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<h2><span class="refentrytitle"><a name="gstreamer-plugins-input-selector.top_of_page"></a>input-selector</span></h2>
<p>input-selector</p>
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<a name="gstreamer-plugins-input-selector.properties"></a><h2>Properties</h2>
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<a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstPad.html"><span class="type">GstPad</span></a> *</td>
<td class="property_name"><a class="link" href="gstreamer-plugins-input-selector.html#GstInputSelector--active-pad" title="The “active-pad” property">active-pad</a></td>
<td class="property_flags">Read / Write</td>
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<td class="property_type"><a href="https://developer.gnome.org/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="type">gboolean</span></a></td>
<td class="property_name"><a class="link" href="gstreamer-plugins-input-selector.html#GstInputSelector--cache-buffers" title="The “cache-buffers” property">cache-buffers</a></td>
<td class="property_flags">Read / Write</td>
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<td class="property_type"><a href="https://developer.gnome.org/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#guint"><span class="type">guint</span></a></td>
<td class="property_name"><a class="link" href="gstreamer-plugins-input-selector.html#GstInputSelector--n-pads" title="The “n-pads” property">n-pads</a></td>
<td class="property_flags">Read</td>
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<td class="property_type"><a class="link" href="gstreamer-plugins-input-selector.html#GstInputSelectorSyncMode" title="enum GstInputSelectorSyncMode"><span class="type">GstInputSelectorSyncMode</span></a></td>
<td class="property_name"><a class="link" href="gstreamer-plugins-input-selector.html#GstInputSelector--sync-mode" title="The “sync-mode” property">sync-mode</a></td>
<td class="property_flags">Read / Write</td>
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<td class="property_type"><a href="https://developer.gnome.org/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="type">gboolean</span></a></td>
<td class="property_name"><a class="link" href="gstreamer-plugins-input-selector.html#GstInputSelector--sync-streams" title="The “sync-streams” property">sync-streams</a></td>
<td class="property_flags">Read / Write</td>
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<a name="gstreamer-plugins-input-selector.other"></a><h2>Types and Values</h2>
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<td class="function_name"><a class="link" href="gstreamer-plugins-input-selector.html#GstInputSelector-struct" title="struct GstInputSelector">GstInputSelector</a></td>
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<td class="datatype_keyword">enum</td>
<td class="function_name"><a class="link" href="gstreamer-plugins-input-selector.html#GstInputSelectorSyncMode" title="enum GstInputSelectorSyncMode">GstInputSelectorSyncMode</a></td>
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<a name="gstreamer-plugins-input-selector.object-hierarchy"></a><h2>Object Hierarchy</h2>
<pre class="screen"> <a href="https://developer.gnome.org/gobject/unstable/gobject-The-Base-Object-Type.html#GObject">GObject</a>
<span class="lineart">╰──</span> <a href="https://developer.gnome.org/gobject/unstable/gobject-The-Base-Object-Type.html#GInitiallyUnowned">GInitiallyUnowned</a>
<span class="lineart">╰──</span> <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstObject.html">GstObject</a>
<span class="lineart">╰──</span> <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstElement.html">GstElement</a>
<span class="lineart">╰──</span> GstInputSelector
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<a name="gstreamer-plugins-input-selector.description"></a><h2>Description</h2>
<p>Direct one out of N input streams to the output pad.</p>
<p>The input pads are from a GstPad subclass and have additional
properties, which users may find useful, namely:</p>
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"running-time": Running time of stream on pad (<a href="https://developer.gnome.org/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gint64"><span class="type">gint64</span></a>)
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"tags": The currently active tags on the pad (<a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstTagList.html"><span class="type">GstTagList</span></a>, boxed type)
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"active": If the pad is currently active (<a href="https://developer.gnome.org/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="type">gboolean</span></a>)
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"always-ok" : Make an inactive pads return <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstPad.html#GST-FLOW-OK:CAPS"><span class="type">GST_FLOW_OK</span></a> instead of
<a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstPad.html#GST-FLOW-NOT-LINKED:CAPS"><span class="type">GST_FLOW_NOT_LINKED</span></a>
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<h2>Synopsis</h2>
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<a name="id-1.2.13.7.5.1"></a><h3>Element Information</h3>
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<td><p><span class="term">plugin</span></p></td>
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<a class="link" href="gstreamer-plugins-plugin-coreelements.html#plugin-coreelements">coreelements</a>
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<td><p><span class="term">author</span></p></td>
<td>Julien Moutte &lt;julien@moutte.net&gt;, Jan Schmidt &lt;thaytan@mad.scientist.com&gt;, Wim Taymans &lt;wim.taymans@gmail.com&gt;</td>
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<td><p><span class="term">class</span></p></td>
<td>Generic</td>
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<a name="id-1.2.13.7.5.2"></a><h3>Element Pads</h3>
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<td><p><span class="term">name</span></p></td>
<td>sink_%u</td>
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<td><p><span class="term">direction</span></p></td>
<td>sink</td>
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<td><p><span class="term">presence</span></p></td>
<td>request</td>
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<td><p><span class="term">details</span></p></td>
<td>ANY</td>
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<td>src</td>
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<td><p><span class="term">direction</span></p></td>
<td>source</td>
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<td><p><span class="term">presence</span></p></td>
<td>always</td>
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<td><p><span class="term">details</span></p></td>
<td>ANY</td>
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<a name="gstreamer-plugins-input-selector.functions_details"></a><h2>Functions</h2>
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<a name="gstreamer-plugins-input-selector.other_details"></a><h2>Types and Values</h2>
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<a name="GstInputSelector-struct"></a><h3>struct GstInputSelector</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">struct GstInputSelector;</pre>
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<a name="GstInputSelectorSyncMode"></a><h3>enum GstInputSelectorSyncMode</h3>
<p>The different ways that input-selector can behave when in sync-streams mode.</p>
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<a name="id-1.2.13.9.3.4"></a><h4>Members</h4>
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<td class="enum_member_name"><p><a name="GST-INPUT-SELECTOR-SYNC-MODE-ACTIVE-SEGMENT:CAPS"></a>GST_INPUT_SELECTOR_SYNC_MODE_ACTIVE_SEGMENT</p></td>
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<p>Sync using the current active segment.</p>
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<td class="enum_member_annotations"> </td>
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<td class="enum_member_name"><p><a name="GST-INPUT-SELECTOR-SYNC-MODE-CLOCK:CAPS"></a>GST_INPUT_SELECTOR_SYNC_MODE_CLOCK</p></td>
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<p>Sync using the clock.</p>
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<td class="enum_member_annotations"> </td>
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<a name="gstreamer-plugins-input-selector.property-details"></a><h2>Property Details</h2>
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<a name="GstInputSelector--active-pad"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">“active-pad”</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> “active-pad” <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstPad.html"><span class="type">GstPad</span></a> *</pre>
<p>The currently active sink pad.</p>
<p>Flags: Read / Write</p>
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<a name="GstInputSelector--cache-buffers"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">“cache-buffers”</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> “cache-buffers” <a href="https://developer.gnome.org/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="type">gboolean</span></a></pre>
<p>If set to <a href="https://developer.gnome.org/glib/unstable/glib-Standard-Macros.html#TRUE:CAPS"><code class="literal">TRUE</code></a> and GstInputSelector:sync-streams is also set to <a href="https://developer.gnome.org/glib/unstable/glib-Standard-Macros.html#TRUE:CAPS"><code class="literal">TRUE</code></a>,
the active pad will cache the buffers still considered valid (after current
running time, see sync-mode) to avoid missing frames if/when the pad is
reactivated.</p>
<p>The active pad may push more buffers than what is currently displayed/consumed
and when changing pads those buffers will be discarded and the only way to
reactivate that pad without loosing the already consumed buffers is to enable cache.</p>
<p>Flags: Read / Write</p>
<p>Default value: FALSE</p>
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<a name="GstInputSelector--n-pads"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">“n-pads”</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> “n-pads” <a href="https://developer.gnome.org/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#guint"><span class="type">guint</span></a></pre>
<p>The number of sink pads.</p>
<p>Flags: Read</p>
<p>Default value: 0</p>
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<a name="GstInputSelector--sync-mode"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">“sync-mode”</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> “sync-mode” <a class="link" href="gstreamer-plugins-input-selector.html#GstInputSelectorSyncMode" title="enum GstInputSelectorSyncMode"><span class="type">GstInputSelectorSyncMode</span></a></pre>
<p>Select how input-selector will sync buffers when in sync-streams mode.</p>
<p>Note that when using the "active-segment" mode, the "active-segment" may
be ahead of current clock time when switching the active pad, as the current
active pad may have pushed more buffers than what was displayed/consumed,
which may cause delays and some missing buffers.</p>
<p>Flags: Read / Write</p>
<p>Default value: Sync using the current active segment</p>
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<a name="GstInputSelector--sync-streams"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">“sync-streams”</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> “sync-streams” <a href="https://developer.gnome.org/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="type">gboolean</span></a></pre>
<p>If set to <a href="https://developer.gnome.org/glib/unstable/glib-Standard-Macros.html#TRUE:CAPS"><code class="literal">TRUE</code></a> all inactive streams will be synced to the
running time of the active stream or to the current clock.</p>
<p>To make sure no buffers are dropped by input-selector
that might be needed when switching the active pad,
sync-mode should be set to "clock" and cache-buffers to TRUE.</p>
<p>Flags: Read / Write</p>
<p>Default value: TRUE</p>
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<a name="gstreamer-plugins-input-selector.see-also"></a><h2>See Also</h2>
<p><a class="link" href="gstreamer-plugins-output-selector.html#GstOutputSelector"><span class="type">GstOutputSelector</span></a></p>
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