
This is a comparison plan, not a tested universal preset or reach guarantee.

SOURCE
Original filename:
Original retained at:
Source app/camera:
Dimensions:
Frame rate, if known:
HDR / SDR / unknown:
Was it downloaded from a messenger or social platform?
Crop needed:
Smallest important detail:

DELIVERY
Destination:
Intended shape:
Client/file-size constraint:
Need a reusable high-resolution master?
Devices available for review:
Main risk: text / skin colour / motion / upload size / other:

AVAILABLE OPTIONS
Record labels actually shown in YOUR Edits version.
Resolution:
Frame rate:
Colour:
Other:
Phone / OS / Edits version:

A/B COMPARISON
Use the same short authorised passage.
Version A filename:
Version A settings:
Version B filename:
ONE changed setting:
Same player, screen and brightness for first review:
Printed text / fabric / hair:
Movement:
Skin and bright highlights:
Audio and caption timing:
File size / render completion:
Chosen version and reason:
Unresolved limitation:

ILLUSTRATIVE PLANNING EXAMPLE
Source: ceramic mug demonstration, 30-fps recording.
Test: available HD versus higher resolution; frame rate and colour unchanged.
Inspect: printed label and moving handle.
Outcome: intentionally blank; this is not a benchmark result.

FINAL CHECK
[ ] Full saved file played, including ending
[ ] Captions correct and readable
[ ] No audio sync defect
[ ] Posting preview checked
[ ] No claim that larger export guarantees higher reach
[ ] Original footage and clean master retained
Repeat this choice only when the next video's sources and requirements are similar.

MISSING RESOLUTION OPTION
Options actually shown:
Phone / OS / app version:
Original local clip dimensions:
Options in a separate short project:
Official update checked:
Client requires higher-resolution master? If yes, agree another delivery workflow.
Do not rename an HD file as 4K or erase the only project to test a setting.

STARTING COMPARISON, NOT A UNIVERSAL PRESET
For vertical 30-fps SDR footage: 9:16 / 1080p / 30 fps / SDR, if available.
Does my source actually match those assumptions?
If not, source frame rate / colour / dimensions:
Reason to choose a 4K master or different rate:
One changed output choice:
Same frame in original / local export / Instagram playback:
First stage with softness or missing text:
Caption wording and timing checked independently of resolution:


You may adapt this original worksheet for personal and client work. Third-party materials retain their own licences.