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Decribe support for SVG and Lottie formats in image events

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Description

**Suggestion**
In most of current Matrix clients we can send as image only jpg, gif and webp file formats. But in the Spec [it's not described ](https://spec.matrix.org/v1.2/client-server-api/#mimage)the list of suitable formats for `m.image` events.
So now we are missing support for SVG and [Lottie](https://lottiefiles.com/) formats in Matrix clients.

This issue is vote to describe list of common image formats, that should be supported in clients, and include `SVG` and `Lottie` formats to the list of supported.

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Research direction

Start at the Matrix Client-Server API's `m.image` section linked in the issue and review how media formats are currently described. Confirm the intended wording and scope for SVG and Lottie, then update the specification so the supported common formats are explicitly documented.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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