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Instagram Next Episode

Show viewers what's coming next with an episode image, creator portrait and bold follow-for-part-two prompt.

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Duration: 4s
Frame: 640 × 360
Export: MP4, GIF, MOV (alpha)
Resolution: Up to 4K

About the Instagram Next Episode animation

Upload a next-episode image and your profile photo, then replace the episode title, part number, Instagram handle and follow prompt. Set the action and panel colors to match your series. The stacked cover arrives before the follow banner, keeping the upcoming episode visible while you make the ask. Use a short title that fits the two-line cover. This is an editable video overlay; it does not publish an episode or unlock content when someone follows.

Where it fits

At a Reel's cliffhanger, revealing a still from the next part alongside a follow prompt.
At the end of a renovation update, previewing the reveal that will arrive in the next installment.
In a serialized tutorial, naming the next lesson while keeping the creator's profile visible.

Filling it in

Use Creator image for your portrait and Next episode image for a still from the upcoming installment. Keep Next episode title short, enter a clear Episode number such as PART 02, and make Follow prompt match that number. Adjust Action color and Panel color to suit the series.

Format and timing

Instagram Next Episode is built at 640 × 360, a 16:9 landscape frame, the shape of a YouTube video, a stream layout and most editing timelines, and runs 4 seconds at 30 frames per second. It arrives in 1.0 seconds, holds for 2.3 and clears in 0.7, so cue it a beat before the moment it labels. Export it as an MP4 for a timeline or a feed, a GIF where video will not embed, or a MOV with an alpha channel to lay it over footage with nothing behind it. Renders go up to 4K, and the free plan exports at 720p with a watermark.