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many might be surprised that instagram only keep 612x612 images, so if you were hoping to download full resolution images,. you're out of luck... that, however
by hnriot 14y ago
many might be surprised that instagram only keep 612x612 images, so if you were hoping to download full resolution images,. you're out of luck...
that, however, also makes the whole issue moot since the images are so small to be of little/no use in any commercial sense.
flickr's iOS app, by comparison, stores on their server the full resolution image.
#nofilter FTW
- grecy 14y ago> many might be surprised that instagram only keep 612x612 images How do we know that for sure? They could easily have the full res versions stored elsewhere. They own them, after all.
- avree 14y agoBecause the resolution shift happens client side, before the photo is transmitted to their servers. They couldn't have the full res version stored elsewhere. That's how we know.
- nmcfarl 14y agoHow do we know the resolution shift happens client side? I did a quick google and found nothing.
- alxndr 14y agoOne could watch the traffic when posting a photo.
- CraigRood 14y agoIt also uploads before you confirm your posting to make the process faster.
- danabramov 14y agoBecause the uploading is damn fast.
- mseebach 14y ago> since the images are so small to be of little/no use in any commercial sense The most likely scenario for Instagram photos being used in advertising would be online, not in print. So the size is fine.
- stock_toaster 14y agoProbably even more likely is that they would be used on mobile.
- petitmiam 14y ago> that, however, also makes the whole issue moot since the images are so small to be of little/no use in any commercial sense. 612x612 images as ads on instagram would make a whole lot of commercial sense.