# VP8 codec registration ## Description The VP8 video codec, specified in [RFC 6386](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6386). ## Codec ID ```ts 'vp8' ``` ## `EncodedPacket` data The packet's data must be a frame as described in Section 4 and Annex A of [RFC 6386](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6386). ## `EncodedPacket` type If the packet's type is `'key'`, then the packet is expected to contain a frame where `key_frame` is `true`, as defined in Section 19.1 of [RFC 6386](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6386). ## `VideoDecoderConfig` codec string ```ts 'vp8' ``` ## `VideoDecoderConfig` description `description` is not used for this codec.