diff --git a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkdec.c b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkdec.c
index c91a99ee60..c279bc73cd 100644
--- a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkdec.c
+++ b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkdec.c
@@ -44,21 +44,10 @@
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_msdkdec_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_msdkdec_debug
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
-#define DMABUF_CAPS_STR \
-  GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES (GST_CAPS_FEATURE_MEMORY_DMABUF, "{ NV12 }")
-#else
-#define DMABUF_CAPS_STR ""
-#endif
-
 static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
     GST_PAD_SRC,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-raw, "
-        "format = (string) { NV12 }, "
-        "framerate = (fraction) [0, MAX], "
-        "width = (int) [ 1, MAX ], height = (int) [ 1, MAX ],"
-        "interlace-mode = (string) progressive;" DMABUF_CAPS_STR)
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR ("NV12", "NV12"))
     );
 
 #define PROP_HARDWARE_DEFAULT            TRUE
diff --git a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkenc.c b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkenc.c
index bf552ba18b..08b462eb64 100644
--- a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkenc.c
+++ b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkenc.c
@@ -76,21 +76,11 @@ static void gst_msdkenc_close_encoder (GstMsdkEnc * thiz);
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_msdkenc_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_msdkenc_debug
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
-#define DMABUF_CAPS_STR \
-  GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES (GST_CAPS_FEATURE_MEMORY_DMABUF, "{ NV12 }")
-#else
-#define DMABUF_CAPS_STR ""
-#endif
-
 static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
     GST_PAD_SINK,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-raw, "
-        "format = (string) { NV12, I420, YV12, YUY2, UYVY, BGRA }, "
-        "framerate = (fraction) [0, MAX], "
-        "width = (int) [ 16, MAX ], height = (int) [ 16, MAX ],"
-        "interlace-mode = (string) progressive" ";" DMABUF_CAPS_STR)
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR
+        ("{ NV12, I420, YV12, YUY2, UYVY, BGRA }", "NV12"))
     );
 
 #define PROP_HARDWARE_DEFAULT            TRUE
diff --git a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265dec.c b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265dec.c
index 43b27d8f7b..14d7ac7edb 100644
--- a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265dec.c
+++ b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265dec.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_msdkh265dec_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_msdkh265dec_debug
 
+#define COMMON_FORMAT "{ NV12, P010_10LE, YUY2, Y210, VUYA, Y410 }"
+
 /* TODO: update both sink and src dynamically */
 static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
     GST_PAD_SINK,
@@ -53,13 +55,7 @@ static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
 static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
     GST_PAD_SRC,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-raw, "
-        "format = (string) { NV12, P010_10LE, YUY2, Y210, VUYA, Y410 }, "
-        "framerate = (fraction) [0, MAX], "
-        "width = (int) [ 1, MAX ], height = (int) [ 1, MAX ],"
-        "interlace-mode = (string) progressive;"
-        GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES (GST_CAPS_FEATURE_MEMORY_DMABUF,
-            "{ NV12, P010_10LE, YUY2, Y210, VUYA, Y410 }") ";")
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR (COMMON_FORMAT, COMMON_FORMAT))
     );
 
 #define gst_msdkh265dec_parent_class parent_class
diff --git a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265enc.c b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265enc.c
index 1ce2a4d3e2..46f64eb035 100644
--- a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265enc.c
+++ b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265enc.c
@@ -49,16 +49,12 @@ enum
 
 #define PROP_LOWPOWER_DEFAULT           FALSE
 
+#define COMMON_FORMAT "{ NV12, I420, YV12, YUY2, UYVY, BGRA, P010_10LE }"
+
 static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
     GST_PAD_SINK,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-raw, "
-        "format = (string) { NV12, I420, YV12, YUY2, UYVY, BGRA, P010_10LE }, "
-        "framerate = (fraction) [0, MAX], "
-        "width = (int) [ 16, MAX ], height = (int) [ 16, MAX ],"
-        "interlace-mode = (string) progressive" ";"
-        GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES (GST_CAPS_FEATURE_MEMORY_DMABUF,
-            "{ NV12 }")));
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR (COMMON_FORMAT, "NV12")));
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
     GST_PAD_SRC,
diff --git a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmjpegdec.c b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmjpegdec.c
index 75029da67f..777b69d0e8 100644
--- a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmjpegdec.c
+++ b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmjpegdec.c
@@ -54,13 +54,7 @@ static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
 static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
     GST_PAD_SRC,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-raw, "
-        "format = (string) { NV12, YUY2 }, "
-        "framerate = (fraction) [0, MAX], "
-        "width = (int) [ 1, MAX ], height = (int) [ 1, MAX ],"
-        "interlace-mode = (string) progressive;"
-        GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES (GST_CAPS_FEATURE_MEMORY_DMABUF,
-            "{ NV12, YUY2 }") ";")
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR ("{ NV12, YUY2 }", "{ NV12, YUY2 }"))
     );
 
 #define gst_msdkmjpegdec_parent_class parent_class
diff --git a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9dec.c b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9dec.c
index dff64272dc..cb87b52015 100644
--- a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9dec.c
+++ b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9dec.c
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_msdkvp9dec_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_msdkvp9dec_debug
 
+#define COMMON_FORMAT "{ NV12, P010_10LE, VUYA, Y410 }"
+
 static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
     GST_PAD_SINK,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
@@ -53,13 +55,7 @@ static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
 static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
     GST_PAD_SRC,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-raw, "
-        "format = (string) { NV12, P010_10LE, VUYA, Y410 }, "
-        "framerate = (fraction) [0, MAX], "
-        "width = (int) [ 1, MAX ], height = (int) [ 1, MAX ],"
-        "interlace-mode = (string) progressive;"
-        GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES (GST_CAPS_FEATURE_MEMORY_DMABUF,
-            "{ NV12, P010_10LE, VUYA, Y410 }") ";")
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR (COMMON_FORMAT, COMMON_FORMAT))
     );
 
 #define gst_msdkvp9dec_parent_class parent_class
diff --git a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9enc.c b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9enc.c
index 379b2c0c2a..b56ca91e46 100644
--- a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9enc.c
+++ b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9enc.c
@@ -42,16 +42,12 @@
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_msdkvp9enc_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_msdkvp9enc_debug
 
+#define COMMON_FORMAT "{ NV12, I420, YV12, YUY2, UYVY, BGRA, P010_10LE }"
+
 static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
     GST_PAD_SINK,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-raw, "
-        "format = (string) { NV12, I420, YV12, YUY2, UYVY, BGRA, P010_10LE }, "
-        "framerate = (fraction) [0/1, MAX], "
-        "width = (int) [ 1, MAX ], height = (int) [ 1, MAX ],"
-        "interlace-mode = (string) progressive" ";"
-        GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES (GST_CAPS_FEATURE_MEMORY_DMABUF,
-            "{ NV12 }")));
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR (COMMON_FORMAT, "NV12")));
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
     GST_PAD_SRC,
diff --git a/sys/msdk/msdk.h b/sys/msdk/msdk.h
index 0423d2ac86..61682a594e 100644
--- a/sys/msdk/msdk.h
+++ b/sys/msdk/msdk.h
@@ -40,11 +40,28 @@
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 #include <gst/video/video.h>
+#include <gst/allocators/allocators.h>
 
 #include <mfxvideo.h>
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
+#define GST_MSDK_CAPS_MAKE(format) \
+  GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE (format) ", " \
+  "interlace-mode = (string) progressive"
+
+#ifndef _WIN32
+#define GST_MSDK_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_DMABUF_FEATURE(dmaformat) \
+  GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES(GST_CAPS_FEATURE_MEMORY_DMABUF, dmaformat) ", " \
+  "interlace-mode = (string) progressive"
+#else
+#define GST_MSDK_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_DMABUF_FEATURE(dmaformat) ""
+#endif
+
+#define GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR(format,dmaformat) \
+  GST_MSDK_CAPS_MAKE (format) "; " \
+  GST_MSDK_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_DMABUF_FEATURE (dmaformat)
+
 mfxSession msdk_open_session (mfxIMPL impl);
 void msdk_close_session (mfxSession session);