How do I view gstreamer debug output?

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vivek.m picture vivek.m · Jul 21, 2010 · Viewed 43.7k times · Source

How to view the output of functions like GST_CAT_INFO, GST_DEBUG etc? Do I need to compile gstreamer myself with debug level set or it can be done at application level?

Answer

elmarco picture elmarco · Jul 21, 2010

Debugging messages can be printed in stderr by using the GST_DEBUG environment variable (if gstreamer has been compiled with --enable-gst-debug, which is default).

For example: GST_DEBUG=audiotestsrc:5 gst-launch audiotestsrc ! fakesink will log everything (5) from the audiotestsrc element.

You can change your program debugging output at runtime using setenv("GST_DEBUG","cat:level...", 1)

Sometime reading GStreamer debugging can be tedious. You can give gst-debug-viewer a try.

You can read the Documentation for other details.

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