I was trying to post a video but it wouldn't show up as available to upload in Jerboa, is this a per community thing or is it across all of lemmy? It would make sense because videos are inherently a larger file size, if that is the reason
I was trying to post a video but it wouldn't show up as available to upload in Jerboa, is this a per community thing or is it across all of lemmy? It would make sense because videos are inherently a larger file size, if that is the reason
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wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works · 32 pts · 2y
Video is not supported. A lot of people seem to use https://catbox.moe to upload videos as it allows hotlinking.
Emperor@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 2y
Yep, I used catbox to embed this video.
From an instance Admin perspective - image hosting eats up a tonne of space, allowing video would be a much bigger undertaking. Even Peertube instances tend to restrict user numbers and the amount they can upload.
helenslunch@feddit.nl · 11 pts · 2y
poVoq@slrpnk.net · 10 pts · 2y
The pict-rs backend can be configured to allow it, but it is AFAIK disabled by default and would also be a problem storage wise most likely.
Temperche@feddit.de · 5 pts · 2y
Why not use pixelfed to upload and then to link it here?
rglullis@communick.news · 8 pts · 2y
Because this means creating yet another account at a service who is probably not ready to bear the costs of becoming a video hosting provider?
Temperche@feddit.de · 5 pts · 2y
If people thought that, lemmy wouldnt exist. Try it first :)
spiderman@ani.social · 1 pts · 2y
spiderman@ani.social · 2 pts · 2y
idt pixelfed should be used as an imagehost. there are many services for that and it will only make pixelfed worse if people use it for that purpose.
Mr_Mofu@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 2y
If there is one thing thats comically inconsistent and in desperate need of work done to it, it be GIFs and Videos. It seems with everything uploaded you get a different result. We really need some standartification when it comes to it
Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
Wouldn’t it be possible to create a Lemmy instance on Peertube (linked to our Lemmy accounts) just for this reason?
I know the videos would take a large space, but as peertube is a video platform, it wouldn’t be such a problem I guess.
DelilahBlack@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
Boost app does but yea try to use pixelfed or similar