diff --git a/gst/gaudieffects/blur-example.py b/gst/gaudieffects/blur-example.py
index db19e8199f..a33958e835 100644
--- a/gst/gaudieffects/blur-example.py
+++ b/gst/gaudieffects/blur-example.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import gst
 
 p = gst.parse_launch ("""
    v4l2src !
-   videoconvert ! queue ! video/x-raw-yuv,width=320,height=240,framerate=30/1 !  gaussianblur qos=true name=vf ! videoconvert !  timeoverlay ! xvimagesink
+   videoconvert ! queue ! video/x-raw,width=320,height=240,framerate=30/1 !  gaussianblur qos=true name=vf ! videoconvert !  timeoverlay ! xvimagesink
    """)
 
 m = p.get_by_name ("vf")
diff --git a/gst/gaudieffects/burn-example.py b/gst/gaudieffects/burn-example.py
index ec1b4a1a09..a5f91e9c88 100644
--- a/gst/gaudieffects/burn-example.py
+++ b/gst/gaudieffects/burn-example.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import gst
 
 p = gst.parse_launch ("""
    v4l2src !
-   videoconvert ! queue ! video/x-raw-rgb,width=320,height=240,framerate=30/1 !  burn qos=true name=vf ! videoconvert !  timeoverlay ! xvimagesink
+   videoconvert ! queue ! video/x-raw,width=320,height=240,framerate=30/1 !  burn qos=true name=vf ! videoconvert !  timeoverlay ! xvimagesink
    """)
 
 m = p.get_by_name ("vf")