How to embed Instagram photos, videos

Instagram has finally made it possible to easily embed photos and videos. Here's how it works.

In the past the only way to post an Instagram photo on a Web page was to upload and post the photo directly. This wasn't a huge deal, so long as the photo was properly attributed. Then Instagram rolled out its video feature and there was no easy way to embed a video on a Web page.

The need to embed Instagram content was now front and center.

Today Instagram announced that users can now embed content into any Web page using a short embed code for each photo or video. Not only does this new feature allow videos to be embedded, but it also ensures that all content used from Instagram is properly attributed.

To embed content from Instagram on a Web page you'll need to visit the photo or video using your favorite browser. While viewing the page, you'll notice a new Share button under the usual Comment and Like buttons.

Currently clicking on the Share button will only provide you with the embed code. From there you simply copy and paste it into a blog post, a personal Web site, or on any Web page you can use HTML with.

The end results look like this:

Notice that when you click on the username located at the top, it takes you directly to the Instagram page for the photo. From there you can like or comment on it as you normally would through the app or site. When viewing an embedded video, you can click on the image to start playback.

Record silent Instagram videos

The severed end of a TRRS headset cable.

Well, that trick did work for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 I had handy, and it may work for other Android devices as well. It did not, however, work with my iPhone.

It turns out that Apple hardware requires a specific resistance in the headphone components in order for the device to sanction the connected headset. By cutting out the mic from the cable (as well as the surrounding circuit board of tiny resistors and diodes), I stripped out the very thing I needed for the trick to work. My iPhone knew I was up to no good and it resorted to using its internal microphone instead.

Not one to give up easily, I tried a number of different TRRS jack adapters, such as the weird USB charging adapter from the iPod Shuffle, and even a VGA A/V cord. No dice.

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Finally, I hit on a solution. I have at my desk a guitar cable adapter made for iOS devices called AmpliTube iRig. The adapter runs around $40 new and comes with a great app for playing and recording your guitar. But assuming you're just using this to disable your iPhone's internal mic,inexpensive alternatives can be found for around $10 (though I make no guarantees on their compatibility). Just plug it into your headphone jack and leave the instrument input empty, and you've got an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad with a bypassed microphone, capable of creating silent videos for Instagram or Vine.

Convenient? Not really. But until either company sees fit to include a simple microphone mute button (if they ever come to their senses) at least this is a workable solution for silent video purists.

Rumor Has It: How much better will the iPhone 5S' better camera be?

Last week, Facebook announced video capabilities for Instagram, which nobody was surprised about. But I was a little surprised that the presentation ended with that. I was sure that the company would also announce its answer toGoogle Reader. Lo and behold, recent rumors suggest that Facebook still has a Reader of its own up its sleeve.

Google could be working its own version of Pinterest,called Google Mine. It would be integrated with Google+, and it could have its own Android app. Of course!

And finally, there's that little gleaming unicorn that everyone is speculating about, the iPhone 5S. Recent rumors suggest that it'll have a boosted camera, jumping 12 megapixels from the iPhone 5's 8. What do you think of those specs? Does it sound likely? Leave a comment below, and don't forget to vote in the poll!

How to Embed Instagram Videos on your Website

Introducing Embed Instgram, an online tool that will help you embed any video or photograph from Instragram on to your website.

To get started, copy-paste any Instagram URL and the tool will generate the raw embed code for the Instagram media with credits preserved. You may even use short URLs as input line the t.co URLs that you may have discovered on Twitter and the tool will auto-expand them before generating the code.

The default size of Instagram videos and photos is 612×612 pixels but you may alter the height and width values in the embed code to make them fit your blog’s template.

The tool uses the HTML5 video tags for embedding Instagram videos and thus these videos would play on most modern browsers and mobile devices without requiring plugins.

You may also use the embed tool for downloading videos from Instagram. That’s because the embed code includes the direct URL to the .MP4 video file that you may either save locally with a right-click or send it to Dropbox or Google Drive.

Instagram doesn’t allow users to attach any Creative Commons style licenses to uploaded media so it may always be a good idea to get a confirmation from the Instagram user before using their media on your website.