- (major, minor, micro) = GStreamer->version. Returns the version information of the GStreamer library GStreamer is currently running against.
- GStreamer core provides a framework for plugins, data flow, and media type handling. It also provides an API to write applications using the various plugins.
- One of the main reasons for using GStreamer is the lack of latency. The OpenCV video capture module uses large video buffers, holding the frames.
- Given GStreamer's roots in the Linux/GTK world, Windows has seemed at times like a second-class citizen when it came to hacking GStreamer code.
- gstreamer allows you to stream video with very low latency – a problem with VLC currently. ... Setting Up The Raspberry Pi To Use gstreamer.
- Developers can add new codecs and filters by writing a simple plugin with a clean, generic interface. GStreamer is released under the LGPL.
- GStreamer's WebRTC implementation eliminates some of the shortcomings of using WebRTC in native apps, server applications, and IoT devices.
- There are multiple versions of gstreamer (mainly 0.1 and 1.0) and they're being used in parallel (they should be treated as separate) (Source).
- CNXSoft: This is a guest post by Promwad that explains the basic steps to develop a video conferencing app with Gstreamer on TV boxes running Linux.
- This topic is a user guide for the GStreamer version 1.0 and 1.14 based accelerated solution included in NVIDIA® Jetson™ Linux Driver Package (L4T).