Function

GstPbutils-1.0 ▶ GstPbutils ▶ pb_utils_get_codec_description

  • Returns a localised (as far as this is possible) string describing the media format specified in caps, for use in error dialogs or other messages to be seen by the user. Should never return NULL unless caps is invalid.

    Also see the convenience function gst_pb_utils_add_codec_description_to_tag_list().

    Parameters

    • caps: Gst.Caps

      the (fixed) Gst.Caps for which an format description is needed

    Returns string

    a newly-allocated description string, or NULL on error. Free string with g_free() when not needed any longer.