Using "convert-sample" from playbin

[Sebastian Dröge]

On So, 2014-08-03 at 01:45 +0100, Chris Tapp wrote:
> I want to be able to grab a converted copy of the most recent frame from a video pipeline.
> 
> The pipeline is created using gst_parse_launch() and contains a "playbin" element.

You can also just use pipeline = gst_element_factory_make("playbin", NULL);

> I then use the following to grab and process the converted frames:
> 
>    g_signal_emit_by_name( pipeline, "convert-sample", target_caps, &frame );
> 
>    // Process frame...
> 
>    gst_sample_unref( frame );
> 
> However, this causes a memory leak. What am I doing wrong?

Impossible to say without more code. Can you provide a testcase that
reproduces it?

Are you maybe leaking the target_caps?

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