I’ve tried posting an h264 mp4 file from a webserver i own, and I noticed that most clients fail to load or outright crash when trying to open the post. Some give an “invalid MIME type” error even though “video/mp4” is a valid one. Posting the link as a hyperlink works, but then you don’t get a preview. So what’s the best way to share video on lemmy? Is it youtube/imgur or am I doing something wrong?
Personally deliver a vhs tape to each commenter.
Probably not encrypted, deprecated process
Ask each commenter to send you an unlocked box. Put the tape in the box, lock it, and return it to the commenter.
The best way to share a video is with an accompanying text synopsis.
I also did just what you did but with a hyperlink as well for compatibility. If it outright causes some client to crash, that’s a bug in that client.
I’ve noticed the web clients throw errors, but the thunder app used to crash when loading my post (and for that reason, I switched the preview to a gif)