Introduction to the WebCodec API - Real Time Video Encoding and Display

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A tutorial introducing the WebCodec API, demonstrating how to capture video from a user's camera, encode it in real time using VP8 encoding, and display both the raw video feed and the encoded frames on the screen.

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