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Recommended Media Attachment Format

The first three example are our recommendation on how to format image, video, and audio media attachments. Further properties are possible, and might make it into this recommendation at one point. Examples:

  • Focal point and blurhash, see Mastodon
  • fps (frames per second) for videos

The final example cannot be recommended yet as it is not widely supported. However, it illustrates how one can provide multiple versions of the media attachments. A high quality and low quality video in this case. The low quality video is enough for most use cases, and is 40 times smaller.

!!! info This recommendation is work in progress. A description of why these choices will hopefully appear as a FEP

Examples

Example 1

activity
{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/xzEBboSzLnY",
  "published": "2024-12-31T09:59:03Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/hOW8fz3x7lo",
    "published": "2024-12-31T09:59:03Z",
    "@context": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/credentials/v2",
      {
        "size": "https://joinpeertube.org/ns#size"
      }
    ],
    "content": "Recommended Image Format",
    "attachment": [
      {
        "type": "Image",
        "name": "A beautiful cow",
        "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow.jpg",
        "width": 100,
        "height": 162,
        "mediaType": "image/jpeg",
        "digestMultibase": "zQmaeDPzhNL32WQZnnzB1H6QJWvvFNEHdViDB71yrxyXU1t",
        "size": 9045
      }
    ],
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}
hollo
{
  "id": "01941c27-9258-7d18-8a99-523df97b969f",
  "created_at": "2024-12-31T09:59:03.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/hOW8fz3x7lo",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/hOW8fz3x7lo",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "content": "Recommended Image Format",
  "reblog": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "quote": null,
  "application": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "01941c27-256b-75f5-8ba6-524abf1cf4d8",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2024-12-31T09:58:35.062Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 0,
    "moved": null,
    "last_status_at": null,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [
    {
      "id": "01941c27-97f6-762c-ae81-082891e9702c",
      "type": "image",
      "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow.jpg",
      "preview_url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow.jpg",
      "remote_url": null,
      "text_url": null,
      "meta": {
        "original": {
          "width": 100,
          "height": 162,
          "size": "100x162",
          "aspect": 0.6172839506172839
        },
        "small": {
          "width": 100,
          "height": 162,
          "size": "100x162",
          "aspect": 0.6172839506172839
        },
        "focus": {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 0
        }
      },
      "description": null,
      "blurhash": null
    }
  ],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "card": null,
  "emojis": [],
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "poll": null,
  "filtered": null
}

Example 2

activity
{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/A84ZQ0GaHB0",
  "published": "2024-12-31T09:59:04Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/QtnhYM9CzNw",
    "published": "2024-12-31T09:59:04Z",
    "@context": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/credentials/v2",
      {
        "size": "https://joinpeertube.org/ns#size"
      }
    ],
    "content": "Recommended Video Attachment",
    "attachment": [
      {
        "type": "Video",
        "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_eating.mp4",
        "name": "A beautiful cow eating",
        "width": 256,
        "height": 144,
        "mediaType": "video/mp4",
        "digestMultibase": "zQmSzK5qEe5tpjwGMhmjx9RvVoPkWhEmCwxP2s7wPMpKMoK",
        "size": 54373,
        "duration": "PT3S"
      }
    ],
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}
hollo
{
  "id": "01941c27-9640-758e-9b9a-f05566bbc8cb",
  "created_at": "2024-12-31T09:59:04.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/QtnhYM9CzNw",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/QtnhYM9CzNw",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "content": "Recommended Video Attachment",
  "reblog": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "quote": null,
  "application": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "01941c27-256b-75f5-8ba6-524abf1cf4d8",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2024-12-31T09:58:35.062Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 0,
    "moved": null,
    "last_status_at": null,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [
    {
      "id": "01941c27-9b08-7635-91f8-f280d3f9423e",
      "type": "video",
      "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_eating.mp4",
      "preview_url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_eating.mp4",
      "remote_url": null,
      "text_url": null,
      "meta": {
        "original": {
          "width": 256,
          "height": 144,
          "size": "256x144",
          "aspect": 1.7777777777777777
        },
        "small": {
          "width": 256,
          "height": 144,
          "size": "256x144",
          "aspect": 1.7777777777777777
        },
        "focus": {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 0
        }
      },
      "description": null,
      "blurhash": null
    }
  ],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "card": null,
  "emojis": [],
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "poll": null,
  "filtered": null
}

Example 3

activity
{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/EkzgRfSX_gg",
  "published": "2024-12-31T09:59:06Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/apfVQ-JHvcY",
    "published": "2024-12-31T09:59:06Z",
    "@context": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/credentials/v2",
      {
        "size": "https://joinpeertube.org/ns#size"
      }
    ],
    "content": "Recommended Audio Format",
    "attachment": [
      {
        "type": "Audio",
        "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_moo.mp3",
        "name": "A cow mooing",
        "mediaType": "audio/mpeg",
        "digestMultibase": "zQmSXTyLCPqoiGoUUwKRMKgFdddaAUkvQNr29nhB6tahb9Z",
        "size": 67709,
        "duration": "PT2.1S"
      }
    ],
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}
hollo
{
  "id": "01941c27-9e10-71ed-b51b-7431d7d5d8d0",
  "created_at": "2024-12-31T09:59:06.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/apfVQ-JHvcY",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/apfVQ-JHvcY",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "content": "Recommended Audio Format",
  "reblog": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "quote": null,
  "application": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "01941c27-256b-75f5-8ba6-524abf1cf4d8",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2024-12-31T09:58:35.062Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 0,
    "moved": null,
    "last_status_at": null,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [
    {
      "id": "01941c27-a07f-7aef-bfdd-17324c3de237",
      "type": "audio",
      "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_moo.mp3",
      "preview_url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_moo.mp3",
      "remote_url": null,
      "text_url": null,
      "meta": {
        "original": {
          "width": 512,
          "height": 512,
          "size": "512x512",
          "aspect": 1
        },
        "small": {
          "width": 512,
          "height": 512,
          "size": "512x512",
          "aspect": 1
        },
        "focus": {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 0
        }
      },
      "description": null,
      "blurhash": null
    }
  ],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "card": null,
  "emojis": [],
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "poll": null,
  "filtered": null
}

Example 4

activity
{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/qPyScWIgsFA",
  "published": "2024-12-31T09:59:07Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/9ohMRv_Lxfs",
    "published": "2024-12-31T09:59:07Z",
    "@context": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/credentials/v2",
      {
        "size": "https://joinpeertube.org/ns#size"
      }
    ],
    "content": "Multiple formats for video",
    "attachment": [
      {
        "type": "Video",
        "name": "A beautiful cow eating",
        "url": [
          {
            "type": "Link",
            "size": 54373,
            "digest": "zQmSzK5qEe5tpjwGMhmjx9RvVoPkWhEmCwxP2s7wPMpKMoK",
            "width": 256,
            "height": 144,
            "href": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_eating.mp4",
            "mediaType": "video/mp4"
          },
          {
            "type": "Link",
            "size": 2271723,
            "digest": "zQme2X4rgWuRdmAtGGMSEbdoeRQ2NAL2VptcdRGTYDZbSKG",
            "width": 1920,
            "height": 1080,
            "href": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_eating_hd.mp4",
            "mediaType": "video/mp4"
          }
        ],
        "duration": "PT3S"
      }
    ],
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}
hollo
{
  "id": "01941c27-a1f8-7054-a04c-07a9d436433e",
  "created_at": "2024-12-31T09:59:07.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/9ohMRv_Lxfs",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/9ohMRv_Lxfs",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "content": "Multiple formats for video",
  "reblog": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "quote": null,
  "application": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "01941c27-256b-75f5-8ba6-524abf1cf4d8",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2024-12-31T09:58:35.062Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 0,
    "moved": null,
    "last_status_at": null,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [
    {
      "id": "01941c27-a35d-720d-aada-5019bf7da13e",
      "type": "video",
      "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_eating.mp4",
      "preview_url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_eating.mp4",
      "remote_url": null,
      "text_url": null,
      "meta": {
        "original": {
          "width": 512,
          "height": 512,
          "size": "512x512",
          "aspect": 1
        },
        "small": {
          "width": 512,
          "height": 512,
          "size": "512x512",
          "aspect": 1
        },
        "focus": {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 0
        }
      },
      "description": null,
      "blurhash": null
    }
  ],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "card": null,
  "emojis": [],
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "poll": null,
  "filtered": null
}