diff --git a/test/ac3play.c b/test/ac3play.c
index 69eac2e47b..ada9c3285f 100644
--- a/test/ac3play.c
+++ b/test/ac3play.c
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[]) {
   gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(parse,"src"),
                   gst_element_get_pad(decode,"sink"));
   gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(decodethread),
-                            gst_element_get_pad(decode,"src"));
+                            gst_element_get_pad(decode,"src"),"src");
 
   // construct the play thread
   g_print("constructing the play thread\n");
   gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(playthread),GST_ELEMENT(play));
   gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(playthread),
-                            gst_element_get_pad(play,"sink"));
+                            gst_element_get_pad(play,"sink"),"sink");
 
   // construct the outer pipeline
   g_print("constructing the main pipeline\n");
diff --git a/test/avi2mpg.c b/test/avi2mpg.c
index 4b2b2a8896..8661629821 100644
--- a/test/avi2mpg.c
+++ b/test/avi2mpg.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void new_pad_created(GstElement *parse,GstPad *pad,GstElement *pipeline) {
 
     // set up pad connections
     gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(audio_thread),
-                              gst_element_get_pad(audio_encode,"sink"));
+                              gst_element_get_pad(audio_encode,"sink"),"sink");
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(audio_encode,"src"),
                            gst_element_get_pad(mux,"audio_00"));
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void new_pad_created(GstElement *parse,GstPad *pad,GstElement *pipeline) {
 
     // set up pad connections
     gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(video_thread),
-                              gst_element_get_pad(median,"sink"));
+                              gst_element_get_pad(median,"sink"),"sink");
 
     // construct queue and connect everything in the main pipeline
     video_queue = gst_elementfactory_make("queue","video_queue");
diff --git a/test/aviparse.c b/test/aviparse.c
index a8187d9533..1721930796 100644
--- a/test/aviparse.c
+++ b/test/aviparse.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void new_pad_created(GstElement *parse,GstPad *pad,GstElement *pipeline) {
 
     // set up pad connections
     gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(audio_thread),
-                              gst_element_get_pad(play,"sink"));
+                              gst_element_get_pad(play,"sink"),"sink");
 
     // construct queue and connect everything in the main pipelie
     audio_queue = gst_elementfactory_make("queue","audio_queue");
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[]) {
 
   // set up pad connections
   gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(video_thread),
-                              gst_element_get_pad(show,"sink"));
+                              gst_element_get_pad(show,"sink"),"sink");
 
   // construct queue and connect everything in the main pipeline
   video_queue = gst_elementfactory_make("queue","video_queue");
diff --git a/test/mp1parse.c b/test/mp1parse.c
index 24a3a07f9f..8f427e417f 100644
--- a/test/mp1parse.c
+++ b/test/mp1parse.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void new_pad_created(GstElement *parse,GstPad *pad,GstElement *pipeline) {
 
     // set up pad connections
     gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(audio_thread),
-                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"sink"));
+                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"sink"),"sink");
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"src"),
                     gst_element_get_pad(decode,"sink"));
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(decode,"src"),
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void new_pad_created(GstElement *parse,GstPad *pad,GstElement *pipeline) {
 
     // set up pad connections
     gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(video_thread),
-                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_video,"sink"));
+                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_video,"sink"),"sink");
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(parse_video,"src"),
                     gst_element_get_pad(decode_video,"sink"));
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(decode_video,"src"),
diff --git a/test/mp1tomp1.c b/test/mp1tomp1.c
index 7ae452cd07..f047886b02 100644
--- a/test/mp1tomp1.c
+++ b/test/mp1tomp1.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void mp2tomp1(GstElement *parser,GstPad *pad, GstElement *pipeline) {
 
     // set up pad connections
     gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(audio_thread),
-                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"sink"));
+                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"sink"),"sink");
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"src"),
                     gst_element_get_pad(decode,"sink"));
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(decode,"src"),
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void mp2tomp1(GstElement *parser,GstPad *pad, GstElement *pipeline) {
 
     // set up pad connections
     gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(audio_thread),
-                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"sink"));
+                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"sink"),"sink");
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"src"),
                     gst_element_get_pad(decode,"sink"));
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(decode,"src"),
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void mp2tomp1(GstElement *parser,GstPad *pad, GstElement *pipeline) {
 
     // set up pad connections
     gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(video_thread),
-                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_video,"sink"));
+                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_video,"sink"),"sink");
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(parse_video,"src"),
                     gst_element_get_pad(decode_video,"sink"));
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(decode_video,"src"),
diff --git a/test/mp2toavi.c b/test/mp2toavi.c
index 77a627dc2e..4dd7e3cae9 100644
--- a/test/mp2toavi.c
+++ b/test/mp2toavi.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void mp2tomp1(GstElement *parser,GstPad *pad, GstElement *pipeline) {
 
     // set up pad connections
     gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(audio_thread),
-                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"sink"));
+                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"sink"),"sink");
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"src"),
                     gst_element_get_pad(decode,"sink"));
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(decode,"src"),
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void mp2tomp1(GstElement *parser,GstPad *pad, GstElement *pipeline) {
 
     // set up pad connections
     gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(audio_thread),
-                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"sink"));
+                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"sink"),"sink");
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"src"),
                     gst_element_get_pad(decode,"sink"));
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(decode,"src"),
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void mp2tomp1(GstElement *parser,GstPad *pad, GstElement *pipeline) {
 
     // set up pad connections
     gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(video_thread),
-                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_video,"sink"));
+                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_video,"sink"),"sink");
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(parse_video,"src"),
                     gst_element_get_pad(decode_video,"sink"));
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(decode_video,"src"),
diff --git a/test/mp2tomp1.c b/test/mp2tomp1.c
index 768cfd7693..9265930d2f 100644
--- a/test/mp2tomp1.c
+++ b/test/mp2tomp1.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ mp2tomp1 (GstElement *parser, GstPad *pad, GstElement *pipeline)
 
     // set up pad connections
     gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(audio_thread),
-                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"sink"));
+                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"sink"),"sink");
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"src"),
                     gst_element_get_pad(decode,"sink"));
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(decode,"src"),
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ mp2tomp1 (GstElement *parser, GstPad *pad, GstElement *pipeline)
 
     // set up pad connections
     gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(audio_thread),
-                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"sink"));
+                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"sink"),"sink");
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"src"),
                     gst_element_get_pad(decode,"sink"));
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(decode,"src"),
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ mp2tomp1 (GstElement *parser, GstPad *pad, GstElement *pipeline)
 
     // set up pad connections
     gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(video_thread),
-                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_video,"sink"));
+                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_video,"sink"),"sink");
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(parse_video,"src"),
                     gst_element_get_pad(decode_video,"sink"));
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(decode_video,"src"),
diff --git a/test/mpeg2parse.c b/test/mpeg2parse.c
index fdbd0af54b..bdae3ca371 100644
--- a/test/mpeg2parse.c
+++ b/test/mpeg2parse.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void mpeg2parse_newpad(GstElement *parser,GstPad *pad, GstElement *pipeline) {
 
     // set up pad connections
     gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(audio_thread),
-                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"sink"));
+                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"sink"),"sink");
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"src"),
                     gst_element_get_pad(decode,"sink"));
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(decode,"src"),
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void mpeg2parse_newpad(GstElement *parser,GstPad *pad, GstElement *pipeline) {
 
     // set up pad connections
     gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(audio_thread),
-                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"sink"));
+                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"sink"),"sink");
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(parse_audio,"src"),
                     gst_element_get_pad(decode,"sink"));
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(decode,"src"),
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void mpeg2parse_newpad(GstElement *parser,GstPad *pad, GstElement *pipeline) {
 
     // set up pad connections
     gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(video_thread),
-                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_video,"sink"));
+                              gst_element_get_pad(parse_video,"sink"),"sink");
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(parse_video,"src"),
                     gst_element_get_pad(decode_video,"sink"));
     gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(decode_video,"src"),
diff --git a/test/qtest.c b/test/qtest.c
index edbef469e8..54d6944f57 100644
--- a/test/qtest.c
+++ b/test/qtest.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[]) {
   decode = gst_elementfactory_create(decodefactory,"decode");
   gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(decodethread),GST_ELEMENT(decode));
   gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(decodethread),
-                            gst_element_get_pad(decode,"src"));
+                            gst_element_get_pad(decode,"src"),"src");
 
   gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(src,"src"),
                   gst_element_get_pad(decode,"sink"));
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[]) {
   sink = gst_elementfactory_create(sinkfactory,"sink");
   gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(playthread),GST_ELEMENT(sink));
   gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(playthread),
-                            gst_element_get_pad(sink,"sink"));
+                            gst_element_get_pad(sink,"sink"),"sink");
 
   /* create the queue */
   queuefactory = gst_elementfactory_find("queue");
diff --git a/test/vidcapture.c b/test/vidcapture.c
index 738588acf4..136d627253 100644
--- a/test/vidcapture.c
+++ b/test/vidcapture.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[]) {
   gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(video_thread),
   //                gst_element_get_pad(compress,"sink"));
   //gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(compress,"src"),
-                  gst_element_get_pad(encoder,"video_00"));
+                  gst_element_get_pad(encoder,"video_00"),"video_00");
   gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(encoder,"src"),
                   gst_element_get_pad(fdsink,"sink"));
 
diff --git a/test/vidcapture2.c b/test/vidcapture2.c
index b4a83bf142..d3d247528c 100644
--- a/test/vidcapture2.c
+++ b/test/vidcapture2.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[]) {
 
   /* connect src to sink */
   gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(video_thread),
-                  gst_element_get_pad(compress,"sink"));
+                  gst_element_get_pad(compress,"sink"),"sink");
   gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(compress,"src"),
                   gst_element_get_pad(encoder,"video_00"));
   gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(encoder,"src"),