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Does/Will Lemmy support videos/GIFs like Reddit?
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this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2023
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PeerTube for video, Pixelfed for images.
Yeah, that - thanks. So maybe in the future, lemmy instances can opt to "federate" (or something like it?) with PeerTube and Pixelfed instances, in the process adding the option to upload directly to them from the lemmy submission page, for an experience similar to uploading a video directly to reddit?
Helps avoid huge server space and network traffic issues for Lemmy, while populating PeerTube with what I assume is much-needed content.
Similar problems occur for PeerTube though - somebody needs to pay server costs, and for video that can be quite heavy. There's also no commercial concept behind it, so I doubt any instance of PeerTube feels a great need to get flooded with content. Where it really shines (at the moment) is when it is hosted by organizations (such as Blender or the European Union) to share their own content.
However, what's cool about PeerTube is hinted at in the name: it uses torrent technology, and whenever you're watching a video you are also seeding it to your peers (others who watch it). So while storage is an issue, bandwidth requirements are smaller than for centralized video services. So who knows what the future will bring. :)
Thanks for the additional context. That is pretty interesting about the bandwidth!
So long as Lemmy succeeds in being successful long-term, in that it can grow significantly, retain users, and maintain a content stream, I do think some sort of solution here is probably inevitable. It'll be interesting to see if it ends up being PeerTube, self-hosting, or something else entirely.
That would be awesome for embedded links. Comments on the video or pic to be federated back to peertube or pixelfed in their comments to keep the conversation going across services.