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[–] clot27@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] felsiq@piefed.zip 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Some homeservers convert uploaded images automatically to save space iirc

Could be a Lemmy.Zip thing, then. Would be nice if the people who run instances would also consider how their personal hosting choices effect sharing across the wider internet. I get us tech nerds have our respective preferences for obscure formats for various reasons, but we really should be playing somewhat nicely with other environments if we want to attract users.

[–] Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

When I try to use the built-in share feature, it’s sharing it as a .avif file. Wonder if it’s specific to the app I’m using (Voyager). Something I’ve only noticed happening recently.

Either way, good content at least!

[–] clot27@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It shows avif in browser too

Wonder why that happened tho? Is it my instance or voyager (posted using it)? Because the image locally was jpg

[–] Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Tested uploading an image reply in browser and Voyager, and they both seem to upload in webp. Perhaps a lemmy.zip instance thing?

[–] clot27@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

Oh yes its .zip, I confirmed from the instance admin. Apparently they do it to keep storage cost as low as possible

[–] 0x0@infosec.pub 1 points 1 week ago

Works just fine in voyager for me