Why Share a YouTube Video on Instagram?
Sharing a YouTube video on Instagram can be beneficial for several reasons:
- Reach a Wider Audience: Instagram has a large user base that may not overlap entirely with YouTube's audience, allowing you to reach new viewers.
- Engagement: Videos tend to engage users more than static images or text posts, potentially increasing interaction and comments.
- Cross-Promotion: If you have content on both platforms, sharing on Instagram can drive traffic to your YouTube channel and vice versa.
- Visual Appeal: Instagram's visual nature can enhance the presentation of your video content with filters, captions, and stories.
- Brand Awareness: Sharing videos can strengthen your brand identity across different platforms, reinforcing your message and content.
- Analytics and Insights: Instagram provides insights into video views and engagement, offering valuable data for content strategy.
Ideal Instagram Video Aspect Ratio and Resolution
Since YouTube and Instagram are different platforms, they have different requirements for videos. Before sharing the YouTube video to Instagram, you may have to resize the YouTube video to conform to the Instagram video requirements.
The ideal aspect ratio and resolution for Instagram videos depend on where you plan to post them:
| Feed Posts | Stories & Reels | IGTV | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspect Ratio | 1:1 (Square), 4:5 (Vertical), or 16:9 (Horizontal) | 9:16 (Vertical) | 9:16 (Vertical) or 16:9 (Horizontal) |
| Resolution | Minimum 1080 pixels wide | Minimum 1080 pixels wide | Minimum 720 pixels wide (for vertical), 1080 pixels wide (for horizontal) |
Ensure your videos are clear, well-framed, and optimized for mobile viewing to maximize engagement on Instagram.
How to Share a YouTube Video on Instagram Story
There are 2 ways that you can choose to share YouTube video to Instagram Story. One is sharing the edited video and another is sharing the video link. We will discuss these 2 ways separately.
Way 1. Download Video from YouTube and Re-upload to Instagram Story
Step 1. Download the YouTube video.
Step 2. Resize the YouTube to adjust the Instagram Story aspect ratio and resolution. Then, download this radio.
Step 3. Open Instagram and navigate to your profile page. Then, click the plus icon and choose “Story”.
Step 4. Choose the downloaded video and you can edit it by adding text, sticker, filter, and other elements, Then, click “Your story” in the lower place to share this video.
Way 2. Directly Share the YouTube Link on Instagram Story
You can directly add the YouTube link to a story to share this video. In this way, you do not have to spend time resizing the video. But before uploading this story, it is a good choice to capture an attractive scene from the video and use it as the background picture of the story.
Step 1. Open the desired YouTube video, click “Share”, and copy the video link.
Step 2. Open Instagram and navigate to your profile page.
Step 3. Click the plus icon and choose “Story”.
Step 4. Choose the background picture.
Step 5. Tap the sticker icon in the upper place and select “Link” to add a link to the story. Then, enter the video link in the blank and give a title or description of this link.
Step 6. Click the link sticker to choose its style and press “Your story” to upload it.
How to Share a YouTube Video on Instagram Reel
To share a YouTube video to Instagram Reel, you also have to download and resize it to meet the Reel requirements.
Step 1. Download your desired video from YouTube, use a reliable app to make it fit the Reel, and download it.
Step 2. Go to Instagram, click the plus icon in the lower place, and choose “REEL”.
Step 3. Choose the resized YouTube video and click “Next”.
Step 4. Edit the video in accordance with your preference and upload it to your Reels.
Note: The maximum video length of a reel is 90 seconds. If your video is longer than 90 seconds, you may need to cut it.
Bonus Tip: Best Way to Download Instagram Reels
You may know that there is no built-in feature to download others’ reels on Instagram. In this regard, you may have to screen-record the reel or use a third-party service to download it. To preserve the original quality of reels and save them without watermarks like the like, comment, and share icons, MultCloud Image Saver can do you a favor. It is a function of the web-based cloud management service, MultCloud, designed for saving images and videos from Instagram, website, and Google Search to the local or cloud.
Step 1. Enter the MultCloud website and sign up for an account.
Step 2. Click “Image Saver” in the left sidebar and choose “Save Instagram Images”.
Step 3. Navigate to the Instagram Reel, click the 3-dot icon, and choose “Copy link”.
Step 4. Back to MultCloud, enter the link in the blank, and click “Fetch Now”. Then, put the cursor on the video and tap the downward arrow to download it.
Conclusion
There are 3 easy solutions on how to share a YouTube video on Instagram: sharing the video to Story, sharing the video to Reel, and sharing the video link on a story. The former 2 ways need you to download the video from YouTube and resize it while the latter will not show the video but only the link.
What’s more, if you want to download others’ Instagram reels, you can try MultCloud Image Saver. It is a free tool and supports downloading videos of the highest quality without a MultCloud watermark.
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