diff --git a/gstreamer-video/src/video_meta.rs b/gstreamer-video/src/video_meta.rs
index e90959726..f0258eaba 100644
--- a/gstreamer-video/src/video_meta.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-video/src/video_meta.rs
@@ -1201,20 +1201,32 @@ pub mod tags {
     gst::impl_meta_tag!(Colorspace, crate::ffi::GST_META_TAG_VIDEO_COLORSPACE_STR);
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub struct VideoMetaTransformScale<'a> {
-    in_info: &'a crate::VideoInfo,
-    out_info: &'a crate::VideoInfo,
-}
+#[repr(transparent)]
+#[doc(alias = "GstVideoMetaTransform")]
+pub struct VideoMetaTransformScale(ffi::GstVideoMetaTransform);
 
-impl<'a> VideoMetaTransformScale<'a> {
-    pub fn new(in_info: &'a crate::VideoInfo, out_info: &'a crate::VideoInfo) -> Self {
+unsafe impl Sync for VideoMetaTransformScale {}
+unsafe impl Send for VideoMetaTransformScale {}
+
+impl VideoMetaTransformScale {
+    pub fn new(in_info: &crate::VideoInfo, out_info: &crate::VideoInfo) -> Self {
         skip_assert_initialized!();
-        VideoMetaTransformScale { in_info, out_info }
+        Self(ffi::GstVideoMetaTransform {
+            in_info: mut_override(in_info.to_glib_none().0),
+            out_info: mut_override(out_info.to_glib_none().0),
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn in_info(&self) -> &crate::VideoInfo {
+        unsafe { &*(self.0.in_info as *const crate::VideoInfo) }
+    }
+
+    pub fn out_info(&self) -> &crate::VideoInfo {
+        unsafe { &*(self.0.out_info as *const crate::VideoInfo) }
     }
 }
 
-unsafe impl<'a> gst::meta::MetaTransform<'a> for VideoMetaTransformScale<'a> {
+unsafe impl gst::meta::MetaTransform for VideoMetaTransformScale {
     type GLibType = ffi::GstVideoMetaTransform;
 
     #[doc(alias = "gst_video_meta_transform_scale_get_quark")]
@@ -1222,14 +1234,8 @@ unsafe impl<'a> gst::meta::MetaTransform<'a> for VideoMetaTransformScale<'a> {
         unsafe { from_glib(ffi::gst_video_meta_transform_scale_get_quark()) }
     }
 
-    fn to_raw<T: MetaAPI>(
-        &self,
-        _meta: &gst::MetaRef<T>,
-    ) -> Result<ffi::GstVideoMetaTransform, glib::BoolError> {
-        Ok(ffi::GstVideoMetaTransform {
-            in_info: mut_override(self.in_info.to_glib_none().0),
-            out_info: mut_override(self.out_info.to_glib_none().0),
-        })
+    fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const ffi::GstVideoMetaTransform {
+        &self.0
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/meta.rs b/gstreamer/src/meta.rs
index 6a3857594..6459c7d38 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/meta.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/meta.rs
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ impl<'a, T> MetaRef<'a, T> {
     pub fn transform<MT>(&self, buffer: &mut BufferRef, data: &'a MT) -> Result<(), glib::BoolError>
     where
         T: MetaAPI,
-        MT: MetaTransform<'a>,
+        MT: MetaTransform,
     {
         unsafe {
             let info = *(*self.upcast_ref().as_ptr()).info;
@@ -245,15 +245,13 @@ impl<'a, T> MetaRef<'a, T> {
                 ));
             };
 
-            let data = data.to_raw(self)?;
-
             glib::result_from_gboolean!(
                 transform_func(
                     buffer.as_mut_ptr(),
                     mut_override(self.upcast_ref().as_ptr()),
                     mut_override(self.buffer.as_ptr()),
                     MT::quark().into_glib(),
-                    mut_override(&data) as *mut _,
+                    mut_override(data.as_ptr() as *mut _),
                 ),
                 "Failed to transform meta"
             )
@@ -493,7 +491,7 @@ impl<'a, T, U> MetaRefMut<'a, T, U> {
     ) -> Result<(), glib::BoolError>
     where
         T: MetaAPI,
-        MT: MetaTransform<'a>,
+        MT: MetaTransform,
     {
         self.as_meta_ref().transform(buffer, data)
     }
@@ -1103,46 +1101,71 @@ pub mod tags {
     );
 }
 
-pub unsafe trait MetaTransform<'a> {
+pub unsafe trait MetaTransform {
     type GLibType;
     fn quark() -> glib::Quark;
-    fn to_raw<T: MetaAPI>(&self, meta: &MetaRef<T>) -> Result<Self::GLibType, glib::BoolError>;
+    fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const Self::GLibType;
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub struct MetaTransformCopy {
-    range: (Bound<usize>, Bound<usize>),
-    region: bool,
-}
+#[repr(transparent)]
+#[doc(alias = "GstMetaTransformCopy")]
+pub struct MetaTransformCopy(ffi::GstMetaTransformCopy);
 
 impl MetaTransformCopy {
-    pub fn new(region: bool, range: impl RangeBounds<usize>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(range: impl RangeBounds<usize>) -> Self {
         skip_assert_initialized!();
-        MetaTransformCopy {
-            range: (range.start_bound().cloned(), range.end_bound().cloned()),
-            region,
+
+        let region = !(matches!(range.start_bound(), Bound::Unbounded | Bound::Included(0))
+            && range.end_bound() == Bound::Unbounded);
+
+        let (offset, size) = if region {
+            (
+                match range.start_bound() {
+                    Bound::Included(idx) => *idx,
+                    Bound::Excluded(idx) => *idx + 1,
+                    Bound::Unbounded => 0,
+                },
+                match range.end_bound() {
+                    Bound::Included(idx) => *idx + 1,
+                    Bound::Excluded(idx) => *idx,
+                    Bound::Unbounded => usize::MAX,
+                },
+            )
+        } else {
+            (0, usize::MAX)
+        };
+
+        Self(ffi::GstMetaTransformCopy {
+            region: region.into_glib(),
+            offset,
+            size,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn range(&self) -> Option<(Bound<usize>, Bound<usize>)> {
+        if self.0.region == glib::ffi::GFALSE {
+            None
+        } else {
+            let end = if self.0.size == usize::MAX {
+                Bound::Unbounded
+            } else {
+                Bound::Excluded(self.0.size)
+            };
+
+            Some((Bound::Included(self.0.offset), end))
         }
     }
 }
 
-unsafe impl MetaTransform<'_> for MetaTransformCopy {
+unsafe impl MetaTransform for MetaTransformCopy {
     type GLibType = ffi::GstMetaTransformCopy;
 
     fn quark() -> glib::Quark {
         static QUARK: std::sync::OnceLock<glib::Quark> = std::sync::OnceLock::new();
         *QUARK.get_or_init(|| glib::Quark::from_static_str(glib::gstr!("gst-copy")))
     }
-    fn to_raw<T: MetaAPI>(
-        &self,
-        meta: &MetaRef<T>,
-    ) -> Result<ffi::GstMetaTransformCopy, glib::BoolError> {
-        let (offset, size) = meta.buffer.byte_range_into_offset_len(self.range)?;
-
-        Ok(ffi::GstMetaTransformCopy {
-            region: self.region.into_glib(),
-            offset,
-            size,
-        })
+    fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const ffi::GstMetaTransformCopy {
+        &self.0
     }
 }
 
@@ -1304,7 +1327,7 @@ mod tests {
         {
             let meta = buffer.meta::<ReferenceTimestampMeta>().unwrap();
             let buffer_dest = buffer_dest.get_mut().unwrap();
-            meta.transform(buffer_dest, &MetaTransformCopy::new(false, ..))
+            meta.transform(buffer_dest, &MetaTransformCopy::new(..))
                 .unwrap();
         }