Instagram has now increased the length of the reels to 90 seconds. Earlier it was fixed for only 60 seconds. “We’re giving you more time to play on the reels, upping the length to 90 seconds. You’ll have access to sharing more about yourself, filming additional behind-the-scenes clips, digging deeper into the nuances of your content or With that extra time you will have more time for whatever you want to do,” Instagram wrote in a blogpost.
Meta-owned picture sharing platform also announced Reel Templates. The 90 second reel will give Instagram an added advantage over its rivals TikTok and Snapchat in the world of content creation. Instagram said, “Over a 60-day period, public accounts with more than 10,000 followers who posted at least five reels in 60 days got 2.5 times more followers than people in the same category who didn’t post reels. “
Instagram is also adding new sound effects to make the reels even more impressive. Insta says, “From air horns to crickets to drums and much more, our fresh collection of sound effects can help you inject humor into the reel or help your audience get into their emotions, Says Insta.
You can now import your audio directly into Instagram Reels, Instagram said. Use the Import Audio feature to add commentary or background noise to any video on your camera roll that is at least five seconds long. Many of the interactive stickers you know and love from Instagram Stories are now available on Reel, providing more opportunities to engage with your community.
It also added “We recently launched templates, which allow you to easily create a reel using another as a template. It pre-loads audio and clip placeholders, so all you have to do is add and trim your unique clip.” We’ll continue to invest in creating new ways to connect with your audience and be entertained on the reels, the Instagram post added. Gone .