JVOSS | 1,762 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Just started an instagram account but i can't get my photo to upload via desktop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,776 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 2 hours ago, JVOSS said: Just started an instagram account but i can't get my photo to upload via desktop. I'll try to remember to take a look when I get home 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BortLicensePlate | 652 Graphics Team · Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Care to share any more info? What are you attempting to do? Is there an error popping up? Did you look up any step by step tutorials for posting on desktop? What size/file format is the image? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 929 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 I don't think you can. I think you used to be able to but not anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,553 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 They don't make it easy, but there are ways. https://blog.hootsuite.com/how-to-post-on-instagram-from-desktop/#Method_2_How_to_post_on_Instagram_from_your_computer_using_Creator_Studio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,783 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 That's funny. I had no idea. I've had Instagram for years now, but I've never posted a single thing. I use it for viewing only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,016 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 23 minutes ago, TDIRunner said: That's funny. I had no idea. I've had Instagram for years now, but I've never posted a single thing. I use it for viewing only. I did the same thing, I used it for 2-3 years to narrow down 5 tattoo artists to 1 and finally make an appointment. I just started posting things to it just because I have such a massive collection and people seem to freak out when I post some of the rarer stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,783 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 I'm the same way with Twitter. I think I've posted 3 or 4 tweets in the past 10 years. I use it for reading only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,993 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 I can confirm there's no official way to upload from the desktop. My wife use to run a business that relied heavily on all socials to get out content. Instagram was always a pain point. The best solution around it is to use a third party tool which has integrated their API. In her case, I can't recall the site, but there was a tool where you could pre-schedule posts, and sync-publish them Insta/FB/Twitter/Pinterest/etc. She would set it all up for the week on a Sunday evening and then let it run itself for the week. You can do something like that on a PC, but again, you can't go to instagram.com and upload photos. For some reason, they want it to feel like a selfie-focused "app" site. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,236 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 I used post a lot on insta but I just don't care now that's it's owned by Facebook. Politics aside, I post only from my phone because not sure if the resolution is gonna be better on a PC upload - they used to chop the resolution down (prob still do) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,553 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 10 minutes ago, RH said: In her case, I can't recall the site, but there was a tool where you could pre-schedule posts, and sync-publish them Insta/FB/Twitter/Pinterest/etc. Probably Hootsuite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BortLicensePlate | 652 Graphics Team · Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Tulpa said: They don't make it easy, but there are ways. https://blog.hootsuite.com/how-to-post-on-instagram-from-desktop/#Method_2_How_to_post_on_Instagram_from_your_computer_using_Creator_Studio Wow I had no idea it was this complicated haha. Looks like using Chrome dev tools to load up the mobile version is the best way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVOSS | 1,762 Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 2 hours ago, BortLicensePlate said: Care to share any more info? What are you attempting to do? Is there an error popping up? Did you look up any step by step tutorials for posting on desktop? What size/file format is the image? @BortLicensePlateno errors just no interaction or buttons to add like you see from the phone.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVOSS | 1,762 Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) All thanks, the chrome and Bing dev tools work poorly but it will help now. now what is upsetting and i have googled this to extent is that some photos can work but others won't. example. i have an image that is 2000x2000 pix and it show up fine. but when i reduce the size to focus more on the subject. IG only show a 1/4 of the image. any suggestions on this?? Edited May 18, 2021 by JVOSS correct spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,470 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, JVOSS said: All thank the chrom and bing dev tools work poorly but it will help now. no what is upsetting and i have googled this to extent is that some photos can work but others won't. example. i have an image that is 2000x2000 pix and it show up fine. but when i reduce the size to focus more on the subject. IG only show a 1/4 of the image. any suggestions on this?? If you're trying to resize it in the browser I've never had luck with that working well. Better to resize/crop it to 1080x1080px in an image editor then upload via desktop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVOSS | 1,762 Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 23 minutes ago, DefaultGen said: If you're trying to resize it in the browser I've never had luck with that working well. Better to resize/crop it to 1080x1080px in an image editor then upload via desktop. @DefaultGenwhat image editor are you using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,470 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 8 minutes ago, JVOSS said: @DefaultGenwhat image editor are you using. I like Paint.net in terms of free and easy to use. But I play old Nintendo games and am set in my ways, there could be new hotness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,993 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Just now, DefaultGen said: I like Paint.net in terms of free and easy to use. But I play old Nintendo games and am set in my ways, there could be new hotness. Rick Brewster keeps Paint.Net up to date. It's the best, free photo editor out their for Windows. On my MacOS I use Pixelmator, but I'm not in love with it and it's not free. I just hate Photoshop. I know anyone that's been using PS for 20 years may ask why, but it has NEVER been intuitive. Back in the early 2000s, I was all about PaintShop Pro and it was 1000x easier to use, intuitive and just as feature rich. If only they would have made a MacOS build, but I digress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVOSS | 1,762 Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 I have photoshop 7 so it's wont work to open .webb. now have to use paint.net just a little less feature rich. find my self looking for tools that i think should be there but not. been trying to post this: but i get this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,854 Administrator · Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Just now, JVOSS said: I have photoshop 7 so it's wont work to open .webb. now have to use paint.net just a little less feature rich. find my self looking for tools that i think should be there but not. been trying to post this: but i get this: Use Photopea: https://www.photopea.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot_Ninjutsu | 122 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Instagram pictures should be square in shape (ex. 1500x1500). You need to make the picture width the same size as the height and "fill in" all the space on the sides with a solid color (black). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,016 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Guys, if you want to edit images, use the largest free editing program available. It's called The GIMP and I actually find it better than Photoshop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,854 Administrator · Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Code Monkey said: Guys, if you want to edit images, use the largest free editing program available. It's called The GIMP and I actually find it better than Photoshop. It's just called "GIMP" lol. Not sure they'd like being called "The GIMP". xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,016 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Gloves said: It's just called "GIMP" lol. Not sure they'd like being called "The GIMP". xD Mandella! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,854 Administrator · Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, Code Monkey said: Mandella! "Mandela" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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