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Specify interoperability profiles for media msgtypes like m.audio, m.video and m.image (SPEC-169)

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Description

Currently it's unspecified which mimetypes and characteristics should actually supported by the m.audio/m.video/m.image msgtypes. This is a major interoperability shortcoming - I need to know which formats my client should be able to accept & render. E.g. do we speak MP3 or AAC for audio?

(Imported from https://matrix.org/jira/browse/SPEC-169)

(Reported by @ara4n)

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Research direction

Review the existing specification entries for the m.audio, m.video, and m.image message types, along with the imported SPEC-169 context. The work is done when the specification clearly defines the supported MIME types and characteristics needed for clients to interoperate.

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Assessment

Domain
api, documentation
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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