#NOSTR already allows sharing images and videos.
Wouldn’t it be cool if you could share livestreams too? #asknostr
Like, “Hey, this is what I’m currently working on.”
Discussion
Like this?
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I see you referenced something called Zap Stream.
But have you ever seen a post on NOSTR, where you can watch the stream directly inside your NOSTR client? #asknostr
Here is a reply with an active live stream, using to capture a screen shot.
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Hmm, I use Amethtst and it renders embedded in my client. Sometimes its more about what your client of choice supports and not what the protocol as a whole can enable.
Here is how it looks in my client:
I am linking to a nostr note, not a website, it is nostr native, not like a link to youtube.
I get it. So you can watch the livestream in your NOSTR app. That’s cool. That’s what I would like too. Seems like it’s not working in #damus though.
Livestreams are not currently supported on damus iOS 🙏
not technically true, we have m3u8 livestream support, but we don't have full zap.stream support
Is there a compatible live stream live now? Can we see it embedded? 🤞
Just search iptv in damus text search:
True. Baywatch TV:
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This is a misconception. Images and videos "on Nostr" are simply uploaded to normal HTTP servers, and native Nostr notes only contain links to them.
What a client does or does not render inline (so it looks like it's part of the Nostr note) depends entirely on the client.
Don’t know about your client, but on #damus, images are uploaded to an ordinary HTTP server and linked into the note, not inlined.
Advantage: simple
Disadvantage: very centralized and not very censorship resistant
That was my point. A livestream would work the same way, and it's just a matter of the client rendering it inline or not.
By the way, this is usually done via oEmbed around the rest of the Web: https://oembed.com