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Presumably a pixelfed server could be configured to support full resolution raw images for their local users. The federated feed could push out the lower resolu
by mgerdts 4y ago
Presumably a pixelfed server could be configured to support full resolution raw images for their local users. The federated feed could push out the lower resolution images that are fine for viewing on phones.
This would be a way for an ActivityPub service to work on a freemium model.
- toastal 4y agoI don't think you need to ship full-res images, it's that the compression and stripping should be turned down and formats like JPEG XL should be supported to push a high-quality-but-small-size image for consumption. The line between a photo and photography is vague, but folks' daily coffee photo probably doesn't need to have the compression dialed back a lot.
- mgerdts 4y agoMy point was that a pixelfed instance wouldn’t necessarily need to reduce the size or quality of images if those that were uploading them were bearing the cost of storage and data transfers. I said raw because I am far from enough of a photography geek to suggest something else that would be ridiculous for casual viewing on a phone but a reasonable request for someone that will do something interesting with photos they download.