*
* It provides for:
* <itemizedlist>
- * <listitem><para>One sinkpad and one srcpad</para></listitem>
- * <listitem><para>Handles state changes</para></listitem>
- * <listitem><para>Does flushing</para></listitem>
- * <listitem><para>Push mode</para></listitem>
- * <listitem><para>Pull mode</para></listitem>
- * <listitem><para>Handles events (NEWSEGMENT/EOS/FLUSH)</para></listitem>
- * <listitem><para>Handles seeking in both modes</para></listitem>
+ * <listitem><para>provides one sink pad and one source pad</para></listitem>
+ * <listitem><para>handles state changes</para></listitem>
+ * <listitem><para>can operate in pull mode or push mode</para></listitem>
+ * <listitem><para>handles seeking in both modes</para></listitem>
+ * <listitem><para>handles events (NEWSEGMENT/EOS/FLUSH)</para></listitem>
* <listitem><para>
- * Handles POSITION/DURATION/SEEKING/FORMAT/CONVERT queries
+ * handles queries (POSITION/DURATION/SEEKING/FORMAT/CONVERT)
* </para></listitem>
+ * <listitem><para>handles flushing</para></listitem>
* </itemizedlist>
*
- * The purpose of this base class is to provide a basic functionality of
+ * The purpose of this base class is to provide the basic functionality of
* a parser and share a lot of rather complex code.
*
* Description of the parsing mechanism:
* about to start now.
* </para></listitem>
* <listitem><para>
- * At least in this point subclass needs to tell the GstBaseParse class
+ * At least at this point subclass needs to tell the GstBaseParse class
* how big data chunks it wants to receive (min_frame_size). It can do
- * this with @gst_base_parse_set_min_frame_size.
+ * this with gst_base_parse_set_min_frame_size().
* </para></listitem>
* <listitem><para>
* GstBaseParse class sets up appropriate data passing mode (pull/push)
* <title>Parsing phase</title>
* <listitem><para>
* GstBaseParse gathers at least min_frame_size bytes of data either
- * by pulling it from upstream or collecting buffers into internal
+ * by pulling it from upstream or collecting buffers in an internal
* #GstAdapter.
* </para></listitem>
* <listitem><para>
* (although the latter can also be done by GstBaseParse if it is
* appropriately configured, see below). Frame is provided with
* timestamp derived from upstream (as much as generally possible),
- * duration obtained form configuration (see below), and offset
+ * duration obtained from configuration (see below), and offset
* if meaningful (in pull mode).
* </para></listitem>
* <listitem><para>
- * Finally the buffer can be pushed downstream and parsing loop starts
+ * Finally the buffer can be pushed downstream and the parsing loop starts
* over again. Just prior to actually pushing the buffer in question,
* it is passed to @pre_push_buffer which gives subclass yet one
* last chance to examine buffer metadata, or to send some custom (tag)
* events, or to perform custom (segment) filtering.
* </para></listitem>
* <listitem><para>
- * During the parsing process GstBaseParseClass will handle both srcpad and
- * sinkpad events. They will be passed to subclass if @event or
+ * During the parsing process GstBaseParseClass will handle both srcpad
+ * and sinkpad events. They will be passed to subclass if @event or
* @src_event callbacks have been provided.
* </para></listitem>
* </itemizedlist>
* needs to set the fixed caps on srcpad, when the format is ensured (e.g.
* when base class calls subclass' @set_sink_caps function).
*
- * This base class uses GST_FORMAT_DEFAULT as a meaning of frames. So,
+ * This base class uses #GST_FORMAT_DEFAULT as a meaning of frames. So,
* subclass conversion routine needs to know that conversion from
- * GST_FORMAT_TIME to GST_FORMAT_DEFAULT must return the
+ * #GST_FORMAT_TIME to #GST_FORMAT_DEFAULT must return the
* frame number that can be found from the given byte position.
*
- * GstBaseParse uses subclasses conversion methods also for seeking (or otherwise
- * uses its own default one, see also below).
+ * GstBaseParse uses subclasses conversion methods also for seeking (or
+ * otherwise uses its own default one, see also below).
*
* Subclass @start and @stop functions will be called to inform the beginning
* and end of data processing.
* </para></listitem>
* <listitem><para>
* Inform base class how big data chunks should be retrieved. This is
- * done with @gst_base_parse_set_min_frame_size function.
+ * done with gst_base_parse_set_min_frame_size() function.
* </para></listitem>
* <listitem><para>
* Examine data chunks passed to subclass with @check_valid_frame
* </para></listitem>
* <listitem><para>Provide conversion functions</para></listitem>
* <listitem><para>
- * Update the duration information with @gst_base_parse_set_duration
+ * Update the duration information with gst_base_parse_set_duration()
* </para></listitem>
* <listitem><para>
- * Optionally passthrough using @gst_base_parse_set_format
+ * Optionally passthrough using gst_base_parse_set_passthrough()
* </para></listitem>
* <listitem><para>
- * Configure various baseparse parameters using @gst_base_parse_set_seek and
- * @gst_base_parse_set_frame_rate.
+ * Configure various baseparse parameters using
+ * gst_base_parse_set_average_bitrate(), gst_base_parse_set_syncable()
+ * and gst_base_parse_set_frame_rate().
* </para></listitem>
* <listitem><para>
* In particular, if subclass is unable to determine a duration, but
* parsing (or specs) yields a frames per seconds rate, then this can be
* provided to GstBaseParse to enable it to cater for
- * buffer time metadata (which will be taken from upstream as much as possible).
- * Internally keeping track of frame durations and respective
- * sizes that have been pushed provides GstBaseParse with an estimated bitrate.
- * A default @convert (used if not overriden) will then use these
- * rates to perform obvious conversions. These rates are also used to update
- * (estimated) duration at regular frame intervals.
+ * buffer time metadata (which will be taken from upstream as much as
+ * possible). Internally keeping track of frame durations and respective
+ * sizes that have been pushed provides GstBaseParse with an estimated
+ * bitrate. A default @convert (used if not overriden) will then use these
+ * rates to perform obvious conversions. These rates are also used to
+ * update (estimated) duration at regular frame intervals.
* </para></listitem>
* </itemizedlist>
*