Short-form video might in fact be the next frontier for federated media. The dev behind a popular photo-sharing platform is diving in headfirst.

The Fediverse might be getting their own mashups of Tiktok, YouTube, and Vine sooner than anyone thought, thanks to the work of one prolific dev spearheading an effort. The best part? He’s helping other projects in the space, too.

  • liquidparasyte@pawb.socialEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Well this is Interesting.

    Video storage and bandwidth is probably my most pressing concern, but that’s the same as with peertube, no?

    Speaking of which, are they going to consult with PeerTube for cross compatibility?

    • bobbytables@feddit.deEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Evidently, [loops and goldfish] are intended to be compatible with one another, as well as other video platforms in the Fediverse, such as PeerTube or Vidzy.

      From the article. So yes, they should be cross compatible at some point.

  • Etterra@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Short form and vertical format both suck, so meh. I’d rather they did proper video hosting to compete with regular Youtube, though that would cost way more to pull off so I’m not holding my breath.

      • small44@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 months ago

        With the cost of hosting videos and almost all instances not accepting registration. Peertube has zero chance to replace youtube. The best it could be is complementary to youtube

        • Omniraptor@lemm.eeEnglish
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          8 months ago

          Peertube actually uses some pretty nifty p2p tech (not quite BitTorrent iirc but same principle) to mitigate load from popularity spikes.

          • small44@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            8 months ago

            What about how hard it is to have an account on any instance. Pwople can’t even comment on video without an account

            • Iapar@feddit.deEnglish
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              8 months ago

              Can’t even? Where is it possible to comment without an account?

              But not being able to create an account easily is a good point that speaks against the concept.

              But I would guess there are instance still open for registration.