Pipeline visualization tool

[Thijs Gulmans]

Keith,

It seems I haven't made my point clear. I already found the tool you mention, along with its instructions. But the diagrams it creates of my pipeline are too large and too detailed to fit in my thesis, where I wish to use diagrams like [1] and [2] as simple visualizations.

As I am quite a layman when it comes down to visualization tools, I don't know whether those diagrams (like in [1] and [2]) are created with some gstreamer specific tool or with some generic tool. Because I have 0 experience with visual modelling/designing I was hoping somebody here might know which tool could be best for me. But now I think of it, I might probably be better off asking that question on another forum/mailing list.

Still, if somebody has any tips where I might look, please answer.

Regards,
Thijs

From: gstreamer-devel [mailto:gstreamer-devel-bounces at lists.freedesktop.org] On Behalf Of Thornton, Keith
Sent: donderdag 26 november 2015 12:36
To: Discussion of the development of and with GStreamer
Subject: AW: Pipeline visualization tool

The third image is created by calling GST_DEBUG_BIN_TO_DOT_FILE after having created the pipeline. The .dot file is then analysed using the Graphvis tool dot.exe to create a .png image if you google the DEBUG_BIN_TO_DOT_FILE you will get exact instructions. It requires that you build your pipeline by coding it.

Von: gstreamer-devel [mailto:gstreamer-devel-bounces at lists.freedesktop.org] Im Auftrag von Thijs Gulmans
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 26. November 2015 11:53
An: gstreamer-devel at lists.freedesktop.org<mailto:gstreamer-devel at lists.freedesktop.org>
Betreff: Pipeline visualization tool

Hi,

I've been trying to find the tool as used on the gstreamer docs, to visualize pipeline setups. For example see [1] and [2]. I want to use such diagrams in my thesis and I think it would be great if my diagrams would have the same looks as the ones on the official website.

I've tried searching the web, but I could only find a tool to create a more detailed diagram, see [3]. That tool is great, but for this goal it creates too detailed images to be used as mere visualizations.
The diagrams I want could probably be created using a generic tool, but as there are millions of tools and webapps for creating diagrams, I couldn't find the correct one (or the correct settings).

If there is anyone who happens to know which tool is used or could even provide a pointer to it, I'm glad to hear.

Thanks for your time.

Thijs


[1] http://docs.gstreamer.com/download/attachments/327784/simple-player.png?version=1&modificationDate=1333442995365
[2] http://docs.gstreamer.com/download/attachments/1442189/basic-tutorial-8.png?version=3&modificationDate=1337069448095
[3] http://docs.gstreamer.com/download/attachments/327830/playbin2.png?version=1&modificationDate=1338799150808
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