Damus
The Fishcake (nostr.build) · 7w
It is Nostr issue, yes. We are constrained by the sha256 requirements for uploaded content. This means that once you upload something, we cannot change a single bit of that file. Handbrake is a good s...
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Personally I don't think nostr.build should be on the hook for media compression. But putting the creator on the hook isn't great either because they don't usually know anything about video formats.

A separate caching and compression service is probably the play. Some kind of paid service that clients look to for optimized media. Then the viewer is on the hook, voluntarily employing a middleman to compress, store, and serve content from other providers.
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