Live videos on Instagram have a very limited life. If you catch one when it's live, you can watch it. Once a live broadcast is over, there is no way to view it..
For those who stream live from Instagram, the experience is more or less the same. Once the broadcast is over, there is no going back to see how it went. Things have changed for users who broadcast live. Instagram has added a Record feature to its live videos. Users can now record a live video to Instagram once it is completed. Here's how.
You need to update Instagram app if you want to record Instagram live video ..
The first step to record Instagram live video is to go live. Swipe right on your home feed to go to the stories screen. Swipe directly on the camera screen to enter live mode and press the record button.
Go ahead and stream for as long as you want. Your followers will join in and watch the broadcast. You can comment during the broadcast and your followers can add comments as well. Nothing you do during the broadcast will affect the final video you record..
When you end a broadcast, Instagram tells you how many people have seen it. On this same screen, it will give you an option to save the video. Tap the Save button at the top right.
Instagram will save the live stream to your phone. It will only include what you stream through the camera. The video will not show any comments you made or that your followers left during the broadcast.
The video you get at the end seems to be recorded through any regular camera app. It is not possible to tell that the video was a live broadcast or not, or that you recorded it on Instagram.
The save option is only useful for your live broadcasts. You cannot save someone else's live broadcast after it ends.
Instagram records the feed when it is live. When the broadcast ends, you get a unique option to save it. At this point, Instagram has all of the saved video in its cache. This is why the video records so quickly. This is also why there is no option to go back and record an old show.
You can upload the recorded video to your Instagram account if you want. The new save feature is great if you want to share a live stream with devotees who couldn't watch it live. You can also download it to any other app you want, including Facebook and Twitter. The video records in MP4 format which is a supporting medium of most applications.
The functionality has been extended to all Instagram users.
