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The upload window allows you upload photos and videos, write captions, tag users, set cover frames, crop and resize, share to linked accounts and much more.
Adding multiple accounts requires a Flume Pro licence.
Photos and videos must fit within certain specifications to be accepted by Instagram.
Creating Posts
To begin creating a new post:
Click the upload 
 button in Flume's toolbar menu.  
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Use the File > New Post… menu bar item.
Use the View > Upload menu bar item.
Tap the upload 
 button in the Touch Bar.​
Right-click on Flume's Dock icon and select the Upload item.
Drag a photo/video directly onto Flume's Dock icon.
Right-click a photo or video in Finder and select the Open with… > Flume menu item.
Drafts
Flume has support for drafts through its own .flumedraft document type. Drafts save the following information:
The photos or videos to post.
All filters and adjustments.​
The caption.​
The tagged users.​
The tagged location.​
The sharing options.​
The advanced settings.​
The video settings.​
The repost settings.​
The account to post to.
Prior to Flume 2.8.6, the Flume draft file extension was .flume.
Flume versions older than 2.8.6 will not be able to open newer .flumedraft drafts. Flume versions 2.8.6 and later can still open older .flume drafts.
Creating Drafts
To create/save a draft:
After selecting your photo/video and making all necessary edits, close the upload window, or use the File > Save Draft… menu bar item. A save dialog will appear to select a save location and filename.
If you make edits to a previously opened draft, changes will be saved to the same draft file and no save dialog will appear.
Opening Drafts
To open a draft:
Open the draft file in Finder.
Drag-and-drop the draft onto Flume's Dock icon.
Drag-and-drop the draft onto an Upload window.
Use the File > Open Draft… menu bar item.
Previewing Drafts
Flume's drafts support QuickLook and render previews of the photo or video in Finder.
Carousel Posts
You can select up to 10 photos and videos into a single post, otherwise known as a carousel or multi-post.​
Carousel posts can be either all square items, all horizontal, or all vertical. It is not possible to mix-and-match square items with horizontal or vertical items. Flume will use the aspect ratio of your first item in the Carousel Post, in order to force cropping of all subsequent items to the same aspect ratio. If you wish to create a square carousel post from a photo or video that is not originally in square aspect ratio, you should first crop the photo/video before toggling the carousel post option. If you drag-and-drop multiple files to create a new carousel post, Flume will automatically display the cropping window for you for the first item.
When dragging/opening multiple files to create a carousel post, Flume will sort the selected files by filename to ascertain the order. The first item in your carousel post determines the kind of carousel post (square / horizontal / vertical) Flume will create. If you wish to override Flume's default filename ordering, select your first item for upload manually, then add the remaining items after converting from a single post to a carousel post. Once all items are added, rearrange them by hovering over the item thumbnail and drag-and-dropping them to a new position.
Creating Carousel Posts
To create a carousel post directly:
Select more than one photo/video in the macOS open panel that appears after choosing Select [Photo|Video|Draft]… in the upload window.
Drag more than one photo/video directly onto an empty upload window.
Drag more than one photo/video (or a folder) directly onto Flume's Dock icon.
Right-click more than one photo/video in Finder and select the Open with… > Flume menu item.
Converting Single Posts to Carousel Posts
To toggle between an individual and carousel post:
Click the carousel 
 button.
Use the Upload > Toggle Carousel Post menu bar item.
Tap the carousel 
 button in the Touch Bar.​
Reordering Items in Carousel Posts
To adjust the order of the items in your carousel post:
1.Hover the mouse cursor over the thumbnails in the carousel item list until the drag-handle appears.
2.Click-and-drag the drag-handle up/down to reorder the item.
Editing
You can apply filters and make adjustments to your photos and videos easily right inside Flume.
The Scale adjustment is only available on photos.
Tagging users in videos is not currently supported.
Video filters and adjustments are not available on macOS Yosemite 10.10
Editing Photos/Videos
To edit a selected photo or video:
Click the edit 
 button.
Use the Upload > Toggle Edit Options menu bar item.
Tap the edit 
 button in the Touch Bar.​
Previewing Edits
To quickly preview your edits:
Click the preview 
 button.
Tap the preview 
 button in the Touch Bar.​
Filters
To apply a filter to a photo or video:
Click on the filter preview.
Tap on the filter preview in the Touch Bar.​
Use the ← (LEFT) and → (RIGHT) keyboard arrows.​
After selecting a filter, you can adjust the its intensity (default 100%).
You can reorder and enable Flume's exclusive filters via upload preferences.​
Adjustments
To make adjustments to a photo or video:
Click and drag the respective slider to set a new value.
Use the ↑ (UP) and ↓ (DOWN) keyboard arrows to move between adjustments, and ← (LEFT) and → (RIGHT) to set their value.
The color adjustment requires you to first select a color to apply as an overall tint to the photo or video.
The tilt shift adjustment requires you to set the two focal points. Click the Adjust button and follow the prompts to set the points on the photo or video.
Resetting Adjustments
To reset all adjustments:
Click the clear 
 button.
Video Settings
When a video is selected, additional video settings will also appear in the editing area.
Volume
To mute or adjust the output volume of the video:
Click and drag the volume slider to set a new volume level. To mute the video, slide the value left until the 
  image is visible.
If the video file contains no audio, the volume slider is disabled.
Repost Settings
For more details on the available repost settings, see reposting.​
Captions
You can add an optional caption to your posts. When typing a # or @ character, your keyboard input will also search Instagram for matching hashtags and users until you select an item from the popover, press the ESC key, or press another space.
URLs, hashtags, and mentions can be clicked as links in captions - simply long-press/click on the link for a preview to appear. If your caption text contains duplicate URLs, hashtags, or mentions, the link will display in red.
Pre-filling Captions
Flume can use embedded metadata (EXIF/IPTC) inside your photos and videos to pre-fill your caption with a specific format.
​Limits apply to the length of the caption, the number of hashtags, and mentions.
Tagged Users
You can include up to 30 users to tag in a post. The tagged users can be viewed in the details view.​
Tagging users in videos is not currently supported.
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Adding Tagged Users
To add a tagged user in a post:
1.Click the tagged users 
 button on the post, or tap the button in the Touch Bar.​
2.Click a position where the user is located.
3.Type in the search text field to find the relevant user.
4.Click on a search result to confirm the user tag.
Removing Tagged Users
To remove a tagged user:
1.Click the tagged users 
 button on the post, or tap the button in the Touch Bar.​
2.Hover the mouse over the user tag you wish to remove and click it once.
Repositioning Tagged Users
To reposition a tagged user:
1.Click the tagged users 
 button on the post, or tap the button in the Touch Bar.​
2.Hover the mouse over the user tag you wish to remove and click-and-drag it to a new position.
Tagged Locations
You can tag your photo and video at a location that displays on the details view and links to the recent media tagged at that location.​
Adding Tagged Locations
To add a location on a photo or video:
1.Click the Add Location button, or tap the location 
 button in the Touch Bar.​
2.Type to search for the location to tag, or click the Nearby Places 
 button to search locations close to your current position.
3.Select a location from the search results. If no search results could be found, the results popover will disappear.
If the photo or video contains geotag location information, Flume will automatically search for the GPS coordinates where the photo or video was taken. You cannot tag exact GPS coordinates on Instagram, and all tagged locations must exist as Facebook Places. To add new locations, see Instagram's Help Center.​
Editing Tagged Locations
To edit a location on a photo or video:
Click the name of the location, and select the Edit Location item.
Tap the edit location 
 button in the Touch Bar.​
Removing Tagged Locations
To remove an existing location on a photo or video:
Click the name of the location, and select the Remove Location item.
Tap the remove location 
 button in the Touch Bar.​
Cover Image
When uploading a video, you can choose a custom cover image that will be used to represent your video's thumbnail image.
To set a cover image:
Click the cover image 
 button.
Use the Upload > Select a Cover Image… menu bar item.
Tap the cover image 
 button in the Touch Bar.​
Use the video scrubber in the cover image view or Touch Bar to select a position in the video as the cover image.
By default, Flume will use the frame at 0.5 seconds into your video as your cover image. If your video contains a solid colour fade-in transition, your cover image will be the solid colour. To avoid this, set a custom cover image.
Cropping / Resizing
Photos
When you select a photo to upload that exceeds the aspect ratio requirements, you have three options:
Scroll the photo's cropping region to a desired area using your mouse/trackpad. The region of the photo not visible will be cropped from the upload.
​Crop a region of the photo so that it falls within the aspect ratio requirements.
​Resizing the photo to fit into a square, with an optional custom border colour.
Cropping Photos
To crop a photo:
Click the crop 
 button.
Use the Upload > Crop… menu bar item.
Tap the crop 
 button in the Touch Bar.​
Click-and-drag the resize handles to adjust the cropping region, and click-and-drag the rectangle to adjust the cropping position.
You can toggle between common aspect-ratios, or use the aspect-ratio of the media, by clicking on the Aspect Ratio button and choosing from the pop-up menu. This enforces the dragging rectangle to maintain the selected aspect-ratio.
Resizing Photos
To resize a photo back to its original dimensions:
Click the resize 
 button.
Use the Upload > Resize to Original menu bar item.
Tap the resize 
 button in the Touch Bar.​
Resizing Photos to Fit
If your selected photo exceeds the aspect ratio requirements, you can use the Resize to Fit option to resize the entire photo to fit inside a square, with the ability to also choose a custom border color (default: white).
This ensures your landscape or portrait photos will not be cropped, by adding in either vertical or horizontal borders. The border colour chosen is saved for future cropping/resizing edits.
Videos
When you select a video to upload that exceeds the aspect ratio requirements, you have three options:
Scroll the video's cropping region to a desired area using your mouse/trackpad. The region of the video not visible will be cropped from the upload, and the original aspect ratio will be maintained.
​Crop a region of the video so that it falls within the aspect ratio requirements.
Resizing the video to fit into a square. Like above, scroll the video's cropping region to a desired area using your mouse/trackpad. The region of the video not visible will be cropped from the upload, and a 1:1 (square) aspect ratio will be maintained.
When selecting a video that is already 1:1 (square), the options to crop or resize will be disabled.
It is not currently possible to resize videos to fit, unlike photos.​
Cropping Videos
To crop a video:
Click the crop 
 button.
Use the Upload > Crop… menu bar item.
Tap the crop 
 button in the Touch Bar.​
Click-and-drag the resize handles to adjust the cropping region, and click-and-drag the rectangle to adjust the cropping position.
You can toggle between common aspect-ratios, or use the aspect-ratio of the media, by clicking on the Aspect Ratio button and choosing from the pop-up menu. This enforces the dragging rectangle to maintain the selected aspect-ratio.
Resizing Videos
To resize a video back to its original dimensions:
Click the resize 
 button.
Use the Upload > Resize to Original menu bar item.
Tap the resize 
 button in the Touch Bar.​
Trimming Videos
Videos posted to Instagram must be within 3 and 60 seconds in duration. You can perform some fine-tuning to the length of your video directly inside Flume. To trim a video:
Click the trim 
 button.
Use the Upload > Trim… menu bar item.
Tap the trim 
 button in the Touch Bar.​
Sharing Posts
Sharing to Your Favorites/Close Friends
To share a post to your Favorites / close friends:
Click the Share to Favorites 
 button.
Use the Upload > Share > Share to Favorites Menu Bar item.
If you enable sharing to your Favorites, sharing to a Linked Account is disabled.
Sharing to Linked Accounts
Sharing allows you to cross-post your upload to a linked account. You can also share existing posts at any time.
To share a post to a linked account:
Click the Share 
 button.
Use the Upload > Share > Linked Account menu bar item.
Choose at least one social network to share to.
You can also save your sharing options, so that the previously enabled options are remembered for your next upload.
Advanced Settings
To adjust advanced settings on your post:
Click the Settings 
 button.
You can also disable comments after posting.​
Switching Accounts
To switch the account to post with:
Click on the profile picture and select an account.
Use the Accounts menu bar item.
Export Edits
If you are a Flume Pro user, you can use Flume to edit your photos and videos, adding filters and fine-tuning with adjustments, but export the items for use elsewhere without uploading to Instagram.
To export your edited items:
Click on the actions 
 button in the titlebar area of the Upload window, and select the Export Edits… menu item.
Use the Upload > Export Edits… menu bar item.
A dialog will appear asking you to choose the location to export your items.
Sync All Upload Windows
If you need to post some items in a series, such as 3 photos in a row with the same theme, you can make use of the unique sync all upload windows feature, which will copy and replace the caption, location, tagged users, sharing settings, and advanced settings to all currently open upload windows. This allows you to write and set the details once, and apply it to all the other open upload windows instantly.
To sync all upload windows:
Click on the actions 
 button in the titlebar area of the upload window, and select the Sync All Upload Windows… menu item.
Use the Upload > Sync All Upload Windows… menu bar item.
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Creating Posts
Drafts
Creating Drafts
Opening Drafts
Previewing Drafts
Carousel Posts
Creating Carousel Posts
Converting Single Posts to Carousel Posts
Reordering Items in Carousel Posts
Editing
Filters
Adjustments
Video Settings
Repost Settings
Captions
Pre-filling Captions
Tagged Users
Adding Tagged Users
Removing Tagged Users
Repositioning Tagged Users
Tagged Locations
Adding Tagged Locations
Editing Tagged Locations
Removing Tagged Locations
Cover Image
Cropping / Resizing
Photos
Videos
Sharing Posts
Sharing to Your Favorites/Close Friends
Sharing to Linked Accounts
Advanced Settings
Switching Accounts
Export Edits
Sync All Upload Windows