Month: November 2022

GStreamer C++ Tutorial
GStreamer C++ Tutorial

In the previous article, we’ve learned what GStreamer is and its most common use cases. Now, it’s time to start coding in C++. This tutorial does not replace but rather complements the official GStreamer tutorials. Here we focus on using appsrc and appsink for custom video (or audio) processing in the C++ code. In such situations, GStreamer is used mainly for encoding and decoding of various audio and video formats.

GStreamer for Computer Vision and Audio Processing
GStreamer for Computer Vision and Audio Processing

You might have heard of something called “GStreamer”. I know what you think. This is some old and boring geek-and-nerd stuff from Linux, right? But what is it? What is the use of GStreamer? If we want computer vision or audio (speech, music) processing, can GStreamer help us? In this article, I’ll try to answer these questions. This article is beginner-level and assumes no or little previous experience with GStreamer.