<div dir="ltr">Hi Pavel , You can Unlink the elements ,then set state of pipeline as NULL ,then set next file to play using the same pipeline,then Link the elements and set state as PLAY. I think it is help to you. <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 1:34 AM, Pavel Zeldin <<a href="mailto:pzeldin@gmail.com">pzeldin@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> I need advice on how to restart a pipeline cleanly. The pipeline handles recording from several live sources. The recording goes to a file (may be several files)  and/or network. >From time to time I want to close the current file(s) and begin a new one. File should not be closed while there is outstanding data in the pipeline. To ensure this the application sends EOS to the pipeline. When EOS is seen on the bus the application stops the pipeline. But in order to restart it all dynamic pads must be created and linked again, and caps negotiation repeated. This takes long time. Is there a simpler (i.e. faster)  way? -Pavel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world <a href="http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/" target="_blank">http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/</a> _______________________________________________ gstreamer-devel mailing list <a href="mailto:gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net">gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net</a> <a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gstreamer-devel" target="_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gstreamer-devel</a> </blockquote></div> -- Thanx & Regards Ajay Gautam </div>