PaulaToThePeople 😷<p>I want open file formats with alt-text metadata that are compatible with most Fediverse software:<br>Upload an image or video to Mastodon, Pixelfed or whatever, that has alt-text metadata and it will automatically display the alt-text in the Fediverse.<br>Download the file and it will keep the alt-text.</p><p>Bonus: A metadata field for Fediverse creator. So people can download and repost media files and they will display the original creator just like Mastodon can do with link previews.</p><p>EDIT: In the replies we've gathered so far:<br>* There is an existing issue for Mastodon: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/14903" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i</span><span class="invisible">ssues/14903</span></a> (I don't open Microsoft GitHub™, so I didn't read it)<br>* PNG and probably many other file formats already have appropriate metadata tags that could be used.<br>* Fedi devs have to agree on one way to implement this -> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FEP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FEP</span></a> <br>* While uploading a file you should be able to edit or replace the metadata alt text with your own alt text and then be able to choose whether you want to replace the file's metadata or not (So your post can display the alt text that is specifically relevant to your post, while the file can be downloaded with a more general alt text).</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FeatureRequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FeatureRequest</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FediverseMeta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediverseMeta</span></a></p>