Prep your photo & video to look shot on Ray-Ban Meta glasses — for Instagram's "Spin View" (rotate your phone). Pick a ratio, frame it in the story, download. Everything runs in your browser.
Ray-Ban Meta converter for Instagram Spin View — photo and video
Meta Cam is a free Ray-Ban Meta converter. It prepares your photo or video in the form Instagram recognises as glasses content: the "Made with Ray-Ban Meta" badge appears, and the glasses viewing tools come with it — Spin View (rotate your phone), Expand, Sound and Speed. Add your file, pick a ratio (3:4 or 4:5), crop the part you want, add a colour look if you like, and download. Everything happens in your browser; nothing is uploaded to a server and image quality is untouched.
What is the Spin View (rotate your phone) effect?
Spin View is the "rotate your phone" interaction that appears under some Instagram photos: when the viewer turns their phone sideways, the photo shifts with a subtle 3D/parallax feel and usually shows the "Made with Ray-Ban Meta" label. Normally it only appears on content captured with the glasses; Meta Cam lets you try the effect without them. Spin View moves inside the frame and never shows anything outside it — which is why filling the frame beats leaving empty bands.
The "Made with Ray-Ban Meta" tag
"Made with Ray-Ban Meta" is the label Instagram attaches to content captured on Ray-Ban Meta glasses. It is not decoration: a file that gets the label gets the glasses viewing tools too — Spin, Expand, Sound and Speed all come through the same gate, it is not à la carte. This is Instagram's behaviour, not ours, and they can change it whenever they like; treat Meta Cam as an experiment that works right now, not a promise.
Converting a photo or video to Ray-Ban Meta format
- Add your photo (JPG, PNG, WEBP, iPhone HEIC or RAW) or your video.
- Pick a ratio (3:4 or 4:5) — 3:4 is the native ratio of a glasses photo.
- Drag the image to frame the part you want; zoom in if you need to.
- Apply a colour look (grade / LUT) if you like, then download — Ray-Ban Meta metadata is embedded.
- Upload to Instagram, ideally as the first story of the day, and turn your phone sideways to try it.
Phone photo, real glasses, and Meta Cam
| Normal phone photo | Ray-Ban Meta glasses | Meta Cam | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | — | Price of the glasses | Free |
| "Made with Ray-Ban Meta" badge | No | Yes | Yes |
| Spin View / Expand / Sound / Speed | No | Yes | Yes |
| Works on video | — | Yes | Yes |
| You choose the framing | Yes | Whatever you looked at | Yes — crop and zoom before export |
| Colour grading built in | No | No | Yes — 21 film looks and your own LUTs |
| Your location stays in the file | Usually yes | Usually yes | Yes — your photo's GPS is preserved |
| Does the file leave your device | — | Through the Meta app | Never — it runs in your browser |
Privacy
The conversion happens entirely on your device: the file is never transmitted anywhere, there is no server, no queue, no copy to delete later. Your photo's GPS coordinates are preserved in the output, so you do not lose your geotag. Device serial numbers, timestamps and editing-app traces are not carried over. If you would rather your location did not stay in the file, remove it on your phone before uploading.
Tips
3:4 is the native ratio of a glasses photo, so 3:4 or 4:5 usually gives the best result. Leave the Meta Cam download for last: re-saving the file in another app, or messaging it to yourself, drops the effect. Fill the frame with no empty bands, and post it as the first story of the day if you can. Remember this is an experiment and the result is not guaranteed. More help with the badge: the "Made with Ray-Ban Meta" badge guide.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Ray-Ban Meta converter do?
It prepares your photo or video in the form Instagram recognises as glasses content: the "Made with Ray-Ban Meta" badge appears, and the glasses viewing tools — Spin (rotate your phone), Expand, Sound and Speed — come with it.
How do I make the Ray-Ban Meta Spin View effect?
Upload your photo or video, pick a ratio (ideally 3:4), adjust the crop and download. Then share it as an Instagram story and turn your phone sideways to try it.
Does it work for videos too?
Yes. Both photos and videos are supported, and both are prepared right in your browser.
Does this actually work?
In our own testing, yes: the badge appeared and so did the whole toolset. But this is Instagram's behaviour, not ours, and they can change it whenever they like. Re-saving the file in another app also removes the effect.
Which glasses tools does it unlock?
In our tests the whole set came with it — Spin (rotate your phone), Expand, Sound and Speed. The badge and the tools share one gate, so it is not à la carte.
Can I do this without Ray-Ban Meta glasses?
That is exactly what Meta Cam is for: it lets you try the effect on any photo or video without owning the glasses. The result is still not certain, because it depends on Instagram's behaviour.
The badge didn't appear — what should I do?
Upload the file you downloaded from Meta Cam without passing it through any other app, and fill the frame with no empty bands. On Android, try a photo instead of a video. There is a step-by-step checklist in the badge guide.
Is my photo uploaded anywhere?
No. Everything runs in your browser; your file never leaves your device. There is no server to upload to.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes, it runs entirely in the browser — no installation needed.
Are iPhone (HEIC) photos supported?
Yes, HEIC photos are converted and opened automatically.
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