diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
index 72877e37c..edd4da899 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
@@ -1962,6 +1962,7 @@ class Account(
         if (isImage) {
             PictureEvent.create(
                 url = url,
+                msg = alt,
                 mimeType = headerInfo.mimeType,
                 hash = headerInfo.hash,
                 size = headerInfo.size.toLong(),
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/components/VideoView.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/components/VideoView.kt
index fc6efef08..8d576829d 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/components/VideoView.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/components/VideoView.kt
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ fun VideoView(
     onControllerVisibilityChanged: ((Boolean) -> Unit)? = null,
     accountViewModel: AccountViewModel,
     alwaysShowVideo: Boolean = false,
+    showControls: Boolean = true,
 ) {
     val defaultToStart by remember(videoUri) { mutableStateOf(DEFAULT_MUTED_SETTING.value) }
 
@@ -337,6 +338,7 @@ fun VideoView(
                     onControllerVisibilityChanged = onControllerVisibilityChanged,
                     onDialog = onDialog,
                     accountViewModel = accountViewModel,
+                    showControls = showControls,
                 )
             }
         }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/components/ZoomableContentView.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/components/ZoomableContentView.kt
index 45afda9c5..8394b3199 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/components/ZoomableContentView.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/components/ZoomableContentView.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import androidx.compose.animation.fadeOut
 import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.aspectRatio
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
 import androidx.compose.foundation.text.InlineTextContent
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ fun GalleryContentView(
             }
         is MediaUrlVideo ->
             SensitivityWarning(content.contentWarning != null, accountViewModel) {
-                Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
+                Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
                     VideoView(
                         videoUri = content.url,
                         mimeType = content.mimeType,
@@ -230,11 +231,13 @@ fun GalleryContentView(
                         artworkUri = content.artworkUri,
                         borderModifier = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.videoGalleryModifier,
                         authorName = content.authorName,
-                        dimensions = content.dim,
+                        dimensions = Dimension(1, 1), // fit video in 1:1 ratio
                         blurhash = content.blurhash,
                         isFiniteHeight = isFiniteHeight,
                         nostrUriCallback = content.uri,
                         accountViewModel = accountViewModel,
+                        alwaysShowVideo = true,
+                        showControls = false,
                     )
                 }
             }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/dal/UserProfileGalleryFeedFilter.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/dal/UserProfileGalleryFeedFilter.kt
index 34693e20f..9d1cc1e5e 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/dal/UserProfileGalleryFeedFilter.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/dal/UserProfileGalleryFeedFilter.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.Note
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.User
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.events.MuteListEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.events.PeopleListEvent
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.events.PictureEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.events.ProfileGalleryEntryEvent
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.events.VideoEvent
 
 class UserProfileGalleryFeedFilter(
     val user: User,
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ class UserProfileGalleryFeedFilter(
     ): Boolean {
         val noteEvent = it.event
         return (
-            (it.event?.pubKey() == user.pubkeyHex && noteEvent is ProfileGalleryEntryEvent) && noteEvent.hasUrl() && noteEvent.hasFromEvent() // && noteEvent.isOneOf(SUPPORTED_VIDEO_FEED_MIME_TYPES_SET))
+            (it.event?.pubKey() == user.pubkeyHex && (noteEvent is PictureEvent || noteEvent is VideoEvent || (noteEvent is ProfileGalleryEntryEvent) && noteEvent.hasUrl() && noteEvent.hasFromEvent())) // && noteEvent.isOneOf(SUPPORTED_VIDEO_FEED_MIME_TYPES_SET))
         ) &&
             params.match(noteEvent) &&
             account.isAcceptable(it)
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/profile/ProfileGallery.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/profile/ProfileGallery.kt
index 887a8d186..467bf96da 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/profile/ProfileGallery.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/profile/ProfileGallery.kt
@@ -77,7 +77,10 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.DividerThickness
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.FeedPadding
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.HalfPadding
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.QuoteBorder
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.events.Dimension
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.events.PictureEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.events.ProfileGalleryEntryEvent
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.events.VideoEvent
 
 @Composable
 fun RenderGalleryFeed(
@@ -171,11 +174,22 @@ fun GalleryCardCompose(
             nav = nav,
         ) { canPreview ->
 
-            val galleryEvent = (baseNote.event as? ProfileGalleryEntryEvent) ?: return@CheckHiddenFeedWatchBlockAndReport
+            var galleryEvent = baseNote.event
+            var url = ""
+            var sourceEvent = galleryEvent?.id()
 
-            galleryEvent.url()?.let { image ->
-                val sourceEvent = galleryEvent.fromEvent()
+            if (baseNote.event is ProfileGalleryEntryEvent) {
+                url = (baseNote.event as ProfileGalleryEntryEvent).url().toString()
+                sourceEvent = (baseNote.event as? ProfileGalleryEntryEvent)?.fromEvent()
+            } else if (baseNote.event is PictureEvent) {
+                url = (baseNote.event as PictureEvent).imetaTags()[0].url
+                sourceEvent = (baseNote.event as PictureEvent).id()
+            } else if (baseNote.event is VideoEvent) {
+                url = (baseNote.event as VideoEvent).url().toString()
+                sourceEvent = (baseNote.event as VideoEvent).id()
+            }
 
+            url.let { image ->
                 if (sourceEvent != null) {
                     LoadNote(baseNoteHex = sourceEvent, accountViewModel = accountViewModel) { sourceNote ->
                         if (sourceNote != null) {
@@ -338,7 +352,31 @@ fun InnerRenderGalleryThumb(
     note: Note,
     accountViewModel: AccountViewModel,
 ) {
-    val noteEvent = note.event as? ProfileGalleryEntryEvent ?: return
+    var noteEvent = note.event
+    var blurHash = ""
+    var description = ""
+    var dimensions: Dimension? = null
+    var mimeType = ""
+    if (note.event is ProfileGalleryEntryEvent) {
+        noteEvent = (note.event as ProfileGalleryEntryEvent)
+        blurHash = noteEvent.blurhash().toString()
+        description = noteEvent.content
+        // var hash = (note.event as ProfileGalleryEntryEvent).hash()
+        dimensions = noteEvent.dimensions()
+        mimeType = noteEvent.mimeType().toString()
+    } else if (note.event is PictureEvent) {
+        noteEvent = (note.event as PictureEvent)
+        blurHash = noteEvent.blurhash().toString()
+        description = noteEvent.content
+        dimensions = noteEvent.dimensions()
+        mimeType = noteEvent.mimeType().toString()
+    } else if (note.event is VideoEvent) {
+        noteEvent = (note.event as VideoEvent)
+        blurHash = noteEvent.blurhash().toString()
+        description = noteEvent.content
+        dimensions = noteEvent.dimensions()
+        mimeType = noteEvent.mimeType().toString()
+    }
 
     Box(
         Modifier
@@ -347,11 +385,6 @@ fun InnerRenderGalleryThumb(
         contentAlignment = BottomStart,
     ) {
         card.image?.let {
-            val blurHash = noteEvent.blurhash()
-            val description = noteEvent.content
-            // var hash = (note.event as ProfileGalleryEntryEvent).hash()
-            val dimensions = noteEvent.dimensions()
-            val mimeType = noteEvent.mimeType()
             var content: BaseMediaContent? = null
 
             if (isVideoUrl(it)) {
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index f3c8d1614..938353738 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
     <string name="quick_action_unfollow">Unfollow</string>
     <string name="quick_action_follow">Follow</string>
     <string name="quick_action_request_deletion_gallery_title">Delete from Gallery</string>
-    <string name="quick_action_request_deletion_gallery_alert_body">Remove this media from your Gallery, you can readd it later</string>
+    <string name="quick_action_request_deletion_gallery_alert_body">Remove this media from your Gallery.</string>
     <string name="quick_action_request_deletion_alert_title">Request Deletion</string>
     <string name="quick_action_request_deletion_alert_body">Amethyst will request that your note be deleted from the relays you are currently connected to. There is no guarantee that your note will be permanently deleted from those relays, or from other relays where it may be stored.</string>
     <string name="quick_action_block_dialog_btn">Block</string>