{"id":3487,"date":"2026-01-06T11:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/gstreamer-1-28-release-candidate-now-ready-for-testing-exciting-rust-integrations-included\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T11:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T11:00:52","slug":"gstreamer-1-28-release-candidate-now-ready-for-testing-exciting-rust-integrations-included","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/gstreamer-1-28-release-candidate-now-ready-for-testing-exciting-rust-integrations-included\/","title":{"rendered":"GStreamer 1.28 Release Candidate Now Ready for Testing: Exciting Rust Integrations Included!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The GStreamer project has announced the release of the first Release Candidate (RC) for the forthcoming GStreamer 1.28<\/strong>, a crucial milestone in the development of this widely utilized open-source multimedia framework. This update enriches the platform with several new features, including a Rust-based GIF decoder, YOLOX tensor and inference elements, and an audio source separation component.<\/p>\n

Among the significant additions are a Rust-implemented YOLOX inference element and tensor decoder, an audio source separation element based on demuc also written in Rust, and a new looping GIF decoder. Moreover, a Rust-based icecastsink element with AAC support has been introduced, along with gapless looping support for the GstPlay element. Additional enhancements include a two-phase sinkpad switch to prevent race conditions when switching input pads and a new event-types property to propagate upstream events to the sink.<\/p>\n

The GStreamer 1.28 Release Candidate also features support for caps changes, compliance with ISO\/IEC 23003-5’s raw audio specifications, and new properties for controlling per-cue line attributes in jsontovtt, among other functionality improvements.<\/p>\n

The anticipated final release of GStreamer 1.28 is set to include even more enhancements such as a Vulkan H.264 encoder, an AMD HIP plugin, and colorimetry support for Wayland. Other expected features include virtual PCM sink enumeration for ALSA, a D3D12 remap element, and a LiteRT inference element.<\/p>\n

Developers interested in trying out GStreamer 1.28 can download the RC from the project’s GitLab page<\/a>. However, users are cautioned that this version is a pre-release and not suitable for production environments. More detailed information can be found in the release notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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