Low-resolution Reel
Instagram may show the video to fewer people.
Reduced reachHow serious: MinorInstagramLow quality and video format
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Check a video freeWhat triggers it
Low-resolution or visibly degraded video (upscaled, re-compressed downloads).
What Instagram says
“We aim to make certain reels less visible for other reasons, such as low-resolution or watermarked reels”
How to fix it
Export at 1080x1920 (9:16) with a good bitrate from the original footage.
Good to know
Meta publishes no threshold.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown and the video's size, shape and length. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: looked at for this rule
- Speech: not for this rule
- On-screen text: not for this rule
- Caption: not for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
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