diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/EditPostViewModel.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/EditPostViewModel.kt
index 9f0c7d45f..cc22361e9 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/EditPostViewModel.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/EditPostViewModel.kt
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.User
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.FileHeader
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.Nip96Uploader
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.NostrSearchEventOrUserDataSource
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.components.CompressorQuality
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.components.MediaCompressor
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.AccountViewModel
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.stringRes
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ open class EditPostViewModel : ViewModel() {
                         isUploadingImage = false
                         onError(stringRes(context, R.string.failed_to_upload_media_no_details), stringRes(context, it))
                     },
+                    mediaQaulity = CompressorQuality.LOW,
                 )
         }
     }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewMediaModel.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewMediaModel.kt
index 818463a26..7ba759259 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewMediaModel.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewMediaModel.kt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.Account
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.FileHeader
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.Nip96MediaServers
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.Nip96Uploader
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.components.CompressorQuality
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.components.MediaCompressor
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.stringRes
 import com.vitorpamplona.ammolite.relays.RelaySetupInfo
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ open class NewMediaModel : ViewModel() {
                         uploadingDescription.value = null
                         onError(stringRes(context, R.string.error_when_compressing_media, it))
                     },
+                    mediaQaulity = CompressorQuality.LOW,
                 )
         }
     }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostViewModel.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostViewModel.kt
index 638e0a78b..de2ac52ca 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostViewModel.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostViewModel.kt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.FileHeader
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.LocationUtil
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.Nip96Uploader
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.NostrSearchEventOrUserDataSource
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.components.CompressorQuality
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.components.MediaCompressor
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.components.Split
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.AccountViewModel
@@ -909,6 +910,7 @@ open class NewPostViewModel : ViewModel() {
                         isUploadingImage = false
                         onError(stringRes(context, R.string.failed_to_upload_media_no_details), stringRes(context, it))
                     },
+                    mediaQaulity = CompressorQuality.LOW,
                 )
         }
     }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewUserMetadataViewModel.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewUserMetadataViewModel.kt
index af776e756..fe1444834 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewUserMetadataViewModel.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewUserMetadataViewModel.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.R
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.Account
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.Nip96Uploader
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.components.CompressorQuality
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.components.MediaCompressor
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.stringRes
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.events.GitHubIdentity
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ class NewUserMetadataViewModel : ViewModel() {
 
                     onError(stringRes(context, R.string.error_when_compressing_media), stringRes(context, it))
                 },
+                mediaQaulity = CompressorQuality.MEDIUM,
             )
     }
 }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/components/MediaCompressor.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/components/MediaCompressor.kt
index 526fd4730..6bd0e6ee5 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/components/MediaCompressor.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/components/MediaCompressor.kt
@@ -46,10 +46,20 @@ class MediaCompressor {
         applicationContext: Context,
         onReady: (Uri, String?, Long?) -> Unit,
         onError: (Int) -> Unit,
+        mediaQaulity: CompressorQuality?,
     ) {
         checkNotInMainThread()
 
         if (contentType?.startsWith("video", true) == true) {
+            val videoQuality =
+                when (mediaQaulity) {
+                    CompressorQuality.VERY_LOW -> VideoQuality.VERY_LOW
+                    CompressorQuality.LOW -> VideoQuality.LOW
+                    CompressorQuality.MEDIUM -> VideoQuality.MEDIUM
+                    CompressorQuality.HIGH -> VideoQuality.HIGH
+                    CompressorQuality.VERY_HIGH -> VideoQuality.VERY_HIGH
+                    else -> VideoQuality.MEDIUM
+                }
             VideoCompressor.start(
                 // => This is required
                 context = applicationContext,
@@ -65,7 +75,7 @@ class MediaCompressor {
                 appSpecificStorageConfiguration = AppSpecificStorageConfiguration(),
                 configureWith =
                     Configuration(
-                        quality = VideoQuality.MEDIUM,
+                        quality = videoQuality,
                         // => required name
                         videoNames = listOf(UUID.randomUUID().toString()),
                     ),
@@ -110,10 +120,19 @@ class MediaCompressor {
             !contentType.contains("gif") &&
             !contentType.contains("svg")
         ) {
+            val imageQuality =
+                when (mediaQaulity) {
+                    CompressorQuality.VERY_LOW -> 40
+                    CompressorQuality.LOW -> 50
+                    CompressorQuality.MEDIUM -> 60
+                    CompressorQuality.HIGH -> 80
+                    CompressorQuality.VERY_HIGH -> 90
+                    else -> 60
+                }
             try {
                 val compressedImageFile =
                     Compressor.compress(applicationContext, from(uri, contentType, applicationContext)) {
-                        default(width = 640, format = Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG)
+                        default(width = 640, format = Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, quality = imageQuality)
                     }
                 onReady(compressedImageFile.toUri(), contentType, compressedImageFile.length())
             } catch (e: Exception) {
@@ -163,3 +182,11 @@ class MediaCompressor {
         return arrayOf(name, extension)
     }
 }
+
+enum class CompressorQuality {
+    VERY_LOW,
+    LOW,
+    MEDIUM,
+    HIGH,
+    VERY_HIGH,
+}