replace gst_element_class_set_details_simple with gst_element_class_set_metadata

114 files changed, 115 insertions, 115 deletions

diff --git a/ext/apexsink/gstapexsink.c b/ext/apexsink/gstapexsink.c
index 9dec7bd6e..25dfb08b7 100644
--- a/ext/apexsink/gstapexsink.c
+++ b/ext/apexsink/gstapexsink.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ gst_apexsink_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "Apple AirPort Express Audio Sink", "Sink/Audio/Wireless",
       "Output stream to an AirPort Express",
       "Jérémie Bernard [GRemi] <gremimail@gmail.com>");
diff --git a/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c b/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c
index 07335bcbd..212beb3be 100644
--- a/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c
+++ b/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ gst_ass_render_class_init (GstAssRenderClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&text_sink_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class, "ASS/SSA Render",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "ASS/SSA Render",
       "Mixer/Video/Overlay/Subtitle",
       "Renders ASS/SSA subtitles with libass",
       "Benjamin Schmitz <vortex@wolpzone.de>, "
diff --git a/ext/audiofile/gstafparse.c b/ext/audiofile/gstafparse.c
index 27b5a6e8c..eb16ecb2c 100644
--- a/ext/audiofile/gstafparse.c
+++ b/ext/audiofile/gstafparse.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ gst_afparse_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&afparse_sink_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Audiofile demuxer",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Audiofile demuxer",
       "Codec/Demuxer/Audio",
       "Audiofile parser for audio/raw",
       "Steve Baker <stevebaker_org@yahoo.co.uk>");
diff --git a/ext/audiofile/gstafsink.c b/ext/audiofile/gstafsink.c
index 79fc7abdb..5953da4ab 100644
--- a/ext/audiofile/gstafsink.c
+++ b/ext/audiofile/gstafsink.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ gst_afsink_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&afsink_sink_factory));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Audiofile sink",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Audiofile sink",
       "Sink/Audio",
       "Write audio streams to disk using libaudiofile",
       "Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas@apestaart.org>");
diff --git a/ext/audiofile/gstafsrc.c b/ext/audiofile/gstafsrc.c
index 2a750a378..0e43f541e 100644
--- a/ext/audiofile/gstafsrc.c
+++ b/ext/audiofile/gstafsrc.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ gst_afsrc_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&afsrc_src_factory));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Audiofile source",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Audiofile source",
       "Source/Audio",
       "Read audio files from disk using libaudiofile",
       "Thomas <thomas@apestaart.org>");
diff --git a/ext/bz2/gstbz2dec.c b/ext/bz2/gstbz2dec.c
index 38c71485d..513832e70 100644
--- a/ext/bz2/gstbz2dec.c
+++ b/ext/bz2/gstbz2dec.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ gst_bz2dec_class_init (GstBz2decClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class, "BZ2 decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "BZ2 decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder", "Decodes compressed streams",
       "Lutz Mueller <lutz@users.sourceforge.net>");
 
diff --git a/ext/bz2/gstbz2enc.c b/ext/bz2/gstbz2enc.c
index d7f2566af..161320698 100644
--- a/ext/bz2/gstbz2enc.c
+++ b/ext/bz2/gstbz2enc.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ gst_bz2enc_class_init (GstBz2encClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class, "BZ2 encoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "BZ2 encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder", "Compresses streams",
       "Lutz Mueller <lutz@users.sourceforge.net>");
 
diff --git a/ext/cdaudio/gstcdaudio.c b/ext/cdaudio/gstcdaudio.c
index ebd974168..ffd81c234 100644
--- a/ext/cdaudio/gstcdaudio.c
+++ b/ext/cdaudio/gstcdaudio.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ gst_cdaudio_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "CD player",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "CD player",
       "Generic/Bin",
       "Play CD audio through the CD Drive", "Wim Taymans <wim@fluendo.com>");
 
diff --git a/ext/celt/gstceltdec.c b/ext/celt/gstceltdec.c
index f647baac7..14f9d0d41 100644
--- a/ext/celt/gstceltdec.c
+++ b/ext/celt/gstceltdec.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ gst_celt_dec_class_init (GstCeltDecClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&celt_dec_sink_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class, "Celt audio decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Celt audio decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Audio",
       "decode celt streams to audio",
       "Sebastian Dröge <sebastian.droege@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/ext/celt/gstceltenc.c b/ext/celt/gstceltenc.c
index 563af7c07..a4dd1ea51 100644
--- a/ext/celt/gstceltenc.c
+++ b/ext/celt/gstceltenc.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ gst_celt_enc_class_init (GstCeltEncClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_factory));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class, "Celt audio encoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Celt audio encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Audio",
       "Encodes audio in Celt format",
       "Sebastian Dröge <sebastian.droege@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/ext/chromaprint/gstchromaprint.c b/ext/chromaprint/gstchromaprint.c
index 760d3ec4e..a6cb86713 100644
--- a/ext/chromaprint/gstchromaprint.c
+++ b/ext/chromaprint/gstchromaprint.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ gst_chromaprint_class_init (GstChromaprintClass * klass)
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_chromaprint_sink_event);
   gstbasetrans_class->passthrough_on_same_caps = TRUE;
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass),
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass),
       "Chromaprint fingerprinting element",
       "Filter/Analyzer/Audio",
       "Find an audio fingerprint using the Chromaprint library",
diff --git a/ext/cog/gstcogcolorspace.c b/ext/cog/gstcogcolorspace.c
index f3de99ade..6b9080451 100644
--- a/ext/cog/gstcogcolorspace.c
+++ b/ext/cog/gstcogcolorspace.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ gst_cogcolorspace_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_cogcolorspace_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "YCbCr/RGB format conversion", "Filter/Converter/Video",
       "YCbCr/RGB format conversion", "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
 }
diff --git a/ext/cog/gstcogdownsample.c b/ext/cog/gstcogdownsample.c
index c929c12ec..fab621434 100644
--- a/ext/cog/gstcogdownsample.c
+++ b/ext/cog/gstcogdownsample.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ gst_cogdownsample_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_cogdownsample_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "Scale down video by factor of 2", "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Scales down video by a factor of 2", "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
 }
diff --git a/ext/cog/gstcogmse.c b/ext/cog/gstcogmse.c
index f73a3b8d4..08908dc40 100644
--- a/ext/cog/gstcogmse.c
+++ b/ext/cog/gstcogmse.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ gst_mse_base_init (gpointer klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_framestore_sink_test_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Calculate MSE",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Calculate MSE",
       "Filter/Effect",
       "Calculates mean squared error between two video streams",
       "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
diff --git a/ext/cog/gstcogscale.c b/ext/cog/gstcogscale.c
index dcc8aad31..873526707 100644
--- a/ext/cog/gstcogscale.c
+++ b/ext/cog/gstcogscale.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ gst_cog_scale_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Video scaler",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Video scaler",
       "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Resizes video", "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>");
 
diff --git a/ext/cog/gstcolorconvert.c b/ext/cog/gstcolorconvert.c
index 1ed6d91a5..c13168ab1 100644
--- a/ext/cog/gstcolorconvert.c
+++ b/ext/cog/gstcolorconvert.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ gst_colorconvert_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_colorconvert_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Convert colorspace",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Convert colorspace",
       "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Convert between SDTV and HDTV colorspace",
       "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
diff --git a/ext/cog/gstlogoinsert.c b/ext/cog/gstlogoinsert.c
index 5746528e4..dfcc7952a 100644
--- a/ext/cog/gstlogoinsert.c
+++ b/ext/cog/gstlogoinsert.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ gst_logoinsert_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_logoinsert_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "Overlay image onto video", "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Overlay image onto video", "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
 }
diff --git a/ext/curl/gstcurlbasesink.c b/ext/curl/gstcurlbasesink.c
index 5e1faf22e..9f9ddeac6 100644
--- a/ext/curl/gstcurlbasesink.c
+++ b/ext/curl/gstcurlbasesink.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ gst_curl_base_sink_class_init (GstCurlBaseSinkClass * klass)
       "curl base sink element");
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (klass, "class_init");
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "Curl base sink",
       "Sink/Network",
       "Upload data over the network to a server using libcurl",
diff --git a/ext/curl/gstcurlfilesink.c b/ext/curl/gstcurlfilesink.c
index 287e507f4..a1c661de7 100644
--- a/ext/curl/gstcurlfilesink.c
+++ b/ext/curl/gstcurlfilesink.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ gst_curl_file_sink_class_init (GstCurlFileSinkClass * klass)
       "curl file sink element");
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (klass, "class_init");
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "Curl file sink",
       "Sink/Network",
       "Upload data over FILE protocol using libcurl",
diff --git a/ext/curl/gstcurlftpsink.c b/ext/curl/gstcurlftpsink.c
index d53565734..143539300 100644
--- a/ext/curl/gstcurlftpsink.c
+++ b/ext/curl/gstcurlftpsink.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ gst_curl_ftp_sink_class_init (GstCurlFtpSinkClass * klass)
       "curl ftp sink element");
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (klass, "class_init");
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "Curl ftp sink",
       "Sink/Network",
       "Upload data over FTP protocol using libcurl",
diff --git a/ext/curl/gstcurlhttpsink.c b/ext/curl/gstcurlhttpsink.c
index 5df3e5061..503803ef7 100644
--- a/ext/curl/gstcurlhttpsink.c
+++ b/ext/curl/gstcurlhttpsink.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ gst_curl_http_sink_class_init (GstCurlHttpSinkClass * klass)
       "curl http sink element");
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (klass, "class_init");
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "Curl http sink",
       "Sink/Network",
       "Upload data over HTTP/HTTPS protocol using libcurl",
diff --git a/ext/curl/gstcurlsmtpsink.c b/ext/curl/gstcurlsmtpsink.c
index adf173969..28c581076 100644
--- a/ext/curl/gstcurlsmtpsink.c
+++ b/ext/curl/gstcurlsmtpsink.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ gst_curl_smtp_sink_class_init (GstCurlSmtpSinkClass * klass)
       "curl smtp sink element");
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (klass, "class_init");
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "Curl smtp sink",
       "Sink/Network",
       "Upload data over SMTP protocol using libcurl",
diff --git a/ext/curl/gstcurltlssink.c b/ext/curl/gstcurltlssink.c
index fcb1570c1..19b175b02 100644
--- a/ext/curl/gstcurltlssink.c
+++ b/ext/curl/gstcurltlssink.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ gst_curl_tls_sink_class_init (GstCurlTlsSinkClass * klass)
       "curl tls sink element");
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (klass, "class_init");
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "Curl tls sink",
       "Sink/Network",
       "Upload data over TLS protocol using libcurl",
diff --git a/ext/dc1394/gstdc1394.c b/ext/dc1394/gstdc1394.c
index 65146d1ae..299b52ac8 100644
--- a/ext/dc1394/gstdc1394.c
+++ b/ext/dc1394/gstdc1394.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ gst_dc1394_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "1394 IIDC Video Source",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "1394 IIDC Video Source",
       "Source/Video",
       "libdc1394 based source, supports 1394 IIDC cameras",
       "Antoine Tremblay <hexa00@gmail.com>");
diff --git a/ext/dirac/gstdiracdec.cc b/ext/dirac/gstdiracdec.cc
index 32772a853..afeff514e 100644
--- a/ext/dirac/gstdiracdec.cc
+++ b/ext/dirac/gstdiracdec.cc
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ gst_diracdec_base_init (gpointer g_class)
       &gst_diracdec_src_pad_template);
   gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class,
       &gst_diracdec_sink_pad_template);
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Dirac stream decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Dirac stream decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Video", "Decode DIRAC streams",
       "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>, "
       "Ronald Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>");
diff --git a/ext/dirac/gstdiracenc.cc b/ext/dirac/gstdiracenc.cc
index 0bf2cd094..647b5c13d 100644
--- a/ext/dirac/gstdiracenc.cc
+++ b/ext/dirac/gstdiracenc.cc
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ gst_dirac_enc_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class,
       &gst_dirac_enc_sink_template);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Dirac Encoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Dirac Encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Video",
       "Encode raw YUV video into Dirac stream",
       "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
diff --git a/ext/directfb/dfbvideosink.c b/ext/directfb/dfbvideosink.c
index 717a9680e..7d7b6fe0f 100644
--- a/ext/directfb/dfbvideosink.c
+++ b/ext/directfb/dfbvideosink.c
@@ -2260,7 +2260,7 @@ gst_dfbvideosink_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "DirectFB video sink",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "DirectFB video sink",
       "Sink/Video",
       "A DirectFB based videosink", "Julien Moutte <julien@moutte.net>");
 
diff --git a/ext/dts/gstdtsdec.c b/ext/dts/gstdtsdec.c
index bed70e05a..8208671cc 100644
--- a/ext/dts/gstdtsdec.c
+++ b/ext/dts/gstdtsdec.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ gst_dtsdec_class_init (GstDtsDecClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_factory));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class, "DTS audio decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "DTS audio decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Audio",
       "Decodes DTS audio streams",
       "Jan Schmidt <thaytan@noraisin.net>, "
diff --git a/ext/faac/gstfaac.c b/ext/faac/gstfaac.c
index 3425b4932..450567f23 100644
--- a/ext/faac/gstfaac.c
+++ b/ext/faac/gstfaac.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ gst_faac_class_init (GstFaacClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class, "AAC audio encoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "AAC audio encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Audio",
       "Free MPEG-2/4 AAC encoder",
       "Ronald Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>");
diff --git a/ext/faad/gstfaad.c b/ext/faad/gstfaad.c
index 4434e4039..c5da323d5 100644
--- a/ext/faad/gstfaad.c
+++ b/ext/faad/gstfaad.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ gst_faad_class_init (GstFaadClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "AAC audio decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "AAC audio decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Audio",
       "Free MPEG-2/4 AAC decoder",
       "Ronald Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>");
diff --git a/ext/flite/gstflitetestsrc.c b/ext/flite/gstflitetestsrc.c
index 15bcaab73..1fcf5acbd 100644
--- a/ext/flite/gstflitetestsrc.c
+++ b/ext/flite/gstflitetestsrc.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ gst_flite_test_src_class_init (GstFliteTestSrcClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_flite_test_src_src_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "Flite speech test source", "Source/Audio",
       "Creates audio test signals identifying channels",
       "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
diff --git a/ext/gme/gstgme.c b/ext/gme/gstgme.c
index 93c277568..6e7f15a0f 100644
--- a/ext/gme/gstgme.c
+++ b/ext/gme/gstgme.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ gst_gme_dec_class_init (GstGmeDecClass * klass)
 
   gobject_class->dispose = gst_gme_dec_dispose;
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "Gaming console music file decoder", "Codec/Audio/Decoder",
       "Uses libgme to emulate a gaming console sound processors",
       "Chris Lee <clee@kde.org>, Brian Koropoff <bkoropoff@gmail.com>, "
diff --git a/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsaudiosink.c b/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsaudiosink.c
index 12d848938..d2974f6dd 100644
--- a/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsaudiosink.c
+++ b/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsaudiosink.c
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ gst_gsettings_audio_sink_base_init (gpointer klass)
 {
   GstElementClass *eklass = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (eklass, "GSettings audio sink",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (eklass, "GSettings audio sink",
       "Sink/Audio",
       "Audio sink embedding the GSettings preferences for audio output",
       "Sebastian Dröge <sebastian.droege@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsaudiosrc.c b/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsaudiosrc.c
index c30f12271..9e5003115 100644
--- a/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsaudiosrc.c
+++ b/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsaudiosrc.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ gst_gsettings_audio_src_base_init (gpointer klass)
 {
   GstElementClass *eklass = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (eklass, "GSettings audio src",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (eklass, "GSettings audio src",
       "Src/Audio",
       "Audio src embedding the GSettings preferences for audio input",
       "Sebastian Dröge <sebastian.droege@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsvideosink.c b/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsvideosink.c
index fd5735b01..6c9c7fbd9 100644
--- a/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsvideosink.c
+++ b/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsvideosink.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ gst_gsettings_video_sink_base_init (gpointer klass)
 {
   GstElementClass *eklass = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (eklass, "GSettings video sink",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (eklass, "GSettings video sink",
       "Sink/Video",
       "Video sink embedding the GSettings preferences for video input",
       "Sebastian Dröge <sebastian.droege@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsvideosrc.c b/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsvideosrc.c
index d617d7779..54aafe531 100644
--- a/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsvideosrc.c
+++ b/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsvideosrc.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ gst_gsettings_video_src_base_init (gpointer klass)
 {
   GstElementClass *eklass = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (eklass, "GSettings video src",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (eklass, "GSettings video src",
       "Src/Video",
       "Video src embedding the GSettings preferences for video input",
       "Sebastian Dröge <sebastian.droege@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/ext/gsm/gstgsmdec.c b/ext/gsm/gstgsmdec.c
index 954594f8a..d6d916649 100644
--- a/ext/gsm/gstgsmdec.c
+++ b/ext/gsm/gstgsmdec.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ gst_gsmdec_class_init (GstGSMDecClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gsmdec_sink_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gsmdec_src_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "GSM audio decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "GSM audio decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Audio",
       "Decodes GSM encoded audio", "Philippe Khalaf <burger@speedy.org>");
 
diff --git a/ext/gsm/gstgsmenc.c b/ext/gsm/gstgsmenc.c
index a25d65719..539d076c8 100644
--- a/ext/gsm/gstgsmenc.c
+++ b/ext/gsm/gstgsmenc.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ gst_gsmenc_class_init (GstGSMEncClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gsmenc_sink_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gsmenc_src_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "GSM audio encoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "GSM audio encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Audio",
       "Encodes GSM audio", "Philippe Khalaf <burger@speedy.org>");
 
diff --git a/ext/jasper/gstjasperdec.c b/ext/jasper/gstjasperdec.c
index 4435077d7..2052cc506 100644
--- a/ext/jasper/gstjasperdec.c
+++ b/ext/jasper/gstjasperdec.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ gst_jasper_dec_base_init (gpointer g_class)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_jasper_dec_src_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_jasper_dec_sink_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "Jasper JPEG2000 image decoder", "Codec/Decoder/Image",
       "Decodes JPEG2000 encoded images using jasper",
       "Mark Nauwelaerts <mnauw@users.sf.net>");
diff --git a/ext/jasper/gstjasperenc.c b/ext/jasper/gstjasperenc.c
index 13eb7ab88..3da86d6b3 100644
--- a/ext/jasper/gstjasperenc.c
+++ b/ext/jasper/gstjasperenc.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ gst_jasper_enc_base_init (gpointer g_class)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_jasper_enc_src_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_jasper_enc_sink_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "Jasper JPEG2000 image encoder", "Codec/Encoder/Image",
       "Encodes video to JPEG2000 using jasper",
       "Mark Nauwelaerts <mnauw@users.sf.net>");
diff --git a/ext/kate/gstkatedec.c b/ext/kate/gstkatedec.c
index 6b1ee73d4..b45103fb5 100644
--- a/ext/kate/gstkatedec.c
+++ b/ext/kate/gstkatedec.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ gst_kate_dec_class_init (GstKateDecClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "Kate stream text decoder", "Codec/Decoder/Subtitle",
       "Decodes Kate text streams",
       "Vincent Penquerc'h <ogg.k.ogg.k@googlemail.com>");
diff --git a/ext/kate/gstkateenc.c b/ext/kate/gstkateenc.c
index 239bbb3d1..7dbd03037 100644
--- a/ext/kate/gstkateenc.c
+++ b/ext/kate/gstkateenc.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ gst_kate_enc_class_init (GstKateEncClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class, "Kate stream encoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Kate stream encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Subtitle",
       "Encodes Kate streams from text or subpictures",
       "Vincent Penquerc'h <ogg.k.ogg.k@googlemail.com>");
diff --git a/ext/kate/gstkateparse.c b/ext/kate/gstkateparse.c
index 67821d8c1..e7eab4fdd 100644
--- a/ext/kate/gstkateparse.c
+++ b/ext/kate/gstkateparse.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ gst_kate_parse_class_init (GstKateParseClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_kate_parse_sink_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class, "Kate stream parser",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Kate stream parser",
       "Codec/Parser/Subtitle",
       "parse raw kate streams",
       "Vincent Penquerc'h <ogg.k.ogg.k at googlemail dot com>");
diff --git a/ext/kate/gstkatetag.c b/ext/kate/gstkatetag.c
index 0f0f05d02..00aafa0a8 100644
--- a/ext/kate/gstkatetag.c
+++ b/ext/kate/gstkatetag.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ gst_kate_tag_class_init (GstKateTagClass * klass)
           "Set the height of the canvas this stream was authored for (0 is unspecified)",
           0, G_MAXINT, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class, "Kate stream tagger",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Kate stream tagger",
       "Formatter/Metadata",
       "Retags kate streams", "Vincent Penquerc'h <ogg.k.ogg.k@googlemail.com>");
 
diff --git a/ext/kate/gstkatetiger.c b/ext/kate/gstkatetiger.c
index ad2931436..d68595098 100644
--- a/ext/kate/gstkatetiger.c
+++ b/ext/kate/gstkatetiger.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ gst_kate_tiger_base_init (gpointer gclass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&kate_sink_factory));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&video_sink_factory));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Kate stream renderer",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Kate stream renderer",
       "Mixer/Video/Overlay/Subtitle",
       "Decodes and renders Kate streams on top of a video",
       "Vincent Penquerc'h <ogg.k.ogg.k@googlemail.com>");
diff --git a/ext/ladspa/gstladspa.c b/ext/ladspa/gstladspa.c
index 741f055c5..17ccdb0fe 100644
--- a/ext/ladspa/gstladspa.c
+++ b/ext/ladspa/gstladspa.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ gst_ladspa_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   }
 #endif
   GST_INFO ("tags : %s", klass_tags);
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, longname,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, longname,
       extra_klass_tags ? extra_klass_tags : klass_tags, longname, author);
   g_free (longname);
   g_free (author);
diff --git a/ext/libfame/gstlibfame.c b/ext/libfame/gstlibfame.c
index c701af0b4..723c71e2c 100644
--- a/ext/libfame/gstlibfame.c
+++ b/ext/libfame/gstlibfame.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ gst_fameenc_base_init (GstFameEncClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "MPEG-1 and MPEG-4 video encoder", "Codec/Encoder/Video",
       "Uses fameenc to encode MPEG video streams",
       "Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas@apestaart.org>");
diff --git a/ext/libmms/gstmms.c b/ext/libmms/gstmms.c
index 09c30891f..c59a17f57 100644
--- a/ext/libmms/gstmms.c
+++ b/ext/libmms/gstmms.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ gst_mms_class_init (GstMMSClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "MMS streaming source", "Source/Network",
       "Receive data streamed via MSFT Multi Media Server protocol",
       "Maciej Katafiasz <mathrick@users.sourceforge.net>");
diff --git a/ext/lv2/gstlv2.c b/ext/lv2/gstlv2.c
index 06876a8b6..c9a05e429 100644
--- a/ext/lv2/gstlv2.c
+++ b/ext/lv2/gstlv2.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ gst_lv2_base_init (gpointer g_class)
     klass_tags = "Filter/Effect/Audio/LV2";
 
   GST_INFO ("tags : %s", klass_tags);
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, longname,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, longname,
       klass_tags, longname, author);
   g_free (longname);
   g_free (author);
diff --git a/ext/mimic/gstmimdec.c b/ext/mimic/gstmimdec.c
index 5029655b9..0640b686d 100644
--- a/ext/mimic/gstmimdec.c
+++ b/ext/mimic/gstmimdec.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ gst_mim_dec_class_init (GstMimDecClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "Mimic Decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Video",
       "MSN Messenger compatible Mimic video decoder element",
diff --git a/ext/mimic/gstmimenc.c b/ext/mimic/gstmimenc.c
index cabb1736a..f1b26c8f3 100644
--- a/ext/mimic/gstmimenc.c
+++ b/ext/mimic/gstmimenc.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ gst_mim_enc_class_init (GstMimEncClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_factory));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "Mimic Encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Video",
       "MSN Messenger compatible Mimic video encoder element",
diff --git a/ext/modplug/gstmodplug.cc b/ext/modplug/gstmodplug.cc
index e2a178649..46f125154 100644
--- a/ext/modplug/gstmodplug.cc
+++ b/ext/modplug/gstmodplug.cc
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ gst_modplug_class_init (GstModPlugClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&modplug_src_template_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class, "ModPlug",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "ModPlug",
       "Codec/Decoder/Audio", "Module decoder based on modplug engine",
       "Jeremy SIMON <jsimon13@yahoo.fr>");
 
diff --git a/ext/mpeg2enc/gstmpeg2enc.cc b/ext/mpeg2enc/gstmpeg2enc.cc
index 1482ae168..72adbdcfd 100644
--- a/ext/mpeg2enc/gstmpeg2enc.cc
+++ b/ext/mpeg2enc/gstmpeg2enc.cc
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ gst_mpeg2enc_class_init (GstMpeg2encClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "mpeg2enc video encoder", "Codec/Encoder/Video",
       "High-quality MPEG-1/2 video encoder",
       "Andrew Stevens <andrew.stevens@nexgo.de>\n"
diff --git a/ext/mplex/gstmplex.cc b/ext/mplex/gstmplex.cc
index fc5c459bf..9d0bbebd0 100644
--- a/ext/mplex/gstmplex.cc
+++ b/ext/mplex/gstmplex.cc
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ gst_mplex_class_init (GstMplexClass * klass)
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_mplex_request_new_pad);
   element_class->release_pad = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_mplex_release_pad);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "mplex video multiplexer", "Codec/Muxer",
       "High-quality MPEG/DVD/SVCD/VCD video/audio multiplexer",
       "Andrew Stevens <andrew.stevens@nexgo.de>\n"
diff --git a/ext/musepack/gstmusepackdec.c b/ext/musepack/gstmusepackdec.c
index 4aeaf17c2..555474ed3 100644
--- a/ext/musepack/gstmusepackdec.c
+++ b/ext/musepack/gstmusepackdec.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ gst_musepackdec_base_init (gpointer klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Musepack decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Musepack decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Audio",
       "Musepack decoder", "Ronald Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>");
 }
diff --git a/ext/musicbrainz/gsttrm.c b/ext/musicbrainz/gsttrm.c
index 987f90e8f..d2e3896d1 100644
--- a/ext/musicbrainz/gsttrm.c
+++ b/ext/musicbrainz/gsttrm.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ gst_trm_base_init (gpointer klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "MusicBrainz TRM generator", "Filter/Analyzer/Audio",
       "Compute MusicBrainz TRM Id using libmusicbrainz",
       "Jeremy Simon <jsimon13@yahoo.fr>");
diff --git a/ext/mythtv/gstmythtvsrc.c b/ext/mythtv/gstmythtvsrc.c
index bc71cd4e8..c0a209ba6 100644
--- a/ext/mythtv/gstmythtvsrc.c
+++ b/ext/mythtv/gstmythtvsrc.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ GST_BOILERPLATE_FULL (GstMythtvSrc, gst_mythtv_src, GstPushSrc,
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&srctemplate));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "MythTV client source",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "MythTV client source",
       "Source/Network",
       "Control and receive data as a client over the network "
       "via raw socket connections using the MythTV protocol",
diff --git a/ext/nas/nassink.c b/ext/nas/nassink.c
index afd572a27..739814bc9 100644
--- a/ext/nas/nassink.c
+++ b/ext/nas/nassink.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ gst_nas_sink_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "NAS audio sink",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "NAS audio sink",
       "Sink/Audio",
       "Plays audio to a Network Audio Server",
       "Laurent Vivier <Laurent.Vivier@bull.net>, "
diff --git a/ext/neon/gstneonhttpsrc.c b/ext/neon/gstneonhttpsrc.c
index 578646afe..83c2714b1 100644
--- a/ext/neon/gstneonhttpsrc.c
+++ b/ext/neon/gstneonhttpsrc.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ gst_neonhttp_src_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&srctemplate));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "HTTP client source",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "HTTP client source",
       "Source/Network",
       "Receive data as a client over the network via HTTP using NEON",
       "Edgard Lima <edgard.lima@indt.org.br>, "
diff --git a/ext/ofa/gstofa.c b/ext/ofa/gstofa.c
index f058e281b..eecc1352a 100644
--- a/ext/ofa/gstofa.c
+++ b/ext/ofa/gstofa.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ gst_ofa_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   GstAudioFilterClass *audio_filter_class = (GstAudioFilterClass *) g_class;
   GstCaps *caps;
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class, "OFA",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "OFA",
       "MusicIP Fingerprinting element",
       "Find a music fingerprint using MusicIP's libofa",
       "Milosz Derezynski <internalerror@gmail.com>, Eric Buehl <eric.buehl@gmail.com>");
diff --git a/ext/openal/gstopenalsink.c b/ext/openal/gstopenalsink.c
index 70398ee49..6d7ffd255 100644
--- a/ext/openal/gstopenalsink.c
+++ b/ext/openal/gstopenalsink.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ gst_openal_sink_base_init (gpointer gclass)
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (gclass);
   GstPadTemplate *pad_template;
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Audio sink (OpenAL)",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Audio sink (OpenAL)",
       "Sink/Audio",
       "Output to a sound device via OpenAL",
       "Chris Robinson <chris.kcat@gmail.com>");
diff --git a/ext/openal/gstopenalsrc.c b/ext/openal/gstopenalsrc.c
index 350071956..4313022a9 100644
--- a/ext/openal/gstopenalsrc.c
+++ b/ext/openal/gstopenalsrc.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ gst_openal_src_base_init (gpointer gclass)
 
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (gclass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "OpenAL src",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "OpenAL src",
       "Source/Audio",
       "OpenAL source capture audio from device",
       "Victor Lin <bornstub@gmail.com>");
diff --git a/ext/opencv/gstcvdilate.c b/ext/opencv/gstcvdilate.c
index ff6f25e05..fae3ec2fc 100644
--- a/ext/opencv/gstcvdilate.c
+++ b/ext/opencv/gstcvdilate.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ gst_cv_dilate_class_init (GstCvDilateClass * klass)
 
   gstopencvbasefilter_class->cv_trans_ip_func = gst_cv_dilate_transform_ip;
   gstopencvbasefilter_class->cv_trans_func = gst_cv_dilate_transform;
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "cvdilate",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Applies cvDilate OpenCV function to the image",
diff --git a/ext/opencv/gstcvequalizehist.c b/ext/opencv/gstcvequalizehist.c
index 8072463ed..76a49a249 100644
--- a/ext/opencv/gstcvequalizehist.c
+++ b/ext/opencv/gstcvequalizehist.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ gst_cv_equalize_hist_class_init (GstCvEqualizeHistClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "cvequalizehist",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Applies cvEqualizeHist OpenCV function to the image",
diff --git a/ext/opencv/gstcverode.c b/ext/opencv/gstcverode.c
index 5d0fa87f3..b376d1d84 100644
--- a/ext/opencv/gstcverode.c
+++ b/ext/opencv/gstcverode.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ gst_cv_erode_class_init (GstCvErodeClass * klass)
 
   gstopencvbasefilter_class->cv_trans_ip_func = gst_cv_erode_transform_ip;
   gstopencvbasefilter_class->cv_trans_func = gst_cv_erode_transform;
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "cverode",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Applies cvErode OpenCV function to the image",
diff --git a/ext/opencv/gstcvlaplace.c b/ext/opencv/gstcvlaplace.c
index 8269e6dfe..9a854903d 100644
--- a/ext/opencv/gstcvlaplace.c
+++ b/ext/opencv/gstcvlaplace.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ gst_cv_laplace_class_init (GstCvLaplaceClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "cvlaplace",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Applies cvLaplace OpenCV function to the image",
diff --git a/ext/opencv/gstcvsmooth.c b/ext/opencv/gstcvsmooth.c
index 4ed438aa7..439de9eeb 100644
--- a/ext/opencv/gstcvsmooth.c
+++ b/ext/opencv/gstcvsmooth.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ gst_cv_smooth_class_init (GstCvSmoothClass * klass)
           0, G_MAXDOUBLE, DEFAULT_PARAM4,
           G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "cvsmooth",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Applies cvSmooth OpenCV function to the image",
diff --git a/ext/opencv/gstcvsobel.c b/ext/opencv/gstcvsobel.c
index aedf9b799..414ed569d 100644
--- a/ext/opencv/gstcvsobel.c
+++ b/ext/opencv/gstcvsobel.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ gst_cv_sobel_class_init (GstCvSobelClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "cvsobel",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Applies cvSobel OpenCV function to the image",
diff --git a/ext/opencv/gstedgedetect.c b/ext/opencv/gstedgedetect.c
index fd1ae957b..a4b806fc2 100644
--- a/ext/opencv/gstedgedetect.c
+++ b/ext/opencv/gstedgedetect.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ gst_edge_detect_class_init (GstEdgeDetectClass * klass)
           "Aperture size for Sobel operator (Must be either 3, 5 or 7", 3, 7, 3,
           G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "edgedetect",
       "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Performs canny edge detection on videos and images.",
diff --git a/ext/opencv/gstfaceblur.c b/ext/opencv/gstfaceblur.c
index 7b523f750..c0a6c5961 100644
--- a/ext/opencv/gstfaceblur.c
+++ b/ext/opencv/gstfaceblur.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ gst_face_blur_class_init (GstFaceBlurClass * klass)
           "Location of Haar cascade file to use for face blurion",
           DEFAULT_PROFILE, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "faceblur",
       "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Blurs faces in images and videos",
diff --git a/ext/opencv/gstfacedetect.c b/ext/opencv/gstfacedetect.c
index 0d7f61f8b..66c5a9229 100644
--- a/ext/opencv/gstfacedetect.c
+++ b/ext/opencv/gstfacedetect.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ gst_face_detect_class_init (GstFaceDetectClass * klass)
           "Minimum area height to be recognized as a face", 0, G_MAXINT,
           DEFAULT_MIN_SIZE_HEIGHT, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "facedetect",
       "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Performs face detection on videos and images, providing detected positions via bus messages",
diff --git a/ext/opencv/gstmotioncells.c b/ext/opencv/gstmotioncells.c
index d58976028..efd53a3fa 100644
--- a/ext/opencv/gstmotioncells.c
+++ b/ext/opencv/gstmotioncells.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ gst_motion_cells_class_init (GstMotioncellsClass * klass)
           THICKNESS_MIN, THICKNESS_MAX, THICKNESS_DEF,
           G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "motioncells",
       "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Performs motion detection on videos and images, providing detected motion cells index via bus messages",
diff --git a/ext/opencv/gstpyramidsegment.c b/ext/opencv/gstpyramidsegment.c
index 030de939a..2eb4dd3c2 100644
--- a/ext/opencv/gstpyramidsegment.c
+++ b/ext/opencv/gstpyramidsegment.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ gst_pyramid_segment_class_init (GstPyramidSegmentClass * klass)
           "Maximum level of the pyramid segmentation", 0, 4, 4,
           G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "pyramidsegment",
       "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Applies pyramid segmentation to a video or image.",
diff --git a/ext/opencv/gsttemplatematch.c b/ext/opencv/gsttemplatematch.c
index a9c3f82c1..92d85002d 100644
--- a/ext/opencv/gsttemplatematch.c
+++ b/ext/opencv/gsttemplatematch.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ gst_template_match_class_init (GstTemplateMatchClass * klass)
           "Sets whether the detected template should be highlighted in the output",
           TRUE, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "templatematch",
       "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Performs template matching on videos and images, providing detected positions via bus messages.",
diff --git a/ext/opencv/gsttextoverlay.c b/ext/opencv/gsttextoverlay.c
index 2ad948531..5e3aeea6c 100644
--- a/ext/opencv/gsttextoverlay.c
+++ b/ext/opencv/gsttextoverlay.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ gst_opencv_text_overlay_class_init (GstOpencvTextOverlayClass * klass)
           "Sets the width of fonts", 1.0, 5.0,
           DEFAULT_WIDTH, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "opencvtextoverlay",
       "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Write text on the top of video", "sreerenj<bsreerenj@gmail.com>");
diff --git a/ext/opus/gstopusdec.c b/ext/opus/gstopusdec.c
index ab7221d7b..c4335265f 100644
--- a/ext/opus/gstopusdec.c
+++ b/ext/opus/gstopusdec.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ gst_opus_dec_class_init (GstOpusDecClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&opus_dec_src_factory));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&opus_dec_sink_factory));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Opus audio decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Opus audio decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Audio",
       "decode opus streams to audio",
       "Vincent Penquerc'h <vincent.penquerch@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/ext/opus/gstopusenc.c b/ext/opus/gstopusenc.c
index d9917951c..a33f0e45a 100644
--- a/ext/opus/gstopusenc.c
+++ b/ext/opus/gstopusenc.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ gst_opus_enc_class_init (GstOpusEncClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_factory));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class, "Opus audio encoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Opus audio encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Audio",
       "Encodes audio in Opus format",
       "Vincent Penquerc'h <vincent.penquerch@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/ext/opus/gstopusparse.c b/ext/opus/gstopusparse.c
index 5f5ba65d4..740dbb1fa 100644
--- a/ext/opus/gstopusparse.c
+++ b/ext/opus/gstopusparse.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ gst_opus_parse_class_init (GstOpusParseClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&opus_parse_src_factory));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&opus_parse_sink_factory));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Opus audio parser",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Opus audio parser",
       "Codec/Parser/Audio",
       "parses opus audio streams",
       "Vincent Penquerc'h <vincent.penquerch@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/ext/opus/gstrtpopusdepay.c b/ext/opus/gstrtpopusdepay.c
index f8effbb6c..dba1c1456 100644
--- a/ext/opus/gstrtpopusdepay.c
+++ b/ext/opus/gstrtpopusdepay.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ gst_rtp_opus_depay_class_init (GstRTPOpusDepayClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_rtp_opus_depay_src_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_rtp_opus_depay_sink_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "RTP Opus packet depayloader", "Codec/Depayloader/Network/RTP",
       "Extracts Opus audio from RTP packets",
       "Danilo Cesar Lemes de Paula <danilo.cesar@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/ext/opus/gstrtpopuspay.c b/ext/opus/gstrtpopuspay.c
index 0a8fd3651..9eee96066 100644
--- a/ext/opus/gstrtpopuspay.c
+++ b/ext/opus/gstrtpopuspay.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ gst_rtp_opus_pay_class_init (GstRtpOPUSPayClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_rtp_opus_pay_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "RTP Opus payloader",
       "Codec/Payloader/Network/RTP",
       "Puts Opus audio in RTP packets",
diff --git a/ext/resindvd/gstmpegdemux.c b/ext/resindvd/gstmpegdemux.c
index a687707ae..87e6ffbbb 100644
--- a/ext/resindvd/gstmpegdemux.c
+++ b/ext/resindvd/gstmpegdemux.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ gst_flups_demux_base_init (GstFluPSDemuxClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class, klass->private_template);
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class, klass->sink_template);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "MPEG Program Demuxer", "Codec/Demuxer",
       "Demultiplexes MPEG Program Streams",
       "Jan Schmidt <thaytan@noraisin.net>");
diff --git a/ext/resindvd/resindvdbin.c b/ext/resindvd/resindvdbin.c
index d173cac98..c70f7b39d 100644
--- a/ext/resindvd/resindvdbin.c
+++ b/ext/resindvd/resindvdbin.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ rsn_dvdbin_class_init (RsnDvdBinClass * klass)
 
   element_class->change_state = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (rsn_dvdbin_change_state);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "rsndvdbin",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "rsndvdbin",
       "Generic/Bin/Player",
       "DVD playback element", "Jan Schmidt <thaytan@noraisin.net>");
 }
diff --git a/ext/resindvd/resindvdsrc.c b/ext/resindvd/resindvdsrc.c
index 58d3c6fa4..51dd07767 100644
--- a/ext/resindvd/resindvdsrc.c
+++ b/ext/resindvd/resindvdsrc.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ rsn_dvdsrc_class_init (resinDvdSrcClass * klass)
 
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_factory));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class, "Resin DVD Src",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Resin DVD Src",
       "Source/DVD", "DVD source element", "Jan Schmidt <thaytan@noraisin.net>");
 }
 
diff --git a/ext/resindvd/rsndec.c b/ext/resindvd/rsndec.c
index 2c999d5e0..baf1d7850 100644
--- a/ext/resindvd/rsndec.c
+++ b/ext/resindvd/rsndec.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ rsn_audiodec_class_init (RsnAudioDecClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&audio_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "RsnAudioDec",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "RsnAudioDec",
       "Audio/Decoder",
       "Resin DVD audio stream decoder", "Jan Schmidt <thaytan@noraisin.net>");
 
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ rsn_videodec_class_init (RsnAudioDecClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&video_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "RsnVideoDec",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "RsnVideoDec",
       "Video/Decoder",
       "Resin DVD video stream decoder", "Jan Schmidt <thaytan@noraisin.net>");
 
diff --git a/ext/resindvd/rsnparsetter.c b/ext/resindvd/rsnparsetter.c
index f2f328c25..c310314a4 100644
--- a/ext/resindvd/rsnparsetter.c
+++ b/ext/resindvd/rsnparsetter.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ rsn_parsetter_base_init (gpointer gclass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_factory));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "Resin Aspect Ratio Setter", "Filter/Video",
       "Overrides caps on video buffers to force a particular display ratio",
       "Jan Schmidt <thaytan@noraisin.net>");
diff --git a/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgdec.c b/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgdec.c
index a1602d10c..4ad957215 100644
--- a/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgdec.c
+++ b/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgdec.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ gst_rsvg_dec_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "SVG image decoder", "Codec/Decoder/Image",
       "Uses librsvg to decode SVG images",
       "Sebastian Dröge <sebastian.droege@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgoverlay.c b/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgoverlay.c
index 82cebeb00..31e7f6f01 100644
--- a/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgoverlay.c
+++ b/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgoverlay.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ gst_rsvg_overlay_base_init (gpointer klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&data_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "RSVG overlay",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "RSVG overlay",
       "Filter/Editor/Video",
       "Overlays SVG graphics over a video stream",
       "Olivier Aubert <olivier.aubert@liris.cnrs.fr>");
diff --git a/ext/rtmp/gstrtmpsink.c b/ext/rtmp/gstrtmpsink.c
index d55d652c9..b22b9d913 100644
--- a/ext/rtmp/gstrtmpsink.c
+++ b/ext/rtmp/gstrtmpsink.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ gst_rtmp_sink_class_init (GstRTMPSinkClass * klass)
       g_param_spec_string ("location", "RTMP Location", "RTMP url",
           DEFAULT_LOCATION, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "RTMP output sink",
       "Sink/Network", "Sends FLV content to a server via RTMP",
       "Jan Schmidt <thaytan@noraisin.net>");
diff --git a/ext/rtmp/gstrtmpsrc.c b/ext/rtmp/gstrtmpsrc.c
index 7d3ccaf34..b22ba958e 100644
--- a/ext/rtmp/gstrtmpsrc.c
+++ b/ext/rtmp/gstrtmpsrc.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ gst_rtmp_src_class_init (GstRTMPSrcClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&srctemplate));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "RTMP Source",
       "Source/File",
       "Read RTMP streams",
diff --git a/ext/schroedinger/gstschrodec.c b/ext/schroedinger/gstschrodec.c
index c89ca2564..cd12d8bca 100644
--- a/ext/schroedinger/gstschrodec.c
+++ b/ext/schroedinger/gstschrodec.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ gst_schro_dec_class_init (GstSchroDecClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_schro_dec_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Dirac Decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Dirac Decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Video",
       "Decode Dirac streams", "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
 
diff --git a/ext/schroedinger/gstschroenc.c b/ext/schroedinger/gstschroenc.c
index 8b5c6fc69..04fabf418 100644
--- a/ext/schroedinger/gstschroenc.c
+++ b/ext/schroedinger/gstschroenc.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ gst_schro_enc_class_init (GstSchroEncClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_schro_enc_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Dirac Encoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Dirac Encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Video",
       "Encode raw video into Dirac stream", "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
 
diff --git a/ext/sdl/sdlaudiosink.c b/ext/sdl/sdlaudiosink.c
index 77f885a9d..e5279e51f 100644
--- a/ext/sdl/sdlaudiosink.c
+++ b/ext/sdl/sdlaudiosink.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ gst_sdlaudio_sink_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "SDL audio sink",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "SDL audio sink",
       "Sink/Audio",
       "Output to a sound card via SDLAUDIO",
       "Edgard Lima <edgard.lima@indt.org.br>");
diff --git a/ext/sdl/sdlvideosink.c b/ext/sdl/sdlvideosink.c
index ebf756f17..e976466a2 100644
--- a/ext/sdl/sdlvideosink.c
+++ b/ext/sdl/sdlvideosink.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ gst_sdlvideosink_base_init (gpointer g_class)
       GST_PAD_SINK, GST_PAD_ALWAYS, capslist);
 
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class, sink_template);
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "SDL video sink",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "SDL video sink",
       "Sink/Video", "An SDL-based videosink",
       "Ronald Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>, "
       "Edgard Lima <edgard.lima@indt.org.br>, "
diff --git a/ext/snapshot/gstsnapshot.c b/ext/snapshot/gstsnapshot.c
index 04836b122..f60ef1b60 100644
--- a/ext/snapshot/gstsnapshot.c
+++ b/ext/snapshot/gstsnapshot.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ gst_snapshot_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&snapshot_src_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Snapshot",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Snapshot",
       "Filter/Editor/Video",
       "Dump a frame to a png file", "Jeremy SIMON <jsimon13@yahoo.fr>");
 }
diff --git a/ext/sndfile/gstsfsink.c b/ext/sndfile/gstsfsink.c
index 06fb451b6..acb543685 100644
--- a/ext/sndfile/gstsfsink.c
+++ b/ext/sndfile/gstsfsink.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ gst_sf_sink_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gst_sf_debug, "sfsink", 0, "sfsink element");
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sf_sink_factory));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Sndfile sink",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Sndfile sink",
       "Sink/Audio",
       "Write audio streams to disk using libsndfile",
       "Andy Wingo <wingo at pobox dot com>");
diff --git a/ext/sndfile/gstsfsrc.c b/ext/sndfile/gstsfsrc.c
index 226f54085..ae45f9f83 100644
--- a/ext/sndfile/gstsfsrc.c
+++ b/ext/sndfile/gstsfsrc.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ gst_sf_src_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sf_src_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class, "Sndfile source",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Sndfile source",
       "Source/Audio",
       "Read audio streams from disk using libsndfile",
       "Andy Wingo <wingo at pobox dot com>");
diff --git a/ext/sndio/sndiosink.c b/ext/sndio/sndiosink.c
index e91ecd485..7b814fab7 100644
--- a/ext/sndio/sndiosink.c
+++ b/ext/sndio/sndiosink.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ gst_sndiosink_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "Sndio audio sink",
       "Sink/Audio",
       "Plays audio through sndio",
diff --git a/ext/sndio/sndiosrc.c b/ext/sndio/sndiosrc.c
index 43cf35acc..cd209a09e 100644
--- a/ext/sndio/sndiosrc.c
+++ b/ext/sndio/sndiosrc.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ gst_sndiosrc_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "Sndio audio source",
       "Source/Audio",
       "Records audio through sndio",
diff --git a/ext/soundtouch/gstbpmdetect.cc b/ext/soundtouch/gstbpmdetect.cc
index 41edba5b5..fec45c960 100644
--- a/ext/soundtouch/gstbpmdetect.cc
+++ b/ext/soundtouch/gstbpmdetect.cc
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ gst_bpm_detect_class_init (GstBPMDetectClass * klass)
 
   gobject_class->finalize = gst_bpm_detect_finalize;
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "BPM Detector",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "BPM Detector",
       "Filter/Analyzer/Audio", "Detect the BPM of an audio stream",
       "Sebastian Dröge <slomo@circular-chaos.org>");
 
diff --git a/ext/soundtouch/gstpitch.cc b/ext/soundtouch/gstpitch.cc
index ed76cd27a..46526838c 100644
--- a/ext/soundtouch/gstpitch.cc
+++ b/ext/soundtouch/gstpitch.cc
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ gst_pitch_class_init (GstPitchClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_pitch_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Pitch controller",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Pitch controller",
       "Filter/Effect/Audio", "Control the pitch of an audio stream",
       "Wouter Paesen <wouter@blue-gate.be>");
 }
diff --git a/ext/spandsp/gstspanplc.c b/ext/spandsp/gstspanplc.c
index 73a2465b2..4924117ae 100644
--- a/ext/spandsp/gstspanplc.c
+++ b/ext/spandsp/gstspanplc.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ gst_span_plc_class_init (GstSpanPlcClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class, "SpanDSP PLC",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "SpanDSP PLC",
       "Filter/Effect/Audio",
       "Adds packet loss concealment to audio",
       "Youness Alaoui <youness.alaoui@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/ext/spc/gstspc.c b/ext/spc/gstspc.c
index 8d470a489..48c14b929 100644
--- a/ext/spc/gstspc.c
+++ b/ext/spc/gstspc.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ gst_spc_dec_class_init (GstSpcDecClass * klass)
   GstElementClass *element_class = (GstElementClass *) klass;
   GObjectClass *gobject_class = (GObjectClass *) klass;
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "OpenSPC SPC decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "OpenSPC SPC decoder",
       "Codec/Audio/Decoder",
       "Uses OpenSPC to emulate an SPC processor",
       "Chris Lee <clee@kde.org>, Brian Koropoff <bkoropoff@gmail.com>");
diff --git a/ext/swfdec/gstswfdec.c b/ext/swfdec/gstswfdec.c
index 0816f9f67..17c9dbfd4 100644
--- a/ext/swfdec/gstswfdec.c
+++ b/ext/swfdec/gstswfdec.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ gst_swfdec_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "SWF video decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "SWF video decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Video",
       "Uses libswfdec to decode Flash video streams",
       "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
diff --git a/ext/teletextdec/gstteletextdec.c b/ext/teletextdec/gstteletextdec.c
index fbac7d617..79fad6c01 100644
--- a/ext/teletextdec/gstteletextdec.c
+++ b/ext/teletextdec/gstteletextdec.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ gst_teletextdec_base_init (gpointer klass)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "Teletext decoder",
       "Decoder",
       "Decode PES or raw VBI stream containing teletext information to RGBA, HTML and text",
diff --git a/ext/timidity/gsttimidity.c b/ext/timidity/gsttimidity.c
index c3dfa22ca..a82b348c9 100644
--- a/ext/timidity/gsttimidity.c
+++ b/ext/timidity/gsttimidity.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ gst_timidity_base_init (gpointer gclass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_factory));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Timidity",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Timidity",
       "Codec/Decoder/Audio",
       "Midi Synthesizer Element", "Wouter Paesen <wouter@blue-gate.be>");
 }
diff --git a/ext/timidity/gstwildmidi.c b/ext/timidity/gstwildmidi.c
index 260624594..707e03601 100644
--- a/ext/timidity/gstwildmidi.c
+++ b/ext/timidity/gstwildmidi.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ gst_wildmidi_base_init (gpointer gclass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_factory));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "WildMidi",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "WildMidi",
       "Codec/Decoder/Audio",
       "Midi Synthesizer Element", "Wouter Paesen <wouter@blue-gate.be>");
 }
diff --git a/ext/voaacenc/gstvoaacenc.c b/ext/voaacenc/gstvoaacenc.c
index b70a0288a..2c50f4142 100644
--- a/ext/voaacenc/gstvoaacenc.c
+++ b/ext/voaacenc/gstvoaacenc.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ gst_voaacenc_class_init (GstVoAacEncClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "AAC audio encoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "AAC audio encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Audio", "AAC audio encoder", "Kan Hu <kan.hu@linaro.org>");
 
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gst_voaacenc_debug, "voaacenc", 0, "voaac encoder");
diff --git a/ext/voamrwbenc/gstvoamrwbenc.c b/ext/voamrwbenc/gstvoamrwbenc.c
index 0f40fb3c2..696ab2925 100644
--- a/ext/voamrwbenc/gstvoamrwbenc.c
+++ b/ext/voamrwbenc/gstvoamrwbenc.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ gst_voamrwbenc_class_init (GstVoAmrWbEncClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "AMR-WB audio encoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "AMR-WB audio encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Audio",
       "Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband audio encoder",
       "Renato Araujo <renato.filho@indt.org.br>");
diff --git a/ext/vp8/gstvp8dec.c b/ext/vp8/gstvp8dec.c
index 98ef61cf1..fb557c2d9 100644
--- a/ext/vp8/gstvp8dec.c
+++ b/ext/vp8/gstvp8dec.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ gst_vp8_dec_class_init (GstVP8DecClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_vp8_dec_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "On2 VP8 Decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Video",
       "Decode VP8 video streams", "David Schleef <ds@entropywave.com>");
diff --git a/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.c b/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.c
index f1549ca83..844fcee7c 100644
--- a/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.c
+++ b/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ gst_vp8_enc_class_init (GstVP8EncClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_vp8_enc_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "On2 VP8 Encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Video",
       "Encode VP8 video streams", "David Schleef <ds@entropywave.com>");
diff --git a/ext/wayland/gstwaylandsink.c b/ext/wayland/gstwaylandsink.c
index 32b695d7f..3a6cb85d8 100644
--- a/ext/wayland/gstwaylandsink.c
+++ b/ext/wayland/gstwaylandsink.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ gst_wayland_sink_class_init (GstWaylandSinkClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "wayland video sink", "Sink/Video",
       "Output to wayland surface",
       "Sreerenj Balachandran <sreerenj.balachandran@intel.com>");
diff --git a/ext/xvid/gstxviddec.c b/ext/xvid/gstxviddec.c
index c290777a9..53ab0234f 100644
--- a/ext/xvid/gstxviddec.c
+++ b/ext/xvid/gstxviddec.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ gst_xviddec_base_init (GstXvidDecClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "XviD video decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "XviD video decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Video",
       "XviD decoder based on xvidcore",
       "Ronald Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>");
diff --git a/ext/xvid/gstxvidenc.c b/ext/xvid/gstxvidenc.c
index 57e9a3317..44d6609a0 100644
--- a/ext/xvid/gstxvidenc.c
+++ b/ext/xvid/gstxvidenc.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ gst_xvidenc_base_init (GstXvidEncClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "XviD video encoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "XviD video encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Video",
       "XviD encoder based on xvidcore",
       "Ronald Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>");
diff --git a/ext/zbar/gstzbar.c b/ext/zbar/gstzbar.c
index d31e44124..c4da7907e 100644
--- a/ext/zbar/gstzbar.c
+++ b/ext/zbar/gstzbar.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ gst_zbar_class_init (GstZBarClass * g_class)
           G_PARAM_READWRITE | GST_PARAM_MUTABLE_READY |
           G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class, "Barcode detector",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Barcode detector",
       "Filter/Analyzer/Video",
       "Detect bar codes in the video streams",
       "Stefan Kost <ensonic@users.sf.net>");