GStreamer : Element

- GStreamer : Element - 

An element is the most important class of objects in GStreamer. You will usually create a chain of element linked together and let data flow though this chain of element. An element has one specific function, which can be the reading of data from a file, decoding of this data or outputting this data to your sound card(or anything  else), By chaining together several such elements, you create a pipeline  that can specific task, for example media playback or capture. GStreamer ships with a large collection of element by default.