Modules

GStreamer is a large project, so it's split up into several modules. Most people need at least gstreamer and gst-plugins to do anything useful.

Here's a quick overview of all of our modules :

module	description	stable version	devel version
gstreamer	core library and elements	0.10.19	0.9.6
gst-plugins	additional elements	0.8.12	DISCONTINUED
gst-plugins-base	an essential exemplary set of elements	0.10.19	0.9.6
gst-plugins-good	a set of good-quality plug-ins under our preferred license, LGPL	0.10.8	0.9.6
gst-plugins-ugly	a set of good-quality plug-ins that might pose distribution problems	0.10.7	0.9.6
gst-plugins-bad	a set of plug-ins that need more quality	0.10.7	0.9.6
gst-ffmpeg	FFmpeg-based plug-in	0.10.3	0.9.6
gnonlin	Non-linear editing elements	0.10.9
gst-editor	graphical pipeline editor	0.8.0
gst-recorder	audio/video recorder		cvs only
gst-python	python bindings	0.10.11	0.9.6
gst-monkeysaudio	Monkey's Audio plug-in	0.8.0