diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdk.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdk.c
index 9af87929fd..eace06f68e 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdk.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdk.c
@@ -156,46 +156,48 @@ _register_encoder (GstPlugin * plugin,
 }
 
 static gboolean
-_register_decoder (GstPlugin * plugin, guint codec_id)
+_register_decoder (GstPlugin * plugin,
+    GstMsdkContext * context, guint codec_id,
+    GstCaps * sink_caps, GstCaps * src_caps)
 {
   gboolean ret = TRUE;
 
   switch (codec_id) {
     case MFX_CODEC_AVC:
-      ret = gst_element_register (plugin, "msdkh264dec", GST_RANK_NONE,
-          GST_TYPE_MSDKH264DEC);
+      ret = gst_msdkh264dec_register (plugin,
+          context, sink_caps, src_caps, GST_RANK_NONE);
       break;
     case MFX_CODEC_HEVC:
-      ret = gst_element_register (plugin, "msdkh265dec", GST_RANK_NONE,
-          GST_TYPE_MSDKH265DEC);
+      ret = gst_msdkh265dec_register (plugin,
+          context, sink_caps, src_caps, GST_RANK_NONE);
       break;
     case MFX_CODEC_MPEG2:
-      ret = gst_element_register (plugin, "msdkmpeg2dec", GST_RANK_NONE,
-          GST_TYPE_MSDKMPEG2DEC);
+      ret = gst_msdkmpeg2dec_register (plugin,
+          context, sink_caps, src_caps, GST_RANK_NONE);
       break;
     case MFX_CODEC_VP8:
-      ret = gst_element_register (plugin, "msdkvp8dec", GST_RANK_NONE,
-          GST_TYPE_MSDKVP8DEC);
+      ret = gst_msdkvp8dec_register (plugin,
+          context, sink_caps, src_caps, GST_RANK_NONE);
       break;
 #ifdef USE_MSDK_VP9_DEC
     case MFX_CODEC_VP9:
-      ret = gst_element_register (plugin, "msdkvp9dec", GST_RANK_NONE,
-          GST_TYPE_MSDKVP9DEC);
+      ret = gst_msdkvp9dec_register (plugin,
+          context, sink_caps, src_caps, GST_RANK_NONE);
       break;
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_MSDK_AV1_DEC
     case MFX_CODEC_AV1:
-      ret = gst_element_register (plugin, "msdkav1dec", GST_RANK_NONE,
-          GST_TYPE_MSDKAV1DEC);
+      ret = gst_msdkav1dec_register (plugin,
+          context, sink_caps, src_caps, GST_RANK_NONE);
       break;
 #endif
     case MFX_CODEC_JPEG:
-      ret = gst_element_register (plugin, "msdkmjpegdec", GST_RANK_NONE,
-          GST_TYPE_MSDKMJPEGDEC);
+      ret = gst_msdkmjpegdec_register (plugin,
+          context, sink_caps, src_caps, GST_RANK_NONE);
       break;
     case MFX_CODEC_VC1:
-      ret = gst_element_register (plugin, "msdkvc1dec", GST_RANK_NONE,
-          GST_TYPE_MSDKVC1DEC);
+      ret = gst_msdkvc1dec_register (plugin,
+          context, sink_caps, src_caps, GST_RANK_NONE);
       break;
     default:
       ret = FALSE;
@@ -238,11 +240,26 @@ static void
 _register_decoders (GstPlugin * plugin,
     GstMsdkContext * context, mfxDecoderDescription * dec_desc)
 {
+  GstCaps *sink_caps = NULL;
+  GstCaps *src_caps = NULL;
+
   for (guint c = 0; c < dec_desc->NumCodecs; c++) {
-    if (!_register_decoder (plugin, dec_desc->Codecs[c].CodecID)) {
+    if (!gst_msdkcaps_dec_create_caps (context, dec_desc,
+            dec_desc->Codecs[c].CodecID, &sink_caps, &src_caps)) {
+      GST_WARNING ("Failed to create caps for %" GST_FOURCC_FORMAT " DEC",
+          GST_FOURCC_ARGS (dec_desc->Codecs[c].CodecID));
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (!_register_decoder (plugin,
+            context, dec_desc->Codecs[c].CodecID, sink_caps, src_caps)) {
       GST_WARNING ("Failed to register %" GST_FOURCC_FORMAT " DEC",
           GST_FOURCC_ARGS (dec_desc->Codecs[c].CodecID));
+      continue;
     }
+
+    gst_caps_unref (sink_caps);
+    gst_caps_unref (src_caps);
   }
 }
 
@@ -312,11 +329,26 @@ _register_encoders (GstPlugin * plugin, GstMsdkContext * context)
 static void
 _register_decoders (GstPlugin * plugin, GstMsdkContext * context)
 {
+  GstCaps *sink_caps = NULL;
+  GstCaps *src_caps = NULL;
+
   for (guint c = 0; c < G_N_ELEMENTS (dec_codecs); c++) {
-    if (!_register_decoder (plugin, dec_codecs[c])) {
+    if (!gst_msdkcaps_dec_create_caps (context,
+            NULL, dec_codecs[c], &sink_caps, &src_caps)) {
+      GST_WARNING ("Failed to create caps for %" GST_FOURCC_FORMAT " DEC",
+          GST_FOURCC_ARGS (dec_codecs[c]));
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (!_register_decoder (plugin, context,
+            dec_codecs[c], sink_caps, src_caps)) {
       GST_WARNING ("Failed to register %" GST_FOURCC_FORMAT " DEC",
           GST_FOURCC_ARGS (dec_codecs[c]));
+      continue;
     }
+
+    gst_caps_unref (sink_caps);
+    gst_caps_unref (src_caps);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkav1dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkav1dec.c
index cd654f7ae1..48c774a855 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkav1dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkav1dec.c
@@ -54,38 +54,27 @@
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_msdkav1dec_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_msdkav1dec_debug
 
-#define COMMON_FORMAT "{ NV12, P010_10LE, VUYA, Y410 }"
+#define GST_MSDKAV1DEC(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (obj), GstMsdkAV1Dec))
+#define GST_MSDKAV1DEC_CLASS(klass) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass), GstMsdkAV1DecClass))
+#define GST_IS_MSDKAV1DEC(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (obj)))
+#define GST_IS_MSDKAV1DEC_CLASS(klass) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass)))
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
-#define VA_SRC_CAPS_STR \
-    ";" GST_MSDK_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_VA_FEATURE ("{ NV12 }")
-#else
-#define D3D11_SRC_CAPS_STR \
-    ";" GST_MSDK_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_D3D11_FEATURE ("{ NV12 }")
-#endif
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+static const gchar *doc_src_caps_str =
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE ("{ NV12, P010_10LE }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:DMABuf",
+        "{ NV12, P010_10LE }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:VAMemory", "{ NV12 }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:D3D11Memory", "{ NV12 }");
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
 
-static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
-    GST_PAD_SINK,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-av1")
-    );
+static const gchar *doc_sink_caps_str = "video/x-av1";
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
-static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
-    GST_PAD_SRC,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR (COMMON_FORMAT, COMMON_FORMAT)
-        VA_SRC_CAPS_STR));
-#else
-static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
-    GST_PAD_SRC,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR (COMMON_FORMAT, COMMON_FORMAT)
-        D3D11_SRC_CAPS_STR));
-#endif
-
-#define gst_msdkav1dec_parent_class parent_class
-G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstMsdkAV1Dec, gst_msdkav1dec, GST_TYPE_MSDKDEC);
+static GstElementClass *parent_class = NULL;
 
 static gboolean
 gst_msdkav1dec_configure (GstMsdkDec * decoder)
@@ -118,10 +107,13 @@ gst_msdkav1dec_preinit_decoder (GstMsdkDec * decoder)
 }
 
 static void
-gst_msdkav1dec_class_init (GstMsdkAV1DecClass * klass)
+gst_msdkav1dec_class_init (gpointer klass, gpointer data)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class;
   GstMsdkDecClass *decoder_class;
+  MsdkDecCData *cdata = data;
+
+  parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
   element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
   decoder_class = GST_MSDKDEC_CLASS (klass);
@@ -136,11 +128,56 @@ gst_msdkav1dec_class_init (GstMsdkAV1DecClass * klass)
       "AV1 video decoder based on " MFX_API_SDK,
       "Haihao Xiang <haihao.xiang@intel.com>");
 
-  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class, &sink_factory);
-  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class, &src_factory);
+  gst_msdkcaps_pad_template_init (element_class,
+      cdata->sink_caps, cdata->src_caps, doc_sink_caps_str, doc_src_caps_str);
+
+  gst_caps_unref (cdata->sink_caps);
+  gst_caps_unref (cdata->src_caps);
+  g_free (cdata);
 }
 
 static void
-gst_msdkav1dec_init (GstMsdkAV1Dec * thiz)
+gst_msdkav1dec_init (GTypeInstance * instance, gpointer g_class)
 {
 }
+
+gboolean
+gst_msdkav1dec_register (GstPlugin * plugin,
+    GstMsdkContext * context, GstCaps * sink_caps,
+    GstCaps * src_caps, guint rank)
+{
+  GType type;
+  MsdkDecCData *cdata;
+  gchar *type_name, *feature_name;
+  gboolean ret = FALSE;
+
+  GTypeInfo type_info = {
+    .class_size = sizeof (GstMsdkAV1DecClass),
+    .class_init = gst_msdkav1dec_class_init,
+    .instance_size = sizeof (GstMsdkAV1Dec),
+    .instance_init = gst_msdkav1dec_init
+  };
+
+  cdata = g_new (MsdkDecCData, 1);
+  cdata->sink_caps = gst_caps_ref (sink_caps);
+  cdata->src_caps = gst_caps_ref (src_caps);
+
+  GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (cdata->sink_caps,
+      GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+  GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (cdata->src_caps,
+      GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+
+  type_info.class_data = cdata;
+
+  type_name = g_strdup ("GstMsdkAV1Dec");
+  feature_name = g_strdup ("msdkav1dec");
+
+  type = g_type_register_static (GST_TYPE_MSDKDEC, type_name, &type_info, 0);
+  if (type)
+    ret = gst_element_register (plugin, feature_name, rank, type);
+
+  g_free (type_name);
+  g_free (feature_name);
+
+  return ret;
+}
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkav1dec.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkav1dec.h
index 3cb1ee4048..2559346727 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkav1dec.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkav1dec.h
@@ -36,17 +36,6 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
-#define GST_TYPE_MSDKAV1DEC \
-  (gst_msdkav1dec_get_type())
-#define GST_MSDKAV1DEC(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj),GST_TYPE_MSDKAV1DEC,GstMsdkAV1Dec))
-#define GST_MSDKAV1DEC_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass),GST_TYPE_MSDKAV1DEC,GstMsdkAV1DecClass))
-#define GST_IS_MSDKAV1DEC(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj),GST_TYPE_MSDKAV1DEC))
-#define GST_IS_MSDKAV1DEC_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass),GST_TYPE_MSDKAV1DEC))
-
 typedef struct _GstMsdkAV1Dec GstMsdkAV1Dec;
 typedef struct _GstMsdkAV1DecClass GstMsdkAV1DecClass;
 
@@ -60,7 +49,10 @@ struct _GstMsdkAV1DecClass
   GstMsdkDecClass parent_class;
 };
 
-GType gst_msdkav1dec_get_type (void);
+gboolean
+gst_msdkav1dec_register (GstPlugin * plugin,
+    GstMsdkContext * context, GstCaps * sink_caps,
+    GstCaps * src_caps, guint rank);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkdec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkdec.c
index b32e00d8de..883ab46434 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkdec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkdec.c
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_msdkdec_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_msdkdec_debug
 
-static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
-    GST_PAD_SRC,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR ("NV12", "NV12"))
-    );
-
 #define PROP_HARDWARE_DEFAULT            TRUE
 #define PROP_ASYNC_DEPTH_DEFAULT         1
 
@@ -2245,8 +2239,6 @@ gst_msdkdec_class_init (GstMsdkDecClass * klass)
           "Depth of asynchronous pipeline",
           1, 20, PROP_ASYNC_DEPTH_DEFAULT,
           G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
-
-  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class, &src_factory);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkdec.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkdec.h
index 4e00278380..3950514071 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkdec.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkdec.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 typedef struct _GstMsdkDec GstMsdkDec;
 typedef struct _GstMsdkDecClass GstMsdkDecClass;
 typedef struct _MsdkDecTask MsdkDecTask;
+typedef struct _MsdkDecCData MsdkDecCData;
 
 struct _GstMsdkDec
 {
@@ -134,6 +135,12 @@ struct _GstMsdkDecClass
   gboolean (*postinit_decoder) (GstMsdkDec * decoder);
 };
 
+struct _MsdkDecCData
+{
+  GstCaps *sink_caps;
+  GstCaps *src_caps;
+};
+
 GType gst_msdkdec_get_type (void);
 
 void
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh264dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh264dec.c
index f2affd77b2..6be1d102b0 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh264dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh264dec.c
@@ -54,41 +54,26 @@
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_msdkh264dec_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_msdkh264dec_debug
 
-#define COMMON_FORMAT "{ NV12, BGRA, BGRx }"
+#define GST_MSDKH264DEC(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (obj), GstMsdkH264Dec))
+#define GST_MSDKH264DEC_CLASS(klass) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass), GstMsdkH264DecClass))
+#define GST_IS_MSDKH264DEC(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (obj)))
+#define GST_IS_MSDKH264DEC_CLASS(klass) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass)))
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
-#define VA_SRC_CAPS_STR \
-    "; " GST_MSDK_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_VA_FEATURE ("{ NV12 }")
-#else
-#define D3D11_SRC_CAPS_STR \
-    ";" GST_MSDK_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_D3D11_FEATURE ("{ NV12 }")
-#endif
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+static const gchar *doc_src_caps_str =
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE ("{ NV12 }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:DMABuf", "{ NV12 }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:VAMemory", "{ NV12 }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:D3D11Memory", "{ NV12 }");
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
 
-static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
-    GST_PAD_SINK,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-h264, "
-        "width = (int) [ 1, MAX ], height = (int) [ 1, MAX ], "
-        "stream-format = (string) byte-stream , alignment = (string) au , "
-        "profile = (string) { high, progressive-high, constrained-high, main, baseline, constrained-baseline }")
-    );
+static const gchar *doc_sink_caps_str = "video/x-h264";
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
-static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
-    GST_PAD_SRC,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR (COMMON_FORMAT, COMMON_FORMAT)
-        VA_SRC_CAPS_STR));
-#else
-static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
-    GST_PAD_SRC,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR (COMMON_FORMAT, COMMON_FORMAT)
-        D3D11_SRC_CAPS_STR));
-#endif
-
-#define gst_msdkh264dec_parent_class parent_class
-G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstMsdkH264Dec, gst_msdkh264dec, GST_TYPE_MSDKDEC);
+static GstElementClass *parent_class = NULL;
 
 static gboolean
 gst_msdkh264dec_configure (GstMsdkDec * decoder)
@@ -177,11 +162,14 @@ gst_msdkdec_h264_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id, GValue * value,
 }
 
 static void
-gst_msdkh264dec_class_init (GstMsdkH264DecClass * klass)
+gst_msdkh264dec_class_init (gpointer klass, gpointer data)
 {
   GObjectClass *gobject_class;
   GstElementClass *element_class;
   GstMsdkDecClass *decoder_class;
+  MsdkDecCData *cdata = data;
+
+  parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
   gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
   element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
@@ -204,12 +192,62 @@ gst_msdkh264dec_class_init (GstMsdkH264DecClass * klass)
   gst_msdkdec_prop_install_error_report_property (gobject_class);
 #endif
 
-  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class, &sink_factory);
-  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class, &src_factory);
+  gst_msdkcaps_pad_template_init (element_class,
+      cdata->sink_caps, cdata->src_caps, doc_sink_caps_str, doc_src_caps_str);
+
+  gst_caps_unref (cdata->sink_caps);
+  gst_caps_unref (cdata->src_caps);
+  g_free (cdata);
 }
 
 static void
-gst_msdkh264dec_init (GstMsdkH264Dec * thiz)
+gst_msdkh264dec_init (GTypeInstance * instance, gpointer g_class)
 {
+  GstMsdkH264Dec *thiz = GST_MSDKH264DEC (instance);
   thiz->output_order = PROP_OUTPUT_ORDER_DEFAULT;
 }
+
+gboolean
+gst_msdkh264dec_register (GstPlugin * plugin,
+    GstMsdkContext * context, GstCaps * sink_caps,
+    GstCaps * src_caps, guint rank)
+{
+  GType type;
+  MsdkDecCData *cdata;
+  gchar *type_name, *feature_name;
+  gboolean ret = FALSE;
+
+  GTypeInfo type_info = {
+    .class_size = sizeof (GstMsdkH264DecClass),
+    .class_init = gst_msdkh264dec_class_init,
+    .instance_size = sizeof (GstMsdkH264Dec),
+    .instance_init = gst_msdkh264dec_init
+  };
+
+  cdata = g_new (MsdkDecCData, 1);
+  cdata->sink_caps = gst_caps_copy (sink_caps);
+  cdata->src_caps = gst_caps_ref (src_caps);
+
+  gst_caps_set_simple (cdata->sink_caps,
+      "alignment", G_TYPE_STRING, "au",
+      "stream-format", G_TYPE_STRING, "byte-stream", NULL);
+
+  GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (cdata->sink_caps,
+      GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+  GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (cdata->src_caps,
+      GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+
+  type_info.class_data = cdata;
+
+  type_name = g_strdup ("GstMsdkH264Dec");
+  feature_name = g_strdup ("msdkh264dec");
+
+  type = g_type_register_static (GST_TYPE_MSDKDEC, type_name, &type_info, 0);
+  if (type)
+    ret = gst_element_register (plugin, feature_name, rank, type);
+
+  g_free (type_name);
+  g_free (feature_name);
+
+  return ret;
+}
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh264dec.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh264dec.h
index 5b5c6acb28..3edc5bc6ab 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh264dec.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh264dec.h
@@ -36,17 +36,6 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
-#define GST_TYPE_MSDKH264DEC \
-  (gst_msdkh264dec_get_type())
-#define GST_MSDKH264DEC(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj),GST_TYPE_MSDKH264DEC,GstMsdkH264Dec))
-#define GST_MSDKH264DEC_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass),GST_TYPE_MSDKH264DEC,GstMsdkH264DecClass))
-#define GST_IS_MSDKH264DEC(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj),GST_TYPE_MSDKH264DEC))
-#define GST_IS_MSDKH264DEC_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass),GST_TYPE_MSDKH264DEC))
-
 typedef struct _GstMsdkH264Dec GstMsdkH264Dec;
 typedef struct _GstMsdkH264DecClass GstMsdkH264DecClass;
 
@@ -61,7 +50,10 @@ struct _GstMsdkH264DecClass
   GstMsdkDecClass parent_class;
 };
 
-GType gst_msdkh264dec_get_type (void);
+gboolean
+gst_msdkh264dec_register (GstPlugin * plugin,
+    GstMsdkContext * context, GstCaps * sink_caps,
+    GstCaps * src_caps, guint rank);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265dec.c
index f9df04eb31..c92b404986 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265dec.c
@@ -54,42 +54,32 @@
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_msdkh265dec_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_msdkh265dec_debug
 
-#define COMMON_FORMAT \
-  "{ NV12, P010_10LE, YUY2, Y210, VUYA, Y410, P012_LE, Y212_LE, Y412_LE, BGRA, BGRx }"
+#define GST_TYPE_MSDKH265DEC \
+  (gst_msdkh265dec_get_type())
+#define GST_MSDKH265DEC(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (obj), GstMsdkH265Dec))
+#define GST_MSDKH265DEC_CLASS(klass) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),  GstMsdkH265DecClass))
+#define GST_IS_MSDKH265DEC(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (obj)))
+#define GST_IS_MSDKH265DEC_CLASS(klass) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass)))
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
-#define VA_SRC_CAPS_STR \
-    "; " GST_MSDK_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_VA_FEATURE ("{ NV12 }")
-#else
-#define D3D11_SRC_CAPS_STR \
-    ";" GST_MSDK_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_D3D11_FEATURE ("{ NV12 }")
-#endif
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+static const gchar *doc_src_caps_str =
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE (
+        "{ NV12, P010_10LE, YUY2, VUYA, Y210, Y410, P012_LE, Y212_LE, "
+        "Y412_LE }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:DMABuf",
+        "{ NV12, P010_10LE, YUY2, VUYA, Y210, Y410, P012_LE, Y212_LE, "
+        "Y412_LE }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:VAMemory", "{ NV12 }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:D3D11Memory", "{ NV12 }");
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
 
-/* TODO: update both sink and src dynamically */
-static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
-    GST_PAD_SINK,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-h265, "
-        "width = (int) [ 1, MAX ], height = (int) [ 1, MAX ], "
-        "stream-format = (string) byte-stream , alignment = (string) au ")
-    );
+static const gchar *doc_sink_caps_str = "video/x-h265";
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
-static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
-    GST_PAD_SRC,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR (COMMON_FORMAT, COMMON_FORMAT)
-        VA_SRC_CAPS_STR));
-#else
-static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
-    GST_PAD_SRC,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR (COMMON_FORMAT, COMMON_FORMAT)
-        D3D11_SRC_CAPS_STR));
-#endif
-
-#define gst_msdkh265dec_parent_class parent_class
-G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstMsdkH265Dec, gst_msdkh265dec, GST_TYPE_MSDKDEC);
+static GstElementClass *parent_class = NULL;
 
 static gboolean
 gst_msdkh265dec_configure (GstMsdkDec * decoder)
@@ -190,11 +180,14 @@ gst_msdkdec_h265_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id, GValue * value,
 }
 
 static void
-gst_msdkh265dec_class_init (GstMsdkH265DecClass * klass)
+gst_msdkh265dec_class_init (gpointer klass, gpointer data)
 {
   GObjectClass *gobject_class;
   GstElementClass *element_class;
   GstMsdkDecClass *decoder_class;
+  MsdkDecCData *cdata = data;
+
+  parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
   gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
   element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
@@ -217,12 +210,62 @@ gst_msdkh265dec_class_init (GstMsdkH265DecClass * klass)
   gst_msdkdec_prop_install_error_report_property (gobject_class);
 #endif
 
-  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class, &sink_factory);
-  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class, &src_factory);
+  gst_msdkcaps_pad_template_init (element_class,
+      cdata->sink_caps, cdata->src_caps, doc_sink_caps_str, doc_src_caps_str);
+
+  gst_caps_unref (cdata->sink_caps);
+  gst_caps_unref (cdata->src_caps);
+  g_free (cdata);
 }
 
 static void
-gst_msdkh265dec_init (GstMsdkH265Dec * thiz)
+gst_msdkh265dec_init (GTypeInstance * instance, gpointer g_class)
 {
+  GstMsdkH265Dec *thiz = GST_MSDKH265DEC (instance);
   thiz->output_order = PROP_OUTPUT_ORDER_DEFAULT;
 }
+
+gboolean
+gst_msdkh265dec_register (GstPlugin * plugin,
+    GstMsdkContext * context, GstCaps * sink_caps,
+    GstCaps * src_caps, guint rank)
+{
+  GType type;
+  MsdkDecCData *cdata;
+  gchar *type_name, *feature_name;
+  gboolean ret = FALSE;
+
+  GTypeInfo type_info = {
+    .class_size = sizeof (GstMsdkH265DecClass),
+    .class_init = gst_msdkh265dec_class_init,
+    .instance_size = sizeof (GstMsdkH265Dec),
+    .instance_init = gst_msdkh265dec_init
+  };
+
+  cdata = g_new (MsdkDecCData, 1);
+  cdata->sink_caps = gst_caps_copy (sink_caps);
+  cdata->src_caps = gst_caps_ref (src_caps);
+
+  gst_caps_set_simple (cdata->sink_caps,
+      "stream-format", G_TYPE_STRING, "byte-stream",
+      "alignment", G_TYPE_STRING, "au", NULL);
+
+  GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (cdata->sink_caps,
+      GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+  GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (cdata->src_caps,
+      GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+
+  type_info.class_data = cdata;
+
+  type_name = g_strdup ("GstMsdkH265Dec");
+  feature_name = g_strdup ("msdkh265dec");
+
+  type = g_type_register_static (GST_TYPE_MSDKDEC, type_name, &type_info, 0);
+  if (type)
+    ret = gst_element_register (plugin, feature_name, rank, type);
+
+  g_free (type_name);
+  g_free (feature_name);
+
+  return ret;
+}
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265dec.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265dec.h
index e58bde3e4a..0054ab1e25 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265dec.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265dec.h
@@ -36,17 +36,6 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
-#define GST_TYPE_MSDKH265DEC \
-  (gst_msdkh265dec_get_type())
-#define GST_MSDKH265DEC(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj),GST_TYPE_MSDKH265DEC,GstMsdkH265Dec))
-#define GST_MSDKH265DEC_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass),GST_TYPE_MSDKH265DEC,GstMsdkH265DecClass))
-#define GST_IS_MSDKH265DEC(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj),GST_TYPE_MSDKH265DEC))
-#define GST_IS_MSDKH265DEC_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass),GST_TYPE_MSDKH265DEC))
-
 typedef struct _GstMsdkH265Dec GstMsdkH265Dec;
 typedef struct _GstMsdkH265DecClass GstMsdkH265DecClass;
 
@@ -61,7 +50,10 @@ struct _GstMsdkH265DecClass
   GstMsdkDecClass parent_class;
 };
 
-GType gst_msdkh265dec_get_type (void);
+gboolean
+gst_msdkh265dec_register (GstPlugin * plugin,
+    GstMsdkContext * context, GstCaps * sink_caps,
+    GstCaps * src_caps, guint rank);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmjpegdec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmjpegdec.c
index 04b27517b2..33e896d3e0 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmjpegdec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmjpegdec.c
@@ -59,37 +59,27 @@
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_msdkmjpegdec_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_msdkmjpegdec_debug
 
-static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
-    GST_PAD_SINK,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("image/jpeg, "
-        "width = (int) [ 1, MAX ], height = (int) [ 1, MAX ], parsed = true ")
-    );
+#define GST_MSDKMJPEGDEC(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (obj), GstMsdkMJPEGDec))
+#define GST_MSDKMJPEGDEC_CLASS(klass) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass), GstMsdkMJPEGDecClass))
+#define GST_IS_MSDKMJPEGDEC(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (obj)))
+#define GST_IS_MSDKMJPEGDEC_CLASS(klass) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass)))
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
-#define VA_SRC_CAPS_STR \
-    "; "  GST_MSDK_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_VA_FEATURE ("{ NV12 }")
-#else
-#define D3D11_SRC_CAPS_STR \
-    "; "  GST_MSDK_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_D3D11_FEATURE ("{ NV12 }")
-#endif
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+static const gchar *doc_src_caps_str =
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE ("{ NV12, YUY2, BGRA }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:DMABuf",
+        "{ NV12, YUY2, BGRA }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:VAMemory", "{ NV12 }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:D3D11Memory", "{ NV12 }");
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
-static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
-    GST_PAD_SRC,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR ("{ NV12, YUY2 }", "{ NV12, YUY2 }")
-        VA_SRC_CAPS_STR));
-#else
-static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
-    GST_PAD_SRC,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR ("{ NV12, YUY2 }", "{ NV12, YUY2 }")
-        D3D11_SRC_CAPS_STR));
-#endif
+static const gchar *doc_sink_caps_str = "image/jpeg";
 
-#define gst_msdkmjpegdec_parent_class parent_class
-G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstMsdkMJPEGDec, gst_msdkmjpegdec, GST_TYPE_MSDKDEC);
+static GstElementClass *parent_class = NULL;
 
 static gboolean
 gst_msdkmjpegdec_configure (GstMsdkDec * decoder)
@@ -192,11 +182,14 @@ gst_msdkdec_mjpeg_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id, GValue * value,
 }
 
 static void
-gst_msdkmjpegdec_class_init (GstMsdkMJPEGDecClass * klass)
+gst_msdkmjpegdec_class_init (gpointer klass, gpointer data)
 {
   GObjectClass *gobject_class;
   GstElementClass *element_class;
   GstMsdkDecClass *decoder_class;
+  MsdkDecCData *cdata = data;
+
+  parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
   gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
   element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
@@ -219,11 +212,58 @@ gst_msdkmjpegdec_class_init (GstMsdkMJPEGDecClass * klass)
   gst_msdkdec_prop_install_error_report_property (gobject_class);
 #endif
 
-  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class, &sink_factory);
-  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class, &src_factory);
+  gst_msdkcaps_pad_template_init (element_class,
+      cdata->sink_caps, cdata->src_caps, doc_sink_caps_str, doc_src_caps_str);
+
+  gst_caps_unref (cdata->sink_caps);
+  gst_caps_unref (cdata->src_caps);
+  g_free (cdata);
 }
 
 static void
-gst_msdkmjpegdec_init (GstMsdkMJPEGDec * thiz)
+gst_msdkmjpegdec_init (GTypeInstance * instance, gpointer g_class)
 {
 }
+
+gboolean
+gst_msdkmjpegdec_register (GstPlugin * plugin,
+    GstMsdkContext * context, GstCaps * sink_caps,
+    GstCaps * src_caps, guint rank)
+{
+  GType type;
+  MsdkDecCData *cdata;
+  gchar *type_name, *feature_name;
+  gboolean ret = FALSE;
+
+  GTypeInfo type_info = {
+    .class_size = sizeof (GstMsdkMJPEGDecClass),
+    .class_init = gst_msdkmjpegdec_class_init,
+    .instance_size = sizeof (GstMsdkMJPEGDec),
+    .instance_init = gst_msdkmjpegdec_init
+  };
+
+  cdata = g_new (MsdkDecCData, 1);
+  cdata->sink_caps = gst_caps_copy (sink_caps);
+  cdata->src_caps = gst_caps_ref (src_caps);
+
+  gst_caps_set_simple (cdata->sink_caps, "parsed", G_TYPE_BOOLEAN, TRUE, NULL);
+
+  GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (cdata->sink_caps,
+      GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+  GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (cdata->src_caps,
+      GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+
+  type_info.class_data = cdata;
+
+  type_name = g_strdup ("GstMsdkMJPEGDec");
+  feature_name = g_strdup ("msdkmjpegdec");
+
+  type = g_type_register_static (GST_TYPE_MSDKDEC, type_name, &type_info, 0);
+  if (type)
+    ret = gst_element_register (plugin, feature_name, rank, type);
+
+  g_free (type_name);
+  g_free (feature_name);
+
+  return ret;
+}
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmjpegdec.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmjpegdec.h
index 565c95f321..f4c39a6d13 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmjpegdec.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmjpegdec.h
@@ -36,17 +36,6 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
-#define GST_TYPE_MSDKMJPEGDEC \
-  (gst_msdkmjpegdec_get_type())
-#define GST_MSDKMJPEGDEC(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj),GST_TYPE_MSDKMJPEGDEC,GstMsdkMJPEGDec))
-#define GST_MSDKMJPEGDEC_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass),GST_TYPE_MSDKMJPEGDEC,GstMsdkMJPEGDecClass))
-#define GST_IS_MSDKMJPEGDEC(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj),GST_TYPE_MSDKMJPEGDEC))
-#define GST_IS_MSDKMJPEGDEC_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass),GST_TYPE_MSDKMJPEGDEC))
-
 typedef struct _GstMsdkMJPEGDec GstMsdkMJPEGDec;
 typedef struct _GstMsdkMJPEGDecClass GstMsdkMJPEGDecClass;
 
@@ -60,7 +49,10 @@ struct _GstMsdkMJPEGDecClass
   GstMsdkDecClass parent_class;
 };
 
-GType gst_msdkmjpegdec_get_type (void);
+gboolean
+gst_msdkmjpegdec_register (GstPlugin * plugin,
+    GstMsdkContext * context, GstCaps * sink_caps,
+    GstCaps * src_caps, guint rank);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmpeg2dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmpeg2dec.c
index 688a1957b3..9f2a428f4f 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmpeg2dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmpeg2dec.c
@@ -57,29 +57,26 @@
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_msdkmpeg2dec_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_msdkmpeg2dec_debug
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
-#define VA_SRC_CAPS_STR \
-    "; " GST_MSDK_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_VA_FEATURE ("{ NV12 }")
-#else
-#define VA_SRC_CAPS_STR ""
-#endif
+#define GST_MSDKMPEG2DEC(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (obj), GstMsdkMPEG2Dec))
+#define GST_MSDKMPEG2DEC_CLASS(klass) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass), GstMsdkMPEG2DecClass))
+#define GST_IS_MSDKMPEG2DEC(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (obj)))
+#define GST_IS_MSDKMPEG2DEC_CLASS(klass) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass)))
 
-static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
-    GST_PAD_SINK,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/mpeg, "
-        "width = (int) [ 1, MAX ], height = (int) [ 1, MAX ], "
-        "mpegversion = (int) 2, " "systemstream = (boolean) false")
-    );
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+static const gchar *doc_src_caps_str =
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE ("{ NV12 }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:DMABuf", "{ NV12 }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:VAMemory", "{ NV12 }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:D3D11Memory", "{ NV12 }");
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
 
-static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
-    GST_PAD_SRC,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR ("{ NV12 }", "{ NV12 }")
-        VA_SRC_CAPS_STR));
+static const gchar *doc_sink_caps_str = "video/mpeg";
 
-#define gst_msdkmpeg2dec_parent_class parent_class
-G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstMsdkMPEG2Dec, gst_msdkmpeg2dec, GST_TYPE_MSDKDEC);
+static GstElementClass *parent_class = NULL;
 
 static gboolean
 gst_msdkmpeg2dec_configure (GstMsdkDec * decoder)
@@ -140,11 +137,14 @@ gst_msdkdec_mpeg2_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id, GValue * value,
 }
 
 static void
-gst_msdkmpeg2dec_class_init (GstMsdkMPEG2DecClass * klass)
+gst_msdkmpeg2dec_class_init (gpointer klass, gpointer data)
 {
   GObjectClass *gobject_class;
   GstElementClass *element_class;
   GstMsdkDecClass *decoder_class;
+  MsdkDecCData *cdata = data;
+
+  parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
   gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
   element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
@@ -163,12 +163,62 @@ gst_msdkmpeg2dec_class_init (GstMsdkMPEG2DecClass * klass)
 
   gst_msdkdec_prop_install_output_oder_property (gobject_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class, &sink_factory);
-  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class, &src_factory);
+  gst_msdkcaps_pad_template_init (element_class,
+      cdata->sink_caps, cdata->src_caps, doc_sink_caps_str, doc_src_caps_str);
+
+  gst_caps_unref (cdata->sink_caps);
+  gst_caps_unref (cdata->src_caps);
+  g_free (cdata);
 }
 
 static void
-gst_msdkmpeg2dec_init (GstMsdkMPEG2Dec * thiz)
+gst_msdkmpeg2dec_init (GTypeInstance * instance, gpointer g_class)
 {
+  GstMsdkMPEG2Dec *thiz = GST_MSDKMPEG2DEC (instance);
   thiz->output_order = PROP_OUTPUT_ORDER_DEFAULT;
 }
+
+gboolean
+gst_msdkmpeg2dec_register (GstPlugin * plugin,
+    GstMsdkContext * context, GstCaps * sink_caps,
+    GstCaps * src_caps, guint rank)
+{
+  GType type;
+  MsdkDecCData *cdata;
+  gchar *type_name, *feature_name;
+  gboolean ret = FALSE;
+
+  GTypeInfo type_info = {
+    .class_size = sizeof (GstMsdkMPEG2DecClass),
+    .class_init = gst_msdkmpeg2dec_class_init,
+    .instance_size = sizeof (GstMsdkMPEG2Dec),
+    .instance_init = gst_msdkmpeg2dec_init
+  };
+
+  cdata = g_new (MsdkDecCData, 1);
+  cdata->sink_caps = gst_caps_copy (sink_caps);
+  cdata->src_caps = gst_caps_ref (src_caps);
+
+  gst_caps_set_simple (cdata->sink_caps,
+      "mpegversion", G_TYPE_INT, 2,
+      "systemstream", G_TYPE_BOOLEAN, FALSE, NULL);
+
+  GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (cdata->sink_caps,
+      GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+  GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (cdata->src_caps,
+      GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+
+  type_info.class_data = cdata;
+
+  type_name = g_strdup ("GstMsdkMPEG2Dec");
+  feature_name = g_strdup ("msdkmpeg2dec");
+
+  type = g_type_register_static (GST_TYPE_MSDKDEC, type_name, &type_info, 0);
+  if (type)
+    ret = gst_element_register (plugin, feature_name, rank, type);
+
+  g_free (type_name);
+  g_free (feature_name);
+
+  return ret;
+}
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmpeg2dec.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmpeg2dec.h
index dee40366d5..6bb3456233 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmpeg2dec.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmpeg2dec.h
@@ -38,17 +38,6 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
-#define GST_TYPE_MSDKMPEG2DEC \
-  (gst_msdkmpeg2dec_get_type())
-#define GST_MSDKMPEG2DEC(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj),GST_TYPE_MSDKMPEG2DEC,GstMsdkMPEG2Dec))
-#define GST_MSDKMPEG2DEC_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass),GST_TYPE_MSDKMPEG2DEC,GstMsdkMPEG2DecClass))
-#define GST_IS_MSDKMPEG2DEC(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj),GST_TYPE_MSDKMPEG2DEC))
-#define GST_IS_MSDKMPEG2DEC_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass),GST_TYPE_MSDKMPEG2DEC))
-
 typedef struct _GstMsdkMPEG2Dec GstMsdkMPEG2Dec;
 typedef struct _GstMsdkMPEG2DecClass GstMsdkMPEG2DecClass;
 
@@ -63,7 +52,10 @@ struct _GstMsdkMPEG2DecClass
   GstMsdkDecClass parent_class;
 };
 
-GType gst_msdkmpeg2dec_get_type (void);
+gboolean
+gst_msdkmpeg2dec_register (GstPlugin * plugin,
+    GstMsdkContext * context, GstCaps * sink_caps,
+    GstCaps * src_caps, guint rank);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvc1dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvc1dec.c
index 68910c5378..eb9b9d4479 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvc1dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvc1dec.c
@@ -56,41 +56,25 @@
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_msdkvc1dec_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_msdkvc1dec_debug
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
-#define VA_SRC_CAPS_STR \
-    "; " GST_MSDK_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_VA_FEATURE ("{ NV12 }")
-#else
-#define VA_SRC_CAPS_STR ""
-#endif
+#define GST_MSDKVC1DEC(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (obj), GstMsdkVC1Dec))
+#define GST_MSDKVC1DEC_CLASS(klass) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass), GstMsdkVC1DecClass))
+#define GST_IS_MSDKVC1DEC(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (obj)))
+#define GST_IS_MSDKVC1DEC_CLASS(klass) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass)))
 
-static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
-    GST_PAD_SINK,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-wmv, "
-        "framerate = (fraction) [0/1, MAX], "
-        "width = (int) [ 1, MAX ], height = (int) [ 1, MAX ], "
-        "wmvversion= (int) 3, "
-        "format= (string) WMV3, "
-        "header-format= (string) none, "
-        "stream-format= (string) sequence-layer-frame-layer, "
-        "profile = (string) {simple, main}" ";"
-        "video/x-wmv, "
-        "framerate = (fraction) [0/1, MAX], "
-        "width = (int) [ 1, MAX ], height = (int) [ 1, MAX ], "
-        "wmvversion= (int) 3, "
-        "format= (string) WVC1, "
-        "header-format= (string) asf, "
-        "stream-format= (string) bdu, " "profile = (string) advanced" ";")
-    );
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+static const gchar *doc_src_caps_str =
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE ("{ NV12 }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:DMABuf", "{ NV12 }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:VAMemory", "{ NV12 }");
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
 
-static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
-    GST_PAD_SRC,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR ("{ NV12 }", "{ NV12 }")
-        VA_SRC_CAPS_STR));
+static const gchar *doc_sink_caps_str = "video/x-wmv";
 
-#define gst_msdkvc1dec_parent_class parent_class
-G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstMsdkVC1Dec, gst_msdkvc1dec, GST_TYPE_MSDKDEC);
+static GstElementClass *parent_class = NULL;
 
 static gboolean
 gst_msdkvc1dec_configure (GstMsdkDec * decoder)
@@ -196,11 +180,14 @@ gst_msdkvc1dec_preinit_decoder (GstMsdkDec * decoder)
 }
 
 static void
-gst_msdkvc1dec_class_init (GstMsdkVC1DecClass * klass)
+gst_msdkvc1dec_class_init (gpointer klass, gpointer data)
 {
   GObjectClass *gobject_class;
   GstElementClass *element_class;
   GstMsdkDecClass *decoder_class;
+  MsdkDecCData *cdata = data;
+
+  parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
   gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
   element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
@@ -221,13 +208,64 @@ gst_msdkvc1dec_class_init (GstMsdkVC1DecClass * klass)
 
   gst_msdkdec_prop_install_output_oder_property (gobject_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class, &sink_factory);
-  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class, &src_factory);
+  gst_msdkcaps_pad_template_init (element_class,
+      cdata->sink_caps, cdata->src_caps, doc_sink_caps_str, doc_src_caps_str);
+
+  gst_caps_unref (cdata->sink_caps);
+  gst_caps_unref (cdata->src_caps);
+  g_free (cdata);
 
 }
 
 static void
-gst_msdkvc1dec_init (GstMsdkVC1Dec * thiz)
+gst_msdkvc1dec_init (GTypeInstance * instance, gpointer g_class)
 {
+  GstMsdkVC1Dec *thiz = GST_MSDKVC1DEC (instance);
   thiz->output_order = PROP_OUTPUT_ORDER_DEFAULT;
 }
+
+gboolean
+gst_msdkvc1dec_register (GstPlugin * plugin,
+    GstMsdkContext * context, GstCaps * sink_caps,
+    GstCaps * src_caps, guint rank)
+{
+  GType type;
+  MsdkDecCData *cdata;
+  gchar *type_name, *feature_name;
+  gboolean ret = FALSE;
+
+  GTypeInfo type_info = {
+    .class_size = sizeof (GstMsdkVC1DecClass),
+    .class_init = gst_msdkvc1dec_class_init,
+    .instance_size = sizeof (GstMsdkVC1Dec),
+    .instance_init = gst_msdkvc1dec_init
+  };
+
+  cdata = g_new (MsdkDecCData, 1);
+  cdata->sink_caps = gst_caps_ref (sink_caps);
+#ifndef _WIN32
+  cdata->src_caps = gst_caps_ref (src_caps);
+#else
+  cdata->src_caps = gst_caps_copy (src_caps);
+  gst_msdkcaps_remove_structure (cdata->src_caps, "memory:D3D11Memory");
+#endif
+
+  GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (cdata->sink_caps,
+      GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+  GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (cdata->src_caps,
+      GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+
+  type_info.class_data = cdata;
+
+  type_name = g_strdup ("GstMsdkVC1Dec");
+  feature_name = g_strdup ("msdkvc1dec");
+
+  type = g_type_register_static (GST_TYPE_MSDKDEC, type_name, &type_info, 0);
+  if (type)
+    ret = gst_element_register (plugin, feature_name, rank, type);
+
+  g_free (type_name);
+  g_free (feature_name);
+
+  return ret;
+}
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvc1dec.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvc1dec.h
index 5f3f298902..fa13fe2768 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvc1dec.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvc1dec.h
@@ -38,17 +38,6 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
-#define GST_TYPE_MSDKVC1DEC \
-  (gst_msdkvc1dec_get_type())
-#define GST_MSDKVC1DEC(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj),GST_TYPE_MSDKVC1DEC,GstMsdkVC1Dec))
-#define GST_MSDKVC1DEC_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass),GST_TYPE_MSDKVC1DEC,GstMsdkVC1DecClass))
-#define GST_IS_MSDKVC1DEC(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj),GST_TYPE_MSDKVC1DEC))
-#define GST_IS_MSDKVC1DEC_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass),GST_TYPE_MSDKVC1DEC))
-
 typedef struct _GstMsdkVC1Dec GstMsdkVC1Dec;
 typedef struct _GstMsdkVC1DecClass GstMsdkVC1DecClass;
 
@@ -63,7 +52,10 @@ struct _GstMsdkVC1DecClass
   GstMsdkDecClass parent_class;
 };
 
-GType gst_msdkvc1dec_get_type (void);
+gboolean
+gst_msdkvc1dec_register (GstPlugin * plugin,
+    GstMsdkContext * context, GstCaps * sink_caps,
+    GstCaps * src_caps, guint rank);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp8dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp8dec.c
index 4033d0d5b2..22ebf76fa6 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp8dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp8dec.c
@@ -57,14 +57,25 @@
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_msdkvp8dec_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_msdkvp8dec_debug
 
-static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
-    GST_PAD_SINK,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-vp8")
-    );
+#define GST_MSDKVP8DEC(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (obj), GstMsdkVP8Dec))
+#define GST_MSDKVP8DEC_CLASS(klass) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),  GstMsdkVP8DecClass))
+#define GST_IS_MSDKVP8DEC(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (obj)))
+#define GST_IS_MSDKVP8DEC_CLASS(klass) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass)))
 
-#define gst_msdkvp8dec_parent_class parent_class
-G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstMsdkVP8Dec, gst_msdkvp8dec, GST_TYPE_MSDKDEC);
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+static const gchar *doc_src_caps_str =
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE ("{ NV12 }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:DMABuf", "{ NV12 }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:VAMemory", "{ NV12 }");
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+static const gchar *doc_sink_caps_str = "video/x-vp8";
+
+static GstElementClass *parent_class = NULL;
 
 static gboolean
 gst_msdkvp8dec_configure (GstMsdkDec * decoder)
@@ -168,11 +179,14 @@ gst_msdkvp8dec_postinit_decoder (GstMsdkDec * decoder)
 }
 
 static void
-gst_msdkvp8dec_class_init (GstMsdkVP8DecClass * klass)
+gst_msdkvp8dec_class_init (gpointer klass, gpointer data)
 {
   GObjectClass *gobject_class;
   GstElementClass *element_class;
   GstMsdkDecClass *decoder_class;
+  MsdkDecCData *cdata = data;
+
+  parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
   gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
   element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
@@ -195,11 +209,64 @@ gst_msdkvp8dec_class_init (GstMsdkVP8DecClass * klass)
 
   gst_msdkdec_prop_install_output_oder_property (gobject_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class, &sink_factory);
+  gst_msdkcaps_pad_template_init (element_class,
+      cdata->sink_caps, cdata->src_caps, doc_sink_caps_str, doc_src_caps_str);
+
+  gst_caps_unref (cdata->sink_caps);
+  gst_caps_unref (cdata->src_caps);
+  g_free (cdata);
 }
 
 static void
-gst_msdkvp8dec_init (GstMsdkVP8Dec * thiz)
+gst_msdkvp8dec_init (GTypeInstance * instance, gpointer g_class)
 {
+  GstMsdkVP8Dec *thiz = GST_MSDKVP8DEC (instance);
   thiz->output_order = PROP_OUTPUT_ORDER_DEFAULT;
 }
+
+gboolean
+gst_msdkvp8dec_register (GstPlugin * plugin,
+    GstMsdkContext * context, GstCaps * sink_caps,
+    GstCaps * src_caps, guint rank)
+{
+  GType type;
+  MsdkDecCData *cdata;
+  gchar *type_name, *feature_name;
+  gboolean ret = FALSE;
+
+  GTypeInfo type_info = {
+    .class_size = sizeof (GstMsdkVP8DecClass),
+    .class_init = gst_msdkvp8dec_class_init,
+    .instance_size = sizeof (GstMsdkVP8Dec),
+    .instance_init = gst_msdkvp8dec_init
+  };
+
+  cdata = g_new (MsdkDecCData, 1);
+  cdata->sink_caps = gst_caps_ref (sink_caps);
+  cdata->src_caps = gst_caps_copy (src_caps);
+#ifndef _WIN32
+  cdata->src_caps = gst_caps_ref (src_caps);
+#else
+  cdata->src_caps = gst_caps_copy (src_caps);
+  gst_msdkcaps_remove_structure (cdata->src_caps, "memory:D3D11Memory");
+#endif
+
+  GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (cdata->sink_caps,
+      GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+  GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (cdata->src_caps,
+      GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+
+  type_info.class_data = cdata;
+
+  type_name = g_strdup ("GstMsdkVP8Dec");
+  feature_name = g_strdup ("msdkvp8dec");
+
+  type = g_type_register_static (GST_TYPE_MSDKDEC, type_name, &type_info, 0);
+  if (type)
+    ret = gst_element_register (plugin, feature_name, rank, type);
+
+  g_free (type_name);
+  g_free (feature_name);
+
+  return ret;
+}
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp8dec.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp8dec.h
index 43f1a47fa7..9b8b806d4a 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp8dec.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp8dec.h
@@ -37,17 +37,6 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
-#define GST_TYPE_MSDKVP8DEC \
-  (gst_msdkvp8dec_get_type())
-#define GST_MSDKVP8DEC(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj),GST_TYPE_MSDKVP8DEC,GstMsdkVP8Dec))
-#define GST_MSDKVP8DEC_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass),GST_TYPE_MSDKVP8DEC,GstMsdkVP8DecClass))
-#define GST_IS_MSDKVP8DEC(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj),GST_TYPE_MSDKVP8DEC))
-#define GST_IS_MSDKVP8DEC_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass),GST_TYPE_MSDKVP8DEC))
-
 typedef struct _GstMsdkVP8Dec GstMsdkVP8Dec;
 typedef struct _GstMsdkVP8DecClass GstMsdkVP8DecClass;
 
@@ -62,7 +51,10 @@ struct _GstMsdkVP8DecClass
   GstMsdkDecClass parent_class;
 };
 
-GType gst_msdkvp8dec_get_type (void);
+gboolean
+gst_msdkvp8dec_register (GstPlugin * plugin,
+    GstMsdkContext * context, GstCaps * sink_caps,
+    GstCaps * src_caps, guint rank);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9dec.c
index 666c6414b5..730bb1fb9b 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9dec.c
@@ -56,39 +56,28 @@
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_msdkvp9dec_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_msdkvp9dec_debug
 
-#define COMMON_FORMAT "{ NV12, P010_10LE, VUYA, Y410, P012_LE, Y412_LE }"
-#define SUPPORTED_VA_FORMAT "{ NV12 }"
+#define GST_MSDKVP9DEC(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (obj), GstMsdkVP9Dec))
+#define GST_MSDKVP9DEC_CLASS(klass) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),  GstMsdkVP9DecClass))
+#define GST_IS_MSDKVP9DEC(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (obj)))
+#define GST_IS_MSDKVP9DEC_CLASS(klass) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass)))
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
-#define VA_SRC_CAPS_STR \
-    "; " GST_MSDK_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_VA_FEATURE (SUPPORTED_VA_FORMAT)
-#else
-#define D3D11_SRC_CAPS_STR \
-    "; " GST_MSDK_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_D3D11_FEATURE ("{ NV12 }")
-#endif
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+static const gchar *doc_src_caps_str =
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE (
+        "{ NV12, P010_10LE, VUYA, Y410, P012_LE, Y412_LE }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:DMABuf",
+        "{ NV12, P010_10LE, VUYA, Y410, P012_LE, Y412_LE }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:VAMemory", "{ NV12 }") " ;"
+    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("memory:D3D11Memory", "{ NV12 }");
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
 
-static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
-    GST_PAD_SINK,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-vp9")
-    );
+static const gchar *doc_sink_caps_str = "video/x-vp9";
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
-static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
-    GST_PAD_SRC,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR (COMMON_FORMAT, COMMON_FORMAT)
-        VA_SRC_CAPS_STR));
-#else
-static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
-    GST_PAD_SRC,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_MSDK_CAPS_STR (COMMON_FORMAT, COMMON_FORMAT)
-        D3D11_SRC_CAPS_STR));
-#endif
-
-#define gst_msdkvp9dec_parent_class parent_class
-G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstMsdkVP9Dec, gst_msdkvp9dec, GST_TYPE_MSDKDEC);
+static GstElementClass *parent_class = NULL;
 
 static gboolean
 gst_msdkvp9dec_configure (GstMsdkDec * decoder)
@@ -181,11 +170,14 @@ gst_msdkvp9dec_preinit_decoder (GstMsdkDec * decoder)
 }
 
 static void
-gst_msdkvp9dec_class_init (GstMsdkVP9DecClass * klass)
+gst_msdkvp9dec_class_init (gpointer klass, gpointer data)
 {
   GObjectClass *gobject_class;
   GstElementClass *element_class;
   GstMsdkDecClass *decoder_class;
+  MsdkDecCData *cdata = data;
+
+  parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
   gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
   element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
@@ -206,12 +198,58 @@ gst_msdkvp9dec_class_init (GstMsdkVP9DecClass * klass)
 
   gst_msdkdec_prop_install_output_oder_property (gobject_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class, &sink_factory);
-  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class, &src_factory);
+  gst_msdkcaps_pad_template_init (element_class,
+      cdata->sink_caps, cdata->src_caps, doc_sink_caps_str, doc_src_caps_str);
+
+  gst_caps_unref (cdata->sink_caps);
+  gst_caps_unref (cdata->src_caps);
+  g_free (cdata);;
 }
 
 static void
-gst_msdkvp9dec_init (GstMsdkVP9Dec * thiz)
+gst_msdkvp9dec_init (GTypeInstance * instance, gpointer g_class)
 {
+  GstMsdkVP9Dec *thiz = GST_MSDKVP9DEC (instance);
   thiz->output_order = PROP_OUTPUT_ORDER_DEFAULT;
 }
+
+gboolean
+gst_msdkvp9dec_register (GstPlugin * plugin,
+    GstMsdkContext * context, GstCaps * sink_caps,
+    GstCaps * src_caps, guint rank)
+{
+  GType type;
+  MsdkDecCData *cdata;
+  gchar *type_name, *feature_name;
+  gboolean ret = FALSE;
+
+  GTypeInfo type_info = {
+    .class_size = sizeof (GstMsdkVP9DecClass),
+    .class_init = gst_msdkvp9dec_class_init,
+    .instance_size = sizeof (GstMsdkVP9Dec),
+    .instance_init = gst_msdkvp9dec_init
+  };
+
+  cdata = g_new (MsdkDecCData, 1);
+  cdata->sink_caps = gst_caps_ref (sink_caps);
+  cdata->src_caps = gst_caps_ref (src_caps);
+
+  GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (cdata->sink_caps,
+      GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+  GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (cdata->src_caps,
+      GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+
+  type_info.class_data = cdata;
+
+  type_name = g_strdup ("GstMsdkVP9Dec");
+  feature_name = g_strdup ("msdkvp9dec");
+
+  type = g_type_register_static (GST_TYPE_MSDKDEC, type_name, &type_info, 0);
+  if (type)
+    ret = gst_element_register (plugin, feature_name, rank, type);
+
+  g_free (type_name);
+  g_free (feature_name);
+
+  return ret;
+}
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9dec.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9dec.h
index 28ced43f11..6b2a56dfe8 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9dec.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9dec.h
@@ -39,17 +39,6 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
-#define GST_TYPE_MSDKVP9DEC \
-  (gst_msdkvp9dec_get_type())
-#define GST_MSDKVP9DEC(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj),GST_TYPE_MSDKVP9DEC,GstMsdkVP9Dec))
-#define GST_MSDKVP9DEC_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass),GST_TYPE_MSDKVP9DEC,GstMsdkVP9DecClass))
-#define GST_IS_MSDKVP9DEC(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj),GST_TYPE_MSDKVP9DEC))
-#define GST_IS_MSDKVP9DEC_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass),GST_TYPE_MSDKVP9DEC))
-
 typedef struct _GstMsdkVP9Dec GstMsdkVP9Dec;
 typedef struct _GstMsdkVP9DecClass GstMsdkVP9DecClass;
 
@@ -64,7 +53,10 @@ struct _GstMsdkVP9DecClass
   GstMsdkDecClass parent_class;
 };
 
-GType gst_msdkvp9dec_get_type (void);
+gboolean
+gst_msdkvp9dec_register (GstPlugin * plugin,
+    GstMsdkContext * context, GstCaps * sink_caps,
+    GstCaps * src_caps, guint rank);
 
 G_END_DECLS