{"id":21166,"date":"2024-03-26T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.fb.com\/?p=21166"},"modified":"2024-03-25T22:16:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T05:16:12","slug":"instagram-threads-hdr-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineering.fb.com\/2024\/03\/26\/android\/instagram-threads-hdr-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing HDR photo support to Instagram and Threads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meta\u2019s family of apps serves trillions of image download requests every day. And if you\u2019re into high-quality images, you\u2019ve probably noticed that Instagram and Threads have added support for <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.fb.com\/2023\/07\/17\/video-engineering\/hdr-video-reels-meta\/\">high dynamic range (HDR)<\/a> photos. Now people on Threads and Instagram can upload and share images that are more true-to-life, with the full color and range their device is capable of capturing.<\/p>\n<p>Zuzanna Mroczek, a software engineer on Meta\u2019s Media Platform Team, joins Pascal Hartig (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@passy_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@passy<\/a>) on the Meta Tech Podcast to talk about how her team, which owns the entire flow from serving images from the CDN to displaying them on your device, is driving up image quality across apps, platforms, and devices.<\/p>\n<p>Hear how the Media Platform Team brought HDR to Instagram and Threads, and how they partnered with major phone manufacturers (including Google and Samsung) on the rollout!<\/p>\n<p>Download or listen to the episode below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/30326568\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/000000\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can also find the episode wherever you get your podcasts, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/meta-tech-podcast\/id1370910331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2NgKEwYNpJ4eSillOdDe9z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/i03ph80v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PocketCasts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Overcast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/insidefacebookmobile.libsyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meta Tech Podcast<\/a>\u00a0is a podcast, brought to you by Meta, where we highlight the work Meta\u2019s engineers are doing at every level \u2013 from low-level frameworks to end-user features.<\/p>\n<p>Send us feedback on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/metatechpod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/threads.net\/@metatechpod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Threads<\/a>, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/metatechpod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And if you\u2019re interested in learning more about career opportunities at Meta visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metacareers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meta Careers<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta\u2019s family of apps serves trillions of image download requests every day. 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