Nostr Web Client

RIP mobile users 💀 This video is under 3 minutes but weighs in at 350 MB. A 4K video with PCM audio in a mov container. If vlogs are going to work on Nostr video compression really needs to be implemented on clients. The wrong encoding formats means a large chunk of users wont be able to see or hear it, and it will kill peoples mobile data plans quickly.

The most compatible seem to be h264 video with AAC audio. This will work on desktops, Android, and iOS.

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Kayne 4mo ago 💬 2

I don't know shit about any of this.

I just film on my phone and upload it without changing any of that stuff.

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Ryan 4mo ago 💬 2

On centralized platforms this all happens on the server, transparent to the user. Anything you upload is compressed and converted to the correct formats. On Nostr it's not universal. That's why a lot of videos don't load for you, and possibly some other users can't view yours.

Kayne 4mo ago

Amethyst says it's compressing media whenever I use it to upload.

Is that not enough?

I'll compress videos myself first from now on.

Ryan 4mo ago

Amethyst has built in compression yes 👍