/* Then copy the data in the incoming buffer into the new buffer. */
memcpy (GST_BUFFER_DATA (outbuf), GST_BUFFER_DATA (buf), GST_BUFFER_SIZE (outbuf));
+ /* we don't need the incomming buffer anymore so we unref it. When we are
+ * the last plugin with a handle to the buffer, its memory will be freed */
+ gst_buffer_unref (buf);
+
/* When we're done with the buffer, we push it on to the next element
* in the pipeline, through the element's source pad, which is stored
* in the element's structure.
/* Then copy the data in the incoming buffer into the new buffer. */
memcpy (GST_BUFFER_DATA (outbuf), GST_BUFFER_DATA (buf), GST_BUFFER_SIZE (outbuf));
+ /* we don't need the incomming buffer anymore so we unref it. When we are
+ * the last plugin with a handle to the buffer, its memory will be freed */
+ gst_buffer_unref (buf);
+
/* When we're done with the buffer, we push it on to the next element
* in the pipeline, through the element's source pad, which is stored
* in the element's structure.