Instagram Is Now Letting Creators Produce IGTV Videos in Landscape Mode

The long-form destination debuted last June with only vertical as an option

Instagram’s IGTV long-form video destination debuted last June with vertical videos tailored to smartphones, and the Facebook-owned photo- and video-sharing network said creators had been asking for a landscape option. Ask, and ye shall receive.

Starting Thursday, creators have the ability to choose between vertical and landscape.

Instagram has responded to creators’ wishes in the past, adding one-minute previews of IGTV videos to its main feed in February.

Instagram said in a blog post Thursday, “We realize that this is an evolution from where IGTV started—we believe it’s the right change for viewers and creators.

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