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<!-- ############ chapter ############# -->
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<chapter id="cha-plugins">
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<title>Plugins</title>
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<para>
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Extensions to &GStreamer; can be made using a plugin mechanism. This is used
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extensively in &GStreamer; even if only the standard package is being used:
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a few very basic functions reside in the core library, and all others are
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implemented in plugins.
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</para>
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<para>
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Plugins are only loaded when needed: a plugin registry is used to store the
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details of the plugins so that it is not neccessary to load all plugins to
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determine which are needed. This registry needs to be updated whenever a new
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plugin is added to the system: see the <emphasis>gst-register</emphasis>
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utility and the documentation in the &GstAppDevMan; for more details.
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</para>
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<para>
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User extensions to &GStreamer; can be installed in the main plugin
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directory, and will immediately be available for use in applications.
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<emphasis>gst-register</emphasis> should be run to update the repository:
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but the system should work correctly even if it hasn't been - it will just
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take longer to load the correct plugin.
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</para>
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<para>
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User specific plugin directories and registries will be available in future
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versions of &GStreamer;.
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</para>
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</chapter>
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