Active social media users are accustomed to sharing photos on Instagram and creating videos on TikTok. However, progress never stands still, and now Instagram has introduced a feature for shooting short clips with all the necessary editing tools. In the new Instagram section, called Reels, users can create drafts for their videos. They can shoot a clip, edit it using the built-in app tools, and then move it to the “Drafts” section. This feature allows users to save their videos before publishing and keep them there until they are ready to be shared.
Where to find the draft of Rils?
You can find drafts both on Instagram and in your feed. The difference is that a video can only be saved in your feed if you manually add it there.
It’s quite easy to find a draft on Instagram – just follow these instructions:
How to find a draft:
- Tap on the “+” sign.
- A menu with different sections will appear. Select the “Reels” video option.
- In the bottom left corner, you’ll find a square icon.
- Tap on the icon.
- Two sections will appear: “Recent” and “Drafts.”
- Select “Drafts.”
- Your saved drafts will be located in this section.
Pro tip! You can distinguish between videos in your drafts by their cover image. Users can choose a frame from the video to use as the cover, making it easier to navigate and manage the section.
How to shoot and publish a video
If necessary, the user can publish, edit, and view a draft reel on Instagram video. To do this, the following actions are required:
- Go to the “Drafts” section.
- Open the “Edit” option. In this section, the user can edit the video – change the quality, apply effects, add filters, etc. It is also possible to shorten the video, merge it, add captions – the possibilities are limited only by the set of tools.
- After the user has edited the video, they can either publish it or leave it in drafts.
If the video is ready for publication, the user will need to perform several actions to add the reel from the draft. To publish, select the desired video in the “Drafts” section and click on the “publish” button.
How to delete a Reels draft
Reels drafts are saved and edited in one section. The section can be used as a storage for videos. However, if necessary, the user can not only edit or publish the video, but also delete it from drafts if needed.
Step-by-step instructions on how to delete a Reels draft from Instagram:
- Click on your avatar to go to your profile.
- Select the Reels section.
- Select the “Edit” function.
- Then “Cancel”.
- You will be asked “Discard all videos?”.
- Select “Discard video” and delete the Reels draft from your phone’s Instagram.
After that, the video will be removed from the “Drafts” section.
How to save a draft
If necessary, the user can save a draft not only in the corresponding section on Instagram, but also on their device. This option will allow the user to edit the video using third-party programs or editors if necessary. The user can create long clips by combining several videos together. Reels drafts are saved both in the app and on the phone or computer.
In the application
A user can record a video and save it directly in the Instagram app in the “Drafts” section before publishing. The video will be stored in this section for as long as the user needs it – until they publish or delete it.
To save a video in the Instagram app, the user needs to follow a few steps:
- Tap on the arrow icon after recording the video.
- Select “Save as” from the menu (for Android devices).
- For iOS devices – preview – share – save as draft.
After that, the user can find the saved video in the corresponding section.
On the phone
Another option is to save the video in the smartphone gallery. In some cases, additional tools for video processing may be needed, which can be installed on the smartphone but are not available in Instagram.
This is done as follows:
- Create a clip.
- Then the user needs to select “preview”.
- Click on the “down arrow” icon.
- After that, the process of uploading the reel to the smartphone will begin.
Important! After downloading the video to the phone, the user can edit it and re-upload it to the application.
On the computer
If necessary, users can download videos to their PC. This cannot be done directly, so the user will need a special web version of Instagram.
Step-by-step instructions for downloading videos to your PC:
- Open the Instagram app and log in.
- Go to the “Drafts” section and find the video you are interested in.
- After selecting the video, click on the three dots in the top right corner.
- Select “Copy Link”.
- Then you need to go to instavideosave.
- The website will process the request and provide a link for the user to download the video.
- Click on the link and the download process will begin.
After that, reels drafts will be saved on the PC.
What to do if drafts are missing
Users may have a question about why their drafts disappear and what to do about it?
There are several reasons for the disappearance of videos:
- No current update of the application.
- The user accidentally deleted the drafts.
- Cleaning the internal memory of the application.
- The video from the drafts was published.
- Sometimes when switching to another profile, drafts may be deleted.
In this case, you should try updating the application to the latest version and clearing the memory of unnecessary files.
Drafts are a very useful section that allows users to save clips in it. Thanks to it, a creative workshop is organized with access to video blanks.