diff --git a/ges/ges-track-image-source.c b/ges/ges-track-image-source.c
index 2ea9fd51df..374996af8c 100644
--- a/ges/ges-track-image-source.c
+++ b/ges/ges-track-image-source.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ ges_track_image_source_create_element (GESTrackObject * object)
   source = gst_element_factory_make ("uridecodebin", NULL);
   scale = gst_element_factory_make ("videoscale", NULL);
   freeze = gst_element_factory_make ("imagefreeze", NULL);
-  iconv = gst_element_factory_make ("ffmpegcolorspace", NULL);
+  iconv = gst_element_factory_make ("videoconvert", NULL);
 
   g_object_set (scale, "add-borders", TRUE, NULL);
 
diff --git a/ges/ges-track-parse-launch-effect.c b/ges/ges-track-parse-launch-effect.c
index d7a90fa65d..c55e554f73 100644
--- a/ges/ges-track-parse-launch-effect.c
+++ b/ges/ges-track-parse-launch-effect.c
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ ges_track_parse_launch_effect_create_element (GESTrackObject * object)
   }
 
   if (track->type == GES_TRACK_TYPE_VIDEO) {
-    bin_desc = g_strconcat ("ffmpegcolorspace name=beforecolorspace ! ",
-        self->priv->bin_description, " ! ffmpegcolorspace name=aftercolorspace",
+    bin_desc = g_strconcat ("videoconvert name=pre_video_convert ! ",
+        self->priv->bin_description, " ! videoconvert name=post_video_convert",
         NULL);
   } else if (track->type == GES_TRACK_TYPE_AUDIO) {
     bin_desc =
diff --git a/ges/ges-track-text-overlay.c b/ges/ges-track-text-overlay.c
index 70ba69cd57..1a038ce851 100644
--- a/ges/ges-track-text-overlay.c
+++ b/ges/ges-track-text-overlay.c
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ ges_track_text_overlay_create_element (GESTrackObject * object)
   GESTrackTextOverlay *self = GES_TRACK_TEXT_OVERLAY (object);
 
   text = gst_element_factory_make ("textoverlay", NULL);
-  iconv = gst_element_factory_make ("ffmpegcolorspace", NULL);
-  oconv = gst_element_factory_make ("ffmpegcolorspace", NULL);
+  iconv = gst_element_factory_make ("videoconvert", NULL);
+  oconv = gst_element_factory_make ("videoconvert", NULL);
   self->priv->text_el = text;
   g_object_ref (text);
 
diff --git a/ges/ges-track-video-transition.c b/ges/ges-track-video-transition.c
index e146795590..a3e19961de 100644
--- a/ges/ges-track-video-transition.c
+++ b/ges/ges-track-video-transition.c
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ ges_track_video_transition_create_element (GESTrackObject * object)
   GST_LOG ("creating a video bin");
 
   topbin = gst_bin_new ("transition-bin");
-  iconva = gst_element_factory_make ("ffmpegcolorspace", "tr-csp-a");
-  iconvb = gst_element_factory_make ("ffmpegcolorspace", "tr-csp-b");
-  oconv = gst_element_factory_make ("ffmpegcolorspace", "tr-csp-output");
+  iconva = gst_element_factory_make ("videoconvert", "tr-csp-a");
+  iconvb = gst_element_factory_make ("videoconvert", "tr-csp-b");
+  oconv = gst_element_factory_make ("videoconvert", "tr-csp-output");
 
   gst_bin_add_many (GST_BIN (topbin), iconva, iconvb, oconv, NULL);
   /* Prefer videomixer2 to videomixer */