WebM should be used by default for superior quality and widespread acceptance
Farsight2 doesn't pick codecs. The preferences are set by the application by calling fs_session_set_codec_preferences(). That said, as soon as there is a more or less standardised RTP payloading for VP8. I do plan to advertise it as the best format to use.
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