# @andrewxmendez on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DVAVuTAkUXc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/57272405-andrewxmendez-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-21T03:44:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Andrew Mendez (@andrewxmendez) — https://gondola.cc/andrewxmendez

## Caption

In depth explanation. 

Day 1 of Creative SAUCE 🍝

This is how I make my videos look insanely sharp on Instagram.

Most creators stop at export settings. That’s why their footage looks soft after upload.

Here are the steps In detail:

STEP 1 Shooting appropriately. 

In Camera Settings: 
Resolution: 4k (3840 × 2160)
FPS: 60 FPS 
Shutter Speed: 1/125 (Always double your frame rate for natural motion blur) 
ISO: 800 or less to reduce noise 
Profile. If youre camera can do it: LOG, if not standard is fine but you will expose differently for each
Exposure: Log: +1.7 / Standard +0.0
White Balance: Daylight: 5600k, You want to assure that your histogram isn’t clipping 
Color Depth: 10 Bit if your camera can do it

STEP 2: The Editing Bay Settings

Sequence Settings: 
Timeline: 30 fps 
Resolution: 1080x1920 (9:16 aspect ratio for IG Reels)
Always click maximum bit depth to take advantage of 10 bit color

Export Settings: 
H264 or H265 both work great
VBR Target Bit rate: 25 Anything about 15 is pretty good though. But I noticed enhancement worked better with higher bit rates like 25+
Effects: Add a QT Gamma out to make sure your color isn’t washed out after exports 

STEP 3: THE REAL SAUCE: Topaz AI Enhancement 
Use the Proteus Engine and use the settings: 
Add noise: 0 
Recover Detail: 20 
Focus fix: off
Grain: off
Advanced tuning dynamic
Fix compression: 100
Improve detail: 100 
Sharpen 80
Denali 33
Anti alias/deblur: 0

Export Settings: 
Quality level high
Export: h264
Bit Rate: Dynamic

Have a lot more knowledge to share with you guys. Keep cooking on the car edits. Follow for more sauce.

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Mendez | @andrewxmendez | https://gondola.cc/andrewxmendez | Content Producer |

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