Use gst_element_class_set_static_metadata()

where possible. Avoids some string copies. Also re-indent
some stuff. Also some indent fixes here and there.

142 files changed, 145 insertions, 146 deletions

diff --git a/gst/adpcmdec/adpcmdec.c b/gst/adpcmdec/adpcmdec.c
index 0404e09f9..9788bdce6 100644
--- a/gst/adpcmdec/adpcmdec.c
+++ b/gst/adpcmdec/adpcmdec.c
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ adpcmdec_class_init (ADPCMDecClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&adpcmdec_sink_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&adpcmdec_src_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "ADPCM decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "ADPCM decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Audio",
       "Decode MS and IMA ADPCM audio",
       "Pioneers of the Inevitable <songbird@songbirdnest.com>");
diff --git a/gst/adpcmenc/adpcmenc.c b/gst/adpcmenc/adpcmenc.c
index ce6b9e65f..4f0b73f00 100644
--- a/gst/adpcmenc/adpcmenc.c
+++ b/gst/adpcmenc/adpcmenc.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ adpcmenc_class_init (ADPCMEncClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&adpcmenc_sink_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&adpcmenc_src_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "ADPCM encoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "ADPCM encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Audio",
       "Encode ADPCM audio",
       "Pioneers of the Inevitable <songbird@songbirdnest.com>");
diff --git a/gst/aiff/aiffmux.c b/gst/aiff/aiffmux.c
index eca416307..4a5c1ce35 100644
--- a/gst/aiff/aiffmux.c
+++ b/gst/aiff/aiffmux.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ gst_aiff_mux_base_init (gpointer gclass)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (gclass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "AIFF audio muxer", "Muxer/Audio", "Multiplex raw audio into AIFF",
       "Robert Swain <robert.swain@gmail.com>");
 
diff --git a/gst/aiff/aiffparse.c b/gst/aiff/aiffparse.c
index 71d24d5d5..1182f3c28 100644
--- a/gst/aiff/aiffparse.c
+++ b/gst/aiff/aiffparse.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ gst_aiff_parse_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_template_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "AIFF audio demuxer", "Codec/Demuxer/Audio",
       "Parse a .aiff file into raw audio",
       "Pioneers of the Inevitable <songbird@songbirdnest.com>");
diff --git a/gst/asfmux/gstasfmux.c b/gst/asfmux/gstasfmux.c
index f58e6c913..3b340259d 100644
--- a/gst/asfmux/gstasfmux.c
+++ b/gst/asfmux/gstasfmux.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ gst_asf_mux_class_init (GstAsfMuxClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&video_sink_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "ASF muxer",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "ASF muxer",
       "Codec/Muxer",
       "Muxes audio and video into an ASF stream",
       "Thiago Santos <thiagoss@embedded.ufcg.edu.br>");
diff --git a/gst/asfmux/gstasfparse.c b/gst/asfmux/gstasfparse.c
index 0b393bfd0..529c7a85a 100644
--- a/gst/asfmux/gstasfparse.c
+++ b/gst/asfmux/gstasfparse.c
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ gst_asf_parse_class_init (GstAsfParseClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "ASF parser",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "ASF parser",
       "Parser", "Parses ASF", "Thiago Santos <thiagoss@embedded.ufcg.edu.br>");
 
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (asfparse_debug, "asfparse", 0,
diff --git a/gst/asfmux/gstrtpasfpay.c b/gst/asfmux/gstrtpasfpay.c
index 797071fa4..5cc3f0a77 100644
--- a/gst/asfmux/gstrtpasfpay.c
+++ b/gst/asfmux/gstrtpasfpay.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ gst_rtp_asf_pay_class_init (GstRtpAsfPayClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_rtp_asf_pay_sink_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_rtp_asf_pay_src_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "RTP ASF payloader",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "RTP ASF payloader",
       "Codec/Payloader/Network",
       "Payload-encodes ASF into RTP packets (MS_RTSP)",
       "Thiago Santos <thiagoss@embedded.ufcg.edu.br>");
diff --git a/gst/audiobuffer/gstaudioringbuffer.c b/gst/audiobuffer/gstaudioringbuffer.c
index 6ca6cbac1..5e86f2189 100644
--- a/gst/audiobuffer/gstaudioringbuffer.c
+++ b/gst/audiobuffer/gstaudioringbuffer.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ gst_audio_ringbuffer_class_init (GstAudioRingbufferClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sinktemplate));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "AudioRingbuffer",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "AudioRingbuffer",
       "Generic",
       "Asynchronous Audio ringbuffer", "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@gmail.com>");
 
diff --git a/gst/audiovisualizers/gstspacescope.c b/gst/audiovisualizers/gstspacescope.c
index 355d75d9b..68e990e1c 100644
--- a/gst/audiovisualizers/gstspacescope.c
+++ b/gst/audiovisualizers/gstspacescope.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ gst_space_scope_class_init (GstSpaceScopeClass * g_class)
   GstElementClass *element_class = (GstElementClass *) g_class;
   GstAudioVisualizerClass *scope_class = (GstAudioVisualizerClass *) g_class;
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Stereo visualizer",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Stereo visualizer",
       "Visualization",
       "Simple stereo visualizer", "Stefan Kost <ensonic@users.sf.net>");
 
diff --git a/gst/audiovisualizers/gstspectrascope.c b/gst/audiovisualizers/gstspectrascope.c
index 10328e39d..d4082981e 100644
--- a/gst/audiovisualizers/gstspectrascope.c
+++ b/gst/audiovisualizers/gstspectrascope.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ gst_spectra_scope_class_init (GstSpectraScopeClass * g_class)
 
   gobject_class->finalize = gst_spectra_scope_finalize;
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "Frequency spectrum scope", "Visualization",
       "Simple frequency spectrum scope", "Stefan Kost <ensonic@users.sf.net>");
 
diff --git a/gst/audiovisualizers/gstsynaescope.c b/gst/audiovisualizers/gstsynaescope.c
index ba0592f67..abd5f85e7 100644
--- a/gst/audiovisualizers/gstsynaescope.c
+++ b/gst/audiovisualizers/gstsynaescope.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ gst_synae_scope_class_init (GstSynaeScopeClass * g_class)
 
   gobject_class->finalize = gst_synae_scope_finalize;
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Synaescope",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Synaescope",
       "Visualization",
       "Creates video visualizations of audio input, using stereo and pitch information",
       "Stefan Kost <ensonic@users.sf.net>");
diff --git a/gst/audiovisualizers/gstwavescope.c b/gst/audiovisualizers/gstwavescope.c
index dfa17d9d6..d71e8738d 100644
--- a/gst/audiovisualizers/gstwavescope.c
+++ b/gst/audiovisualizers/gstwavescope.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ gst_wave_scope_class_init (GstWaveScopeClass * g_class)
           GST_TYPE_WAVE_SCOPE_STYLE, STYLE_DOTS,
           G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "Waveform oscilloscope", "Visualization", "Simple waveform oscilloscope",
       "Stefan Kost <ensonic@users.sf.net>");
 
diff --git a/gst/autoconvert/gstautoconvert.c b/gst/autoconvert/gstautoconvert.c
index 5b11042a6..ae0170d5f 100644
--- a/gst/autoconvert/gstautoconvert.c
+++ b/gst/autoconvert/gstautoconvert.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ gst_auto_convert_class_init (GstAutoConvertClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sinktemplate));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "Select convertor based on caps", "Generic/Bin",
       "Selects the right transform element based on the caps",
       "Olivier Crete <olivier.crete@collabora.com>");
diff --git a/gst/autoconvert/gstautovideoconvert.c b/gst/autoconvert/gstautovideoconvert.c
index 84177ee9a..00dc15b3e 100644
--- a/gst/autoconvert/gstautovideoconvert.c
+++ b/gst/autoconvert/gstautovideoconvert.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ gst_auto_video_convert_class_init (GstAutoVideoConvertClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sinktemplate));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "Select color space convertor based on caps", "Generic/Bin",
       "Selects the right color space convertor based on the caps",
       "Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@stericsson.com>");
diff --git a/gst/bayer/gstbayer2rgb.c b/gst/bayer/gstbayer2rgb.c
index 35a3e7263..53417733d 100644
--- a/gst/bayer/gstbayer2rgb.c
+++ b/gst/bayer/gstbayer2rgb.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ gst_bayer2rgb_class_init (GstBayer2RGBClass * klass)
   gobject_class->set_property = gst_bayer2rgb_set_property;
   gobject_class->get_property = gst_bayer2rgb_get_property;
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "Bayer to RGB decoder for cameras", "Filter/Converter/Video",
       "Converts video/x-bayer to video/x-raw",
       "William Brack <wbrack@mmm.com.hk>");
diff --git a/gst/bayer/gstrgb2bayer.c b/gst/bayer/gstrgb2bayer.c
index 6810069a2..4cb330315 100644
--- a/gst/bayer/gstrgb2bayer.c
+++ b/gst/bayer/gstrgb2bayer.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ gst_rgb2bayer_class_init (GstRGB2BayerClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_rgb2bayer_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "RGB to Bayer converter",
       "Filter/Converter/Video",
       "Converts video/x-raw to video/x-bayer",
diff --git a/gst/camerabin2/gstcamerabin2.c b/gst/camerabin2/gstcamerabin2.c
index 53a4e1c0f..2550def43 100644
--- a/gst/camerabin2/gstcamerabin2.c
+++ b/gst/camerabin2/gstcamerabin2.c
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ gst_camera_bin_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Camera Bin",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Camera Bin",
       "Generic/Bin/Camera",
       "Take image snapshots and record movies from camera",
       "Thiago Santos <thiago.sousa.santos@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/gst/camerabin2/gstviewfinderbin.c b/gst/camerabin2/gstviewfinderbin.c
index a5fb76076..c2580f628 100644
--- a/gst/camerabin2/gstviewfinderbin.c
+++ b/gst/camerabin2/gstviewfinderbin.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ gst_viewfinder_bin_class_init (GstViewfinderBinClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Viewfinder Bin",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Viewfinder Bin",
       "Sink/Video", "Viewfinder Bin used in camerabin2",
       "Thiago Santos <thiago.sousa.santos@collabora.com>");
 }
diff --git a/gst/camerabin2/gstwrappercamerabinsrc.c b/gst/camerabin2/gstwrappercamerabinsrc.c
index 3c70bfbe4..002b7e596 100644
--- a/gst/camerabin2/gstwrappercamerabinsrc.c
+++ b/gst/camerabin2/gstwrappercamerabinsrc.c
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ gst_wrapper_camera_bin_src_class_init (GstWrapperCameraBinSrcClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&vidsrc_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "Wrapper camera src element for camerabin2", "Source/Video",
       "Wrapper camera src element for camerabin2",
       "Thiago Santos <thiago.sousa.santos@collabora.com>");
diff --git a/gst/cdxaparse/gstcdxaparse.c b/gst/cdxaparse/gstcdxaparse.c
index ffecf975c..106c9e93a 100644
--- a/gst/cdxaparse/gstcdxaparse.c
+++ b/gst/cdxaparse/gstcdxaparse.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ gst_cdxa_parse_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "(S)VCD parser",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "(S)VCD parser",
       "Codec/Parser",
       "Parse a .dat file from (S)VCD into raw MPEG-1",
       "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@tvd.be>");
diff --git a/gst/cdxaparse/gstvcdparse.c b/gst/cdxaparse/gstvcdparse.c
index 497eae224..8b19eac5b 100644
--- a/gst/cdxaparse/gstvcdparse.c
+++ b/gst/cdxaparse/gstvcdparse.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ gst_vcd_parse_base_init (gpointer klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "(S)VCD stream parser",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "(S)VCD stream parser",
       "Codec/Parser", "Strip (S)VCD stream from its sync headers",
       "Tim-Philipp Müller <tim centricular net>, "
       "Ronald Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>");
diff --git a/gst/coloreffects/gstchromahold.c b/gst/coloreffects/gstchromahold.c
index baf24be02..ffe1e173c 100644
--- a/gst/coloreffects/gstchromahold.c
+++ b/gst/coloreffects/gstchromahold.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ gst_chroma_hold_class_init (GstChromaHoldClass * klass)
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_chroma_hold_transform_frame_ip);
   vfilter_class->set_info = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_chroma_hold_set_info);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Chroma hold filter",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "Chroma hold filter",
       "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Removes all color information except for one color",
       "Sebastian Dröge <sebastian.droege@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/gst/coloreffects/gstcoloreffects.c b/gst/coloreffects/gstcoloreffects.c
index a4c0e8d04..011eef81e 100644
--- a/gst/coloreffects/gstcoloreffects.c
+++ b/gst/coloreffects/gstcoloreffects.c
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ gst_color_effects_class_init (GstColorEffectsClass * klass)
   vfilter_class->transform_frame_ip =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_color_effects_transform_frame_ip);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "Color Look-up Table filter", "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Color Look-up Table filter",
       "Filippo Argiolas <filippo.argiolas@gmail.com>");
diff --git a/gst/dataurisrc/gstdataurisrc.c b/gst/dataurisrc/gstdataurisrc.c
index 2c80a6c4f..4b1455821 100644
--- a/gst/dataurisrc/gstdataurisrc.c
+++ b/gst/dataurisrc/gstdataurisrc.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ gst_data_uri_src_class_init (GstDataURISrcClass * klass)
 
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "data: URI source element", "Source", "Handles data: uris",
       "Philippe Normand <pnormand@igalia.com>, "
       "Sebastian Dröge <sebastian.droege@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/gst/dccp/gstdccpclientsink.c b/gst/dccp/gstdccpclientsink.c
index f680e12df..2553a3176 100644
--- a/gst/dccp/gstdccpclientsink.c
+++ b/gst/dccp/gstdccpclientsink.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ gst_dccp_client_sink_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sinktemplate));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "DCCP client sink",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "DCCP client sink",
       "Sink/Network",
       "Send data as a client over the network via DCCP",
       "E-Phone Team at Federal University of Campina Grande <leandroal@gmail.com>");
diff --git a/gst/dccp/gstdccpclientsrc.c b/gst/dccp/gstdccpclientsrc.c
index 24c49b8c5..8f1da06cc 100644
--- a/gst/dccp/gstdccpclientsrc.c
+++ b/gst/dccp/gstdccpclientsrc.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ gst_dccp_client_src_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&srctemplate));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "DCCP client source",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "DCCP client source",
       "Source/Network",
       "Receive data as a client over the network via DCCP",
       "E-Phone Team at Federal University of Campina Grande <leandroal@gmail.com>");
diff --git a/gst/dccp/gstdccpserversink.c b/gst/dccp/gstdccpserversink.c
index ac39bb852..37157ecfb 100644
--- a/gst/dccp/gstdccpserversink.c
+++ b/gst/dccp/gstdccpserversink.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ gst_dccp_server_sink_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sinktemplate));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "DCCP server sink",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "DCCP server sink",
       "Sink/Network",
       "Send data as a server over the network via DCCP",
       "E-Phone Team at Federal University of Campina Grande <leandroal@gmail.com>");
diff --git a/gst/dccp/gstdccpserversrc.c b/gst/dccp/gstdccpserversrc.c
index 512d88835..1cbaecbb1 100644
--- a/gst/dccp/gstdccpserversrc.c
+++ b/gst/dccp/gstdccpserversrc.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ gst_dccp_server_src_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&srctemplate));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "DCCP server source",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "DCCP server source",
       "Source/Network",
       "Receive data as a server over the network via DCCP",
       "E-Phone Team at Federal University of Campina Grande <leandroal@gmail.com>");
diff --git a/gst/debugutils/fpsdisplaysink.c b/gst/debugutils/fpsdisplaysink.c
index d3b009a30..4a435154c 100644
--- a/gst/debugutils/fpsdisplaysink.c
+++ b/gst/debugutils/fpsdisplaysink.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ fps_display_sink_class_init (GstFPSDisplaySinkClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_klass,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&fps_display_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_klass,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_klass,
       "Measure and show framerate on videosink", "Sink/Video",
       "Shows the current frame-rate and drop-rate of the videosink as overlay or text on stdout",
       "Zeeshan Ali <zeeshan.ali@nokia.com>, Stefan Kost <stefan.kost@nokia.com>");
diff --git a/gst/debugutils/gstchecksumsink.c b/gst/debugutils/gstchecksumsink.c
index bce8d4b4b..90528bf3b 100644
--- a/gst/debugutils/gstchecksumsink.c
+++ b/gst/debugutils/gstchecksumsink.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ gst_checksum_sink_class_init (GstChecksumSinkClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_checksum_sink_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Checksum sink",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Checksum sink",
       "Debug/Sink", "Calculates a checksum for buffers",
       "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
 }
diff --git a/gst/debugutils/gstchopmydata.c b/gst/debugutils/gstchopmydata.c
index d91c40821..739ea72a9 100644
--- a/gst/debugutils/gstchopmydata.c
+++ b/gst/debugutils/gstchopmydata.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ gst_chop_my_data_class_init (GstChopMyDataClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_chop_my_data_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "FIXME",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "FIXME",
       "Generic", "FIXME", "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
 }
 
diff --git a/gst/debugutils/gstcompare.c b/gst/debugutils/gstcompare.c
index 2581a3ca2..a6f51a7a8 100644
--- a/gst/debugutils/gstcompare.c
+++ b/gst/debugutils/gstcompare.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ gst_compare_class_init (GstCompareClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&check_sink_factory));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Compare buffers",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "Compare buffers",
       "Filter/Debug", "Compares incoming buffers",
       "Mark Nauwelaerts <mark.nauwelaerts@collabora.co.uk>");
 }
diff --git a/gst/debugutils/gstdebugspy.c b/gst/debugutils/gstdebugspy.c
index 413853c25..21c1609e9 100644
--- a/gst/debugutils/gstdebugspy.c
+++ b/gst/debugutils/gstdebugspy.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ gst_debug_spy_class_init (GstDebugSpyClass * klass)
           "Checksum algorithm to use", GST_DEBUG_SPY_CHECKSUM_TYPE,
           G_CHECKSUM_SHA1, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "DebugSpy",
       "Filter/Analyzer/Debug",
       "DebugSpy provides information on buffers with bus messages",
diff --git a/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfdetect.c b/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfdetect.c
index 073959ec2..827e68d3c 100644
--- a/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfdetect.c
+++ b/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfdetect.c
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ gst_dtmf_detect_class_init (GstDtmfDetectClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sinktemplate));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "DTMF detector element",
-      "Filter/Analyzer/Audio",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
+      "DTMF detector element", "Filter/Analyzer/Audio",
       "This element detects DTMF tones",
       "Olivier Crete <olivier.crete@collabora.com>");
 
diff --git a/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfsrc.c b/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfsrc.c
index 18c7ebb6a..df45223ca 100644
--- a/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfsrc.c
+++ b/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfsrc.c
@@ -253,9 +253,8 @@ gst_dtmf_src_class_init (GstDTMFSrcClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_dtmf_src_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "DTMF tone generator",
-      "Source/Audio",
-      "Generates DTMF tones",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
+      "DTMF tone generator", "Source/Audio", "Generates DTMF tones",
       "Youness Alaoui <youness.alaoui@collabora.co.uk>");
 
 
diff --git a/gst/dtmf/gstrtpdtmfdepay.c b/gst/dtmf/gstrtpdtmfdepay.c
index 12422ecb2..74df649f2 100644
--- a/gst/dtmf/gstrtpdtmfdepay.c
+++ b/gst/dtmf/gstrtpdtmfdepay.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ gst_rtp_dtmf_depay_class_init (GstRtpDTMFDepayClass * klass)
 
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gst_rtp_dtmf_depay_debug,
       "rtpdtmfdepay", 0, "rtpdtmfdepay element");
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "RTP DTMF packet depayloader", "Codec/Depayloader/Network",
       "Generates DTMF Sound from telephone-event RTP packets",
       "Youness Alaoui <youness.alaoui@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/gst/dtmf/gstrtpdtmfsrc.c b/gst/dtmf/gstrtpdtmfsrc.c
index a078a111d..be71ebd4e 100644
--- a/gst/dtmf/gstrtpdtmfsrc.c
+++ b/gst/dtmf/gstrtpdtmfsrc.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ gst_rtp_dtmf_src_class_init (GstRTPDTMFSrcClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_rtp_dtmf_src_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "RTP DTMF packet generator", "Source/Network",
       "Generates RTP DTMF packets", "Zeeshan Ali <zeeshan.ali@nokia.com>");
 
diff --git a/gst/dvbsuboverlay/gstdvbsuboverlay.c b/gst/dvbsuboverlay/gstdvbsuboverlay.c
index e6241f0db..3f4aaff17 100644
--- a/gst/dvbsuboverlay/gstdvbsuboverlay.c
+++ b/gst/dvbsuboverlay/gstdvbsuboverlay.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ gst_dvbsub_overlay_class_init (GstDVBSubOverlayClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&text_sink_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "DVB Subtitles Overlay",
       "Mixer/Video/Overlay/Subtitle",
       "Renders DVB subtitles", "Mart Raudsepp <mart.raudsepp@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/gst/dvdspu/gstdvdspu.c b/gst/dvdspu/gstdvdspu.c
index b64cbd3a7..7af060897 100644
--- a/gst/dvdspu/gstdvdspu.c
+++ b/gst/dvdspu/gstdvdspu.c
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ gst_dvd_spu_class_init (GstDVDSpuClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&subpic_sink_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Sub-picture Overlay",
-      "Mixer/Video/Overlay/SubPicture/DVD/Bluray",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
+      "Sub-picture Overlay", "Mixer/Video/Overlay/SubPicture/DVD/Bluray",
       "Parses Sub-Picture command streams and renders the SPU overlay "
       "onto the video as it passes through",
       "Jan Schmidt <thaytan@noraisin.net>");
diff --git a/gst/faceoverlay/gstfaceoverlay.c b/gst/faceoverlay/gstfaceoverlay.c
index 967787a96..0c0de837c 100644
--- a/gst/faceoverlay/gstfaceoverlay.c
+++ b/gst/faceoverlay/gstfaceoverlay.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ gst_face_overlay_base_init (gpointer gclass)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (gclass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "faceoverlay",
       "Filter/Editor/Video",
       "Overlays SVG graphics over a detected face in a video stream",
diff --git a/gst/festival/gstfestival.c b/gst/festival/gstfestival.c
index 0699fc4db..d379c8306 100644
--- a/gst/festival/gstfestival.c
+++ b/gst/festival/gstfestival.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstFestival, gst_festival, GST_TYPE_ELEMENT)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_template_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "Festival Text-to-Speech synthesizer", "Filter/Effect/Audio",
       "Synthesizes plain text into audio",
       "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@gmail.com>");
diff --git a/gst/fieldanalysis/gstfieldanalysis.c b/gst/fieldanalysis/gstfieldanalysis.c
index bc4800fe8..0514747be 100644
--- a/gst/fieldanalysis/gstfieldanalysis.c
+++ b/gst/fieldanalysis/gstfieldanalysis.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ gst_field_analysis_class_init (GstFieldAnalysisClass * klass)
   gstelement_class->change_state =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_field_analysis_change_state);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "Video field analysis",
       "Filter/Analysis/Video",
       "Analyse fields from video frames to identify if they are progressive/telecined/interlaced",
diff --git a/gst/freeverb/gstfreeverb.c b/gst/freeverb/gstfreeverb.c
index 561306fa4..b94d9ee4f 100644
--- a/gst/freeverb/gstfreeverb.c
+++ b/gst/freeverb/gstfreeverb.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ gst_freeverb_base_init (gpointer klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Stereo positioning",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Stereo positioning",
       "Filter/Effect/Audio",
       "Reverberation/room effect", "Stefan Sauer <ensonic@users.sf.net>");
 }
diff --git a/gst/games/gstpuzzle.c b/gst/games/gstpuzzle.c
index 4f41323b9..e458072d3 100644
--- a/gst/games/gstpuzzle.c
+++ b/gst/games/gstpuzzle.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ gst_puzzle_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   int i;
   GstVideofilterFormat *f;
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "A simple puzzle",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "A simple puzzle",
       "Filter/Effect/Video/Games",
       "A simple puzzle, use arrow keys and space to restart/solve",
       "Benjamin Otte <otte@gnome.org>");
diff --git a/gst/gaudieffects/gstburn.c b/gst/gaudieffects/gstburn.c
index 4fa8e1add..d8cb35aeb 100644
--- a/gst/gaudieffects/gstburn.c
+++ b/gst/gaudieffects/gstburn.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ gst_burn_class_init (GstBurnClass * klass)
   GstElementClass *gstelement_class = (GstElementClass *) klass;
   GstVideoFilterClass *vfilter_class = (GstVideoFilterClass *) klass;
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Burn",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "Burn",
       "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Burn adjusts the colors in the video signal.",
       "Luis de Bethencourt <luis@debethencourt.com>");
diff --git a/gst/gaudieffects/gstchromium.c b/gst/gaudieffects/gstchromium.c
index b4f217761..0aba0eae2 100644
--- a/gst/gaudieffects/gstchromium.c
+++ b/gst/gaudieffects/gstchromium.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ gst_chromium_class_init (GstChromiumClass * klass)
   GstElementClass *gstelement_class = (GstElementClass *) klass;
   GstVideoFilterClass *vfilter_class = (GstVideoFilterClass *) klass;
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Chromium",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "Chromium",
       "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Chromium breaks the colors of the video signal.",
       "Luis de Bethencourt <luis@debethencourt.com>");
diff --git a/gst/gaudieffects/gstdilate.c b/gst/gaudieffects/gstdilate.c
index 090df1750..ab827b47b 100644
--- a/gst/gaudieffects/gstdilate.c
+++ b/gst/gaudieffects/gstdilate.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ gst_dilate_class_init (GstDilateClass * klass)
   GstElementClass *gstelement_class = (GstElementClass *) klass;
   GstVideoFilterClass *vfilter_class = (GstVideoFilterClass *) klass;
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "Dilate",
       "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Dilate copies the brightest pixel around.",
diff --git a/gst/gaudieffects/gstdodge.c b/gst/gaudieffects/gstdodge.c
index 3a5b9f0e9..6847c3337 100644
--- a/gst/gaudieffects/gstdodge.c
+++ b/gst/gaudieffects/gstdodge.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ gst_dodge_class_init (GstDodgeClass * klass)
   GstElementClass *gstelement_class = (GstElementClass *) klass;
   GstVideoFilterClass *vfilter_class = (GstVideoFilterClass *) klass;
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "Dodge",
       "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Dodge saturates the colors in the video signal.",
diff --git a/gst/gaudieffects/gstexclusion.c b/gst/gaudieffects/gstexclusion.c
index f3c670ef5..d2b8330c4 100644
--- a/gst/gaudieffects/gstexclusion.c
+++ b/gst/gaudieffects/gstexclusion.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ gst_exclusion_class_init (GstExclusionClass * klass)
   GstElementClass *gstelement_class = (GstElementClass *) klass;
   GstVideoFilterClass *vfilter_class = (GstVideoFilterClass *) klass;
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Exclusion",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "Exclusion",
       "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Exclusion exclodes the colors in the video signal.",
       "Luis de Bethencourt <luis@debethencourt.com>");
diff --git a/gst/gaudieffects/gstgaussblur.c b/gst/gaudieffects/gstgaussblur.c
index a0f8b5bd8..34b8dbe24 100644
--- a/gst/gaudieffects/gstgaussblur.c
+++ b/gst/gaudieffects/gstgaussblur.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ gst_gaussianblur_class_init (GstGaussianBlurClass * klass)
   GstElementClass *gstelement_class = (GstElementClass *) klass;
   GstVideoFilterClass *vfilter_class = (GstVideoFilterClass *) klass;
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "GstGaussianBlur",
       "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Perform Gaussian blur/sharpen on a video",
diff --git a/gst/gaudieffects/gstsolarize.c b/gst/gaudieffects/gstsolarize.c
index 561fc4c3b..26e53ae34 100644
--- a/gst/gaudieffects/gstsolarize.c
+++ b/gst/gaudieffects/gstsolarize.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ gst_solarize_class_init (GstSolarizeClass * klass)
   GstElementClass *gstelement_class = (GstElementClass *) klass;
   GstVideoFilterClass *vfilter_class = (GstVideoFilterClass *) klass;
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "Solarize",
       "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Solarize tunable inverse in the video signal.",
diff --git a/gst/geometrictransform/gstbulge.c b/gst/geometrictransform/gstbulge.c
index b26b6ade1..cd96a5e55 100644
--- a/gst/geometrictransform/gstbulge.c
+++ b/gst/geometrictransform/gstbulge.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ gst_bulge_class_init (GstBulgeClass * klass)
 
   parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "bulge",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Adds a protuberance in the center point",
diff --git a/gst/geometrictransform/gstcircle.c b/gst/geometrictransform/gstcircle.c
index b5b32837a..e31923f87 100644
--- a/gst/geometrictransform/gstcircle.c
+++ b/gst/geometrictransform/gstcircle.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ gst_circle_class_init (GstCircleClass * klass)
 
   parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "circle",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Warps the picture into an arc shaped form",
diff --git a/gst/geometrictransform/gstdiffuse.c b/gst/geometrictransform/gstdiffuse.c
index 547f655c8..dcbea7b79 100644
--- a/gst/geometrictransform/gstdiffuse.c
+++ b/gst/geometrictransform/gstdiffuse.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ gst_diffuse_class_init (GstDiffuseClass * klass)
 
   parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "diffuse",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Diffuses the image by moving its pixels in random directions",
diff --git a/gst/geometrictransform/gstfisheye.c b/gst/geometrictransform/gstfisheye.c
index 910cdb27e..bda896db7 100644
--- a/gst/geometrictransform/gstfisheye.c
+++ b/gst/geometrictransform/gstfisheye.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ gst_fisheye_class_init (GstFisheyeClass * klass)
   gstgt_class = (GstGeometricTransformClass *) klass;
 
   parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "fisheye",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Split the image into two halves and reflect one over each other",
diff --git a/gst/geometrictransform/gstkaleidoscope.c b/gst/geometrictransform/gstkaleidoscope.c
index 482ca26a0..2a50379a1 100644
--- a/gst/geometrictransform/gstkaleidoscope.c
+++ b/gst/geometrictransform/gstkaleidoscope.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ gst_kaleidoscope_class_init (GstKaleidoscopeClass * klass)
 
   parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "kaleidoscope",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Applies 'kaleidoscope' geometric transform to the image",
diff --git a/gst/geometrictransform/gstmarble.c b/gst/geometrictransform/gstmarble.c
index 3f861a2ca..299fdb0fd 100644
--- a/gst/geometrictransform/gstmarble.c
+++ b/gst/geometrictransform/gstmarble.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ gst_marble_class_init (GstMarbleClass * klass)
 
   parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "marble",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Applies a marbling effect to the image",
diff --git a/gst/geometrictransform/gstmirror.c b/gst/geometrictransform/gstmirror.c
index c7bdcea22..3b40a43a3 100644
--- a/gst/geometrictransform/gstmirror.c
+++ b/gst/geometrictransform/gstmirror.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ gst_mirror_class_init (GstMirrorClass * klass)
   gstelement_class = (GstElementClass *) klass;
   gstgt_class = (GstGeometricTransformClass *) klass;
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "mirror",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Split the image into two halves and reflect one over each other",
diff --git a/gst/geometrictransform/gstpinch.c b/gst/geometrictransform/gstpinch.c
index a42d18a93..2bf90e01a 100644
--- a/gst/geometrictransform/gstpinch.c
+++ b/gst/geometrictransform/gstpinch.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ gst_pinch_class_init (GstPinchClass * klass)
 
   parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "pinch",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Applies 'pinch' geometric transform to the image",
diff --git a/gst/geometrictransform/gstrotate.c b/gst/geometrictransform/gstrotate.c
index d4fbbc026..5780c0e7c 100644
--- a/gst/geometrictransform/gstrotate.c
+++ b/gst/geometrictransform/gstrotate.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ gst_rotate_class_init (GstRotateClass * klass)
 
   parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "rotate",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Rotates the picture by an arbitrary angle",
diff --git a/gst/geometrictransform/gstsphere.c b/gst/geometrictransform/gstsphere.c
index 340a20e08..b78f972b7 100644
--- a/gst/geometrictransform/gstsphere.c
+++ b/gst/geometrictransform/gstsphere.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ gst_sphere_class_init (GstSphereClass * klass)
 
   parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "sphere",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Applies 'sphere' geometric transform to the image",
diff --git a/gst/geometrictransform/gstsquare.c b/gst/geometrictransform/gstsquare.c
index f6ee9a5dc..1915b2a78 100644
--- a/gst/geometrictransform/gstsquare.c
+++ b/gst/geometrictransform/gstsquare.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ gst_square_class_init (GstSquareClass * klass)
 
   parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "square",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Distort center part of the image into a square",
diff --git a/gst/geometrictransform/gststretch.c b/gst/geometrictransform/gststretch.c
index 093b50e5d..770aae580 100644
--- a/gst/geometrictransform/gststretch.c
+++ b/gst/geometrictransform/gststretch.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ gst_stretch_class_init (GstStretchClass * klass)
 
   parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "stretch",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Stretch the image in a circle around the center point",
diff --git a/gst/geometrictransform/gsttunnel.c b/gst/geometrictransform/gsttunnel.c
index 28f68fdfd..9685fd5ce 100644
--- a/gst/geometrictransform/gsttunnel.c
+++ b/gst/geometrictransform/gsttunnel.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ gst_tunnel_class_init (GstTunnelClass * klass)
 
   parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "tunnel",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Light tunnel effect", "Filippo Argiolas <filippo.argiolas@gmail.com>");
diff --git a/gst/geometrictransform/gsttwirl.c b/gst/geometrictransform/gsttwirl.c
index f4a4eee88..a5ea99e16 100644
--- a/gst/geometrictransform/gsttwirl.c
+++ b/gst/geometrictransform/gsttwirl.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ gst_twirl_class_init (GstTwirlClass * klass)
 
   parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "twirl",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Twists the image from the center out",
diff --git a/gst/geometrictransform/gstwaterripple.c b/gst/geometrictransform/gstwaterripple.c
index cebe4209a..ac9022666 100644
--- a/gst/geometrictransform/gstwaterripple.c
+++ b/gst/geometrictransform/gstwaterripple.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ gst_water_ripple_class_init (GstWaterRippleClass * klass)
 
   parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "waterripple",
       "Transform/Effect/Video",
       "Creates a water ripple effect on the image",
diff --git a/gst/hdvparse/gsthdvparse.c b/gst/hdvparse/gsthdvparse.c
index 018722fcb..8f0d4fcb2 100644
--- a/gst/hdvparse/gsthdvparse.c
+++ b/gst/hdvparse/gsthdvparse.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ gst_hdvparse_base_init (gpointer klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "HDVParser",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "HDVParser",
       "Data/Parser",
       "HDV private stream Parser", "Edward Hervey <bilboed@bilboed.com>");
 }
diff --git a/gst/hls/gsthlsdemux.c b/gst/hls/gsthlsdemux.c
index b47fba83c..528165260 100644
--- a/gst/hls/gsthlsdemux.c
+++ b/gst/hls/gsthlsdemux.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ gst_hls_demux_class_init (GstHLSDemuxClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sinktemplate));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "HLS Demuxer",
       "Demuxer/URIList",
       "HTTP Live Streaming demuxer",
diff --git a/gst/hls/gsthlssink.c b/gst/hls/gsthlssink.c
index 66670c888..b792fa407 100644
--- a/gst/hls/gsthlssink.c
+++ b/gst/hls/gsthlssink.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ gst_hls_sink_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "HTTP Live Streaming sink", "Sink", "HTTP Live Streaming sink",
       "Alessandro Decina <alessandro.decina@gmail.com>");
 }
diff --git a/gst/id3tag/gstid3mux.c b/gst/id3tag/gstid3mux.c
index 68d50e516..f741f7315 100644
--- a/gst/id3tag/gstid3mux.c
+++ b/gst/id3tag/gstid3mux.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ gst_id3_mux_class_init (GstId3MuxClass * klass)
   GST_TAG_MUX_CLASS (klass)->render_end_tag =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_id3_mux_render_v1_tag);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "ID3 v1 and v2 Muxer", "Formatter/Metadata",
       "Adds an ID3v2 header and ID3v1 footer to a file",
       "Michael Smith <msmith@songbirdnest.com>, "
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosink.c b/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosink.c
index 443941592..9cd82d676 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosink.c
+++ b/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosink.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ gst_inter_audio_sink_class_init (GstInterAudioSinkClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_inter_audio_sink_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "Internal audio sink",
       "Sink/Audio",
       "Virtual audio sink for internal process communication",
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosrc.c b/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosrc.c
index d30c27d1a..3e55be260 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosrc.c
+++ b/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosrc.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ gst_inter_audio_src_class_init (GstInterAudioSrcClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_inter_audio_src_src_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "Internal audio source",
       "Source/Audio",
       "Virtual audio source for internal process communication",
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstintersubsink.c b/gst/inter/gstintersubsink.c
index 7ead62cb8..a5d669bd2 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstintersubsink.c
+++ b/gst/inter/gstintersubsink.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ gst_inter_sub_sink_class_init (GstInterSubSinkClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_inter_sub_sink_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "Internal subtitle sink",
       "Sink/Subtitle",
       "Virtual subtitle sink for internal process communication",
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstintersubsrc.c b/gst/inter/gstintersubsrc.c
index 39cb62243..cb6a6caff 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstintersubsrc.c
+++ b/gst/inter/gstintersubsrc.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ gst_inter_sub_src_class_init (GstInterSubSrcClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_inter_sub_src_src_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "Internal subtitle source",
       "Source/Subtitle",
       "Virtual subtitle source for internal process communication",
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstintervideosink.c b/gst/inter/gstintervideosink.c
index 04b5a4007..e892ca039 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstintervideosink.c
+++ b/gst/inter/gstintervideosink.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ gst_inter_video_sink_class_init (GstInterVideoSinkClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_inter_video_sink_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "Internal video sink",
       "Sink/Video",
       "Virtual video sink for internal process communication",
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstintervideosrc.c b/gst/inter/gstintervideosrc.c
index 515ee4eec..bc6f7175b 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstintervideosrc.c
+++ b/gst/inter/gstintervideosrc.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ gst_inter_video_src_class_init (GstInterVideoSrcClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_inter_video_src_src_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "Internal video source",
       "Source/Video",
       "Virtual video source for internal process communication",
diff --git a/gst/interlace/gstinterlace.c b/gst/interlace/gstinterlace.c
index 63182f6a4..6e0fcdb5d 100644
--- a/gst/interlace/gstinterlace.c
+++ b/gst/interlace/gstinterlace.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ gst_interlace_class_init (GstInterlaceClass * klass)
           "Allow generation of buffers with RFF flag set, i.e., duration of 3 fields",
           FALSE, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "Interlace filter", "Filter/Video",
       "Creates an interlaced video from progressive frames",
       "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
diff --git a/gst/ivfparse/gstivfparse.c b/gst/ivfparse/gstivfparse.c
index 6c04a6619..21b79e68d 100644
--- a/gst/ivfparse/gstivfparse.c
+++ b/gst/ivfparse/gstivfparse.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ gst_ivf_parse_base_init (gpointer gclass)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (gclass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "IVF parser",
       "Codec/Demuxer",
       "Demuxes a IVF stream", "Philip Jägenstedt <philipj@opera.com>");
diff --git a/gst/jp2kdecimator/gstjp2kdecimator.c b/gst/jp2kdecimator/gstjp2kdecimator.c
index 106446760..c7f82ae14 100644
--- a/gst/jp2kdecimator/gstjp2kdecimator.c
+++ b/gst/jp2kdecimator/gstjp2kdecimator.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ gst_jp2k_decimator_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *gstelement_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "JPEG2000 decimator",
       "Filter/Image",
       "Removes information from JPEG2000 streams without recompression",
diff --git a/gst/jpegformat/gstjifmux.c b/gst/jpegformat/gstjifmux.c
index d7a2de043..50bd30c9f 100644
--- a/gst/jpegformat/gstjifmux.c
+++ b/gst/jpegformat/gstjifmux.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ gst_jif_mux_class_init (GstJifMuxClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_jif_mux_sink_pad_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "JPEG stream muxer",
       "Video/Formatter",
       "Remuxes JPEG images with markers and tags",
diff --git a/gst/jpegformat/gstjpegparse.c b/gst/jpegformat/gstjpegparse.c
index 0aae82d0e..fff0c5b9c 100644
--- a/gst/jpegformat/gstjpegparse.c
+++ b/gst/jpegformat/gstjpegparse.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ gst_jpeg_parse_class_init (GstJpegParseClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_jpeg_parse_sink_pad_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "JPEG stream parser",
       "Video/Parser",
       "Parse JPEG images into single-frame buffers",
diff --git a/gst/librfb/gstrfbsrc.c b/gst/librfb/gstrfbsrc.c
index 8acf4c8df..670e1bdb9 100644
--- a/gst/librfb/gstrfbsrc.c
+++ b/gst/librfb/gstrfbsrc.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ gst_rfb_src_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_rfb_src_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Rfb source",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Rfb source",
       "Source/Video",
       "Creates a rfb video stream",
       "David A. Schleef <ds@schleef.org>, "
diff --git a/gst/liveadder/liveadder.c b/gst/liveadder/liveadder.c
index 220d2ccef..080d471ab 100644
--- a/gst/liveadder/liveadder.c
+++ b/gst/liveadder/liveadder.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ gst_live_adder_class_init (GstLiveAdderClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_live_adder_src_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_live_adder_sink_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Live Adder element",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "Live Adder element",
       "Generic/Audio",
       "Mixes live/discontinuous audio streams",
       "Olivier Crete <olivier.crete@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/gst/mixmatrix/mixmatrix.c b/gst/mixmatrix/mixmatrix.c
index fbf151487..5da69b428 100644
--- a/gst/mixmatrix/mixmatrix.c
+++ b/gst/mixmatrix/mixmatrix.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ gst_mixmatrix_base_init (GstMixMatrixClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&mixmatrix_sink_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&mixmatrix_src_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Mixing Matrix",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Mixing Matrix",
       "Filter/Editor/Audio",
       "Mix N audio channels together into M channels",
       "Erik Walthinsen <omega@temple-baptist.com>");
diff --git a/gst/mpeg1sys/gstmpeg1systemencode.c b/gst/mpeg1sys/gstmpeg1systemencode.c
index b85693eae..ec2f6ef0a 100644
--- a/gst/mpeg1sys/gstmpeg1systemencode.c
+++ b/gst/mpeg1sys/gstmpeg1systemencode.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ gst_system_encode_base_init (GstMPEG1SystemEncodeClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&audio_sink_factory));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&video_sink_factory));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "MPEG-1 muxer",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "MPEG-1 muxer",
       "Codec/Muxer",
       "Multiplexes MPEG-1 Streams", "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>");
 }
diff --git a/gst/mpegdemux/gstmpegdemux.c b/gst/mpegdemux/gstmpegdemux.c
index 392d42475..8d8a5860f 100644
--- a/gst/mpegdemux/gstmpegdemux.c
+++ b/gst/mpegdemux/gstmpegdemux.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ 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_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "The Fluendo MPEG Program Stream Demuxer", "Codec/Demuxer",
       "Demultiplexes MPEG Program Streams", "Wim Taymans <wim@fluendo.com>");
 }
diff --git a/gst/mpegpsmux/mpegpsmux.c b/gst/mpegpsmux/mpegpsmux.c
index e9bfd0a69..52ffb4580 100644
--- a/gst/mpegpsmux/mpegpsmux.c
+++ b/gst/mpegpsmux/mpegpsmux.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ mpegpsmux_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&mpegpsmux_src_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "MPEG Program Stream Muxer", "Codec/Muxer",
       "Multiplexes media streams into an MPEG Program Stream",
       "Lin YANG <oxcsnicho@gmail.com>");
diff --git a/gst/mpegtsdemux/tsdemux.c b/gst/mpegtsdemux/tsdemux.c
index 227acfbca..0d1edcb09 100644
--- a/gst/mpegtsdemux/tsdemux.c
+++ b/gst/mpegtsdemux/tsdemux.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ gst_ts_demux_class_init (GstTSDemuxClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&private_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "MPEG transport stream demuxer",
       "Codec/Demuxer",
       "Demuxes MPEG2 transport streams",
diff --git a/gst/mpegtsmux/mpegtsmux.c b/gst/mpegtsmux/mpegtsmux.c
index 7eb3ac7f0..470d9192e 100644
--- a/gst/mpegtsmux/mpegtsmux.c
+++ b/gst/mpegtsmux/mpegtsmux.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ mpegtsmux_class_init (MpegTsMuxClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&mpegtsmux_src_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "MPEG Transport Stream Muxer", "Codec/Muxer",
       "Multiplexes media streams into an MPEG Transport Stream",
       "Fluendo <contact@fluendo.com>");
diff --git a/gst/mve/gstmvedemux.c b/gst/mve/gstmvedemux.c
index e99fd0437..13171bfbb 100644
--- a/gst/mve/gstmvedemux.c
+++ b/gst/mve/gstmvedemux.c
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ gst_mve_demux_base_init (GstMveDemuxClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class, &vidsrc_template);
   gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class, &audsrc_template);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "MVE Demuxer",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "MVE Demuxer",
       "Codec/Demuxer",
       "Demultiplex an Interplay movie (MVE) stream into audio and video",
       "Jens Granseuer <jensgr@gmx.net>");
diff --git a/gst/mve/gstmvemux.c b/gst/mve/gstmvemux.c
index a4e71f9d2..9615f27b9 100644
--- a/gst/mve/gstmvemux.c
+++ b/gst/mve/gstmvemux.c
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ gst_mve_mux_base_init (GstMveMuxClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&video_sink_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "MVE Multiplexer",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "MVE Multiplexer",
       "Codec/Muxer",
       "Muxes audio and video into an MVE stream",
       "Jens Granseuer <jensgr@gmx.net>");
diff --git a/gst/mxf/mxfdemux.c b/gst/mxf/mxfdemux.c
index 08cbff0ea..4758b8d62 100644
--- a/gst/mxf/mxfdemux.c
+++ b/gst/mxf/mxfdemux.c
@@ -3976,7 +3976,7 @@ gst_mxf_demux_base_init (gpointer g_class)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&mxf_sink_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&mxf_src_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "MXF Demuxer",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "MXF Demuxer",
       "Codec/Demuxer",
       "Demux MXF files", "Sebastian Dröge <sebastian.droege@collabora.co.uk>");
 }
diff --git a/gst/mxf/mxfmux.c b/gst/mxf/mxfmux.c
index be92c1fa4..b1cc5dc4e 100644
--- a/gst/mxf/mxfmux.c
+++ b/gst/mxf/mxfmux.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ gst_mxf_mux_base_init (gpointer g_class)
     p++;
   }
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "MXF muxer",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "MXF muxer",
       "Codec/Muxer",
       "Muxes video/audio streams into a MXF stream",
       "Sebastian Dröge <sebastian.droege@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/gst/nsf/gstnsf.c b/gst/nsf/gstnsf.c
index 2d506a78e..e7598ea75 100644
--- a/gst/nsf/gstnsf.c
+++ b/gst/nsf/gstnsf.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ gst_nsfdec_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Nsf decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Nsf decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Audio",
       "Using nosefart to decode NSF audio tunes",
       "Johan Dahlin <johan@gnome.org>");
diff --git a/gst/nuvdemux/gstnuvdemux.c b/gst/nuvdemux/gstnuvdemux.c
index f11cc04b4..d3107d87e 100644
--- a/gst/nuvdemux/gstnuvdemux.c
+++ b/gst/nuvdemux/gstnuvdemux.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ gst_nuv_demux_base_init (gpointer klass)
 
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Nuv demuxer",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Nuv demuxer",
       "Codec/Demuxer",
       "Demultiplex a MythTV NuppleVideo .nuv file into audio and video",
       "Renato Araujo Oliveira Filho <renato.filho@indt.org.br>,"
diff --git a/gst/overlay/gstoverlay.c b/gst/overlay/gstoverlay.c
index 16a1bac4b..0542d43b3 100644
--- a/gst/overlay/gstoverlay.c
+++ b/gst/overlay/gstoverlay.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ gst_overlay_base_init (GstOverlayClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&overlay_sink3_factory));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&overlay_src_factory));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Video overlay",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Video overlay",
       "Filter/Editor/Video",
       "Overlay multiple video streams", "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
 }
diff --git a/gst/patchdetect/gstpatchdetect.c b/gst/patchdetect/gstpatchdetect.c
index 4a3f1deb2..783ae0bd2 100644
--- a/gst/patchdetect/gstpatchdetect.c
+++ b/gst/patchdetect/gstpatchdetect.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ gst_patchdetect_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_patchdetect_src_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Color Patch Detector",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Color Patch Detector",
       "Video/Analysis", "Detects color patches from a color calibration chart",
       "David Schleef <ds@entropywave.com>");
 }
diff --git a/gst/pcapparse/gstirtspparse.c b/gst/pcapparse/gstirtspparse.c
index 0f8f78ce8..f9fff038c 100644
--- a/gst/pcapparse/gstirtspparse.c
+++ b/gst/pcapparse/gstirtspparse.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ gst_irtsp_parse_class_init (GstIRTSPParseClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "IRTSPParse",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "IRTSPParse",
       "Raw/Parser",
       "Parses a raw interleaved RTSP stream",
       "Mark Nauwelaerts <mark.nauwelaerts@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/gst/pcapparse/gstpcapparse.c b/gst/pcapparse/gstpcapparse.c
index 791a9cf1d..85bb178ec 100644
--- a/gst/pcapparse/gstpcapparse.c
+++ b/gst/pcapparse/gstpcapparse.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ gst_pcap_parse_class_init (GstPcapParseClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "PCapParse",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "PCapParse",
       "Raw/Parser",
       "Parses a raw pcap stream",
       "Ole André Vadla Ravnås <ole.andre.ravnas@tandberg.com>");
diff --git a/gst/pnm/gstpnmdec.c b/gst/pnm/gstpnmdec.c
index 4802727bf..f562a19b2 100644
--- a/gst/pnm/gstpnmdec.c
+++ b/gst/pnm/gstpnmdec.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ gst_pnmdec_class_init (GstPnmdecClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_pnmdec_sink_pad_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_pnmdec_src_pad_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "PNM image decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "PNM image decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Image",
       "Decodes images in portable pixmap/graymap/bitmap/anymamp (PNM) format",
       "Lutz Mueller <lutz@users.sourceforge.net>");
diff --git a/gst/pnm/gstpnmenc.c b/gst/pnm/gstpnmenc.c
index d3d2474fb..7a8096531 100644
--- a/gst/pnm/gstpnmenc.c
+++ b/gst/pnm/gstpnmenc.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ gst_pnmenc_class_init (GstPnmencClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_pad_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_pad_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "PNM image encoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "PNM image encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Image",
       "Encodes images into portable pixmap or graymap (PNM) format",
       "Lutz Mueller <lutz@users.sourceforge.net>");
diff --git a/gst/rawparse/gstaudioparse.c b/gst/rawparse/gstaudioparse.c
index 946529712..3ad2fb1d6 100644
--- a/gst/rawparse/gstaudioparse.c
+++ b/gst/rawparse/gstaudioparse.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ gst_audio_parse_class_init (GstAudioParseClass * klass)
           "Use the sink caps for the format, only performing timestamping",
           FALSE, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Audio Parse",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "Audio Parse",
       "Filter/Audio",
       "Converts stream into audio frames",
       "Sebastian Dröge <sebastian.droege@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/gst/rawparse/gstvideoparse.c b/gst/rawparse/gstvideoparse.c
index 73ccdbd00..152bda155 100644
--- a/gst/rawparse/gstvideoparse.c
+++ b/gst/rawparse/gstvideoparse.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ gst_video_parse_class_init (GstVideoParseClass * klass)
           "True if top field is earlier than bottom field", TRUE,
           G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Video Parse",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "Video Parse",
       "Filter/Video",
       "Converts stream into video frames",
       "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>, "
diff --git a/gst/real/gstrealaudiodec.c b/gst/real/gstrealaudiodec.c
index 2e92aa9e3..73c38290a 100644
--- a/gst/real/gstrealaudiodec.c
+++ b/gst/real/gstrealaudiodec.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ gst_real_audio_dec_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (ec, gst_static_pad_template_get (&snk_t));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (ec, gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_t));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (ec, "RealAudio decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (ec, "RealAudio decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Audio", "Decoder for RealAudio streams",
       "Lutz Mueller <lutz@topfrose.de>");
 }
diff --git a/gst/real/gstrealvideodec.c b/gst/real/gstrealvideodec.c
index 9c4557765..16d7f7331 100644
--- a/gst/real/gstrealvideodec.c
+++ b/gst/real/gstrealvideodec.c
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ gst_real_video_dec_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (ec, gst_static_pad_template_get (&snk_t));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (ec, gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_t));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (ec, "RealVideo decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (ec, "RealVideo decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Video", "Decoder for RealVideo streams",
       "Lutz Mueller <lutz@topfrose.de>");
 }
diff --git a/gst/removesilence/gstremovesilence.c b/gst/removesilence/gstremovesilence.c
index 462ddd026..0001bf4fa 100644
--- a/gst/removesilence/gstremovesilence.c
+++ b/gst/removesilence/gstremovesilence.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ gst_remove_silence_class_init (GstRemoveSilenceClass * klass)
           "Set the hysteresis (on samples) used on the internal VAD",
           1, G_MAXUINT64, DEFAULT_VAD_HYSTERESIS, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "RemoveSilence",
       "Filter/Effect/Audio",
       "Removes all the silence periods from the audio stream.",
diff --git a/gst/rtjpeg/gstrtjpegdec.c b/gst/rtjpeg/gstrtjpegdec.c
index 19d68a52b..92162013f 100644
--- a/gst/rtjpeg/gstrtjpegdec.c
+++ b/gst/rtjpeg/gstrtjpegdec.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ gst_rtjpegdec_base_init (GstRTJpegDecClass * klass)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "RTjpeg video decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "RTjpeg video decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Video",
       "Decodes video in RTjpeg format", "Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>");
 }
diff --git a/gst/rtjpeg/gstrtjpegenc.c b/gst/rtjpeg/gstrtjpegenc.c
index 35a792a60..aab93100e 100644
--- a/gst/rtjpeg/gstrtjpegenc.c
+++ b/gst/rtjpeg/gstrtjpegenc.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ gst_rtjpegenc_base_init (GstRTJpegEncClass * klass)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "RTjpeg video encoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "RTjpeg video encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Video",
       "Encodes video in RTjpeg format", "Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>");
 }
diff --git a/gst/rtpmux/gstrtpdtmfmux.c b/gst/rtpmux/gstrtpdtmfmux.c
index b320dd968..70af809ba 100644
--- a/gst/rtpmux/gstrtpdtmfmux.c
+++ b/gst/rtpmux/gstrtpdtmfmux.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ gst_rtp_dtmf_mux_class_init (GstRTPDTMFMuxClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&priority_sink_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "RTP muxer",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "RTP muxer",
       "Codec/Muxer",
       "mixes RTP DTMF streams into other RTP streams",
       "Zeeshan Ali <first.last@nokia.com>");
diff --git a/gst/rtpmux/gstrtpmux.c b/gst/rtpmux/gstrtpmux.c
index c68fe522e..286ddc6e0 100644
--- a/gst/rtpmux/gstrtpmux.c
+++ b/gst/rtpmux/gstrtpmux.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ gst_rtp_mux_class_init (GstRTPMuxClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "RTP muxer",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "RTP muxer",
       "Codec/Muxer",
       "multiplex N rtp streams into one", "Zeeshan Ali <first.last@nokia.com>");
 
diff --git a/gst/rtpvp8/gstrtpvp8depay.c b/gst/rtpvp8/gstrtpvp8depay.c
index 48a17ab56..9d7e5e6d8 100644
--- a/gst/rtpvp8/gstrtpvp8depay.c
+++ b/gst/rtpvp8/gstrtpvp8depay.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ gst_rtp_vp8_depay_class_init (GstRtpVP8DepayClass * gst_rtp_vp8_depay_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_rtp_vp8_depay_src_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "RTP VP8 depayloader",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "RTP VP8 depayloader",
       "Codec/Depayloader/Network/RTP",
       "Extracts VP8 video from RTP packets)",
       "Sjoerd Simons <sjoerd@luon.net>");
diff --git a/gst/rtpvp8/gstrtpvp8pay.c b/gst/rtpvp8/gstrtpvp8pay.c
index c2e4c9f1e..29d41c28b 100644
--- a/gst/rtpvp8/gstrtpvp8pay.c
+++ b/gst/rtpvp8/gstrtpvp8pay.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ gst_rtp_vp8_pay_class_init (GstRtpVP8PayClass * gst_rtp_vp8_pay_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_rtp_vp8_pay_src_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "RTP VP8 payloader",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "RTP VP8 payloader",
       "Codec/Payloader/Network/RTP",
       "Puts VP8 video in RTP packets)", "Sjoerd Simons <sjoerd@luon.net>");
 
diff --git a/gst/scaletempo/gstscaletempo.c b/gst/scaletempo/gstscaletempo.c
index 3ee6bc58f..d94bb0da0 100644
--- a/gst/scaletempo/gstscaletempo.c
+++ b/gst/scaletempo/gstscaletempo.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ gst_scaletempo_class_init (GstScaletempoClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Scaletempo",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "Scaletempo",
       "Filter/Effect/Rate",
       "Sync audio tempo with playback rate",
       "Rov Juvano <rovjuvano@users.sourceforge.net>");
diff --git a/gst/sdi/gstsdidemux.c b/gst/sdi/gstsdidemux.c
index 0b12db73f..fe90cfb56 100644
--- a/gst/sdi/gstsdidemux.c
+++ b/gst/sdi/gstsdidemux.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ gst_sdi_demux_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_sdi_demux_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "SDI Demuxer",
       "Demuxer",
       "Demultiplex SDI streams into raw audio and video",
diff --git a/gst/sdi/gstsdimux.c b/gst/sdi/gstsdimux.c
index 8682502f8..a7717257d 100644
--- a/gst/sdi/gstsdimux.c
+++ b/gst/sdi/gstsdimux.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ gst_sdi_mux_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_sdi_mux_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "SDI Muxer",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "SDI Muxer",
       "Muxer",
       "Multiplex raw audio and video into SDI",
       "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
diff --git a/gst/sdp/gstsdpdemux.c b/gst/sdp/gstsdpdemux.c
index e34e7d654..7a638c4b3 100644
--- a/gst/sdp/gstsdpdemux.c
+++ b/gst/sdp/gstsdpdemux.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ gst_sdp_demux_class_init (GstSDPDemuxClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&rtptemplate));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "SDP session setup",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "SDP session setup",
       "Codec/Demuxer/Network/RTP",
       "Receive data over the network via SDP",
       "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@gmail.com>");
diff --git a/gst/segmentclip/gstaudiosegmentclip.c b/gst/segmentclip/gstaudiosegmentclip.c
index b48b05811..7ace07a7b 100644
--- a/gst/segmentclip/gstaudiosegmentclip.c
+++ b/gst/segmentclip/gstaudiosegmentclip.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ gst_audio_segment_clip_class_init (GstAudioSegmentClipClass * klass)
   segment_clip_klass->clip_buffer =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_audio_segment_clip_clip_buffer);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "Audio buffer segment clipper",
       "Filter/Audio",
       "Clips audio buffers to the configured segment",
diff --git a/gst/segmentclip/gstvideosegmentclip.c b/gst/segmentclip/gstvideosegmentclip.c
index 174da76f9..4cb846405 100644
--- a/gst/segmentclip/gstvideosegmentclip.c
+++ b/gst/segmentclip/gstvideosegmentclip.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ gst_video_segment_clip_class_init (GstVideoSegmentClipClass * klass)
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gst_video_segment_clip_debug, "videosegmentclip", 0,
       "videosegmentclip element");
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "Video buffer segment clipper",
       "Filter/Video",
       "Clips video buffers to the configured segment",
diff --git a/gst/siren/gstsirendec.c b/gst/siren/gstsirendec.c
index 9afc14193..fbdfcd044 100644
--- a/gst/siren/gstsirendec.c
+++ b/gst/siren/gstsirendec.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ gst_siren_dec_class_init (GstSirenDecClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sinktemplate));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Siren Decoder element",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Siren Decoder element",
       "Codec/Decoder/Audio ",
       "Decode streams encoded with the Siren7 codec into 16bit PCM",
       "Youness Alaoui <kakaroto@kakaroto.homelinux.net>");
diff --git a/gst/siren/gstsirenenc.c b/gst/siren/gstsirenenc.c
index e3c63a400..caf039e44 100644
--- a/gst/siren/gstsirenenc.c
+++ b/gst/siren/gstsirenenc.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ gst_siren_enc_class_init (GstSirenEncClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sinktemplate));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Siren Encoder element",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Siren Encoder element",
       "Codec/Encoder/Audio ",
       "Encode 16bit PCM streams into the Siren7 codec",
       "Youness Alaoui <kakaroto@kakaroto.homelinux.net>");
diff --git a/gst/smooth/gstsmooth.c b/gst/smooth/gstsmooth.c
index 8a72942fb..76be73165 100644
--- a/gst/smooth/gstsmooth.c
+++ b/gst/smooth/gstsmooth.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ gst_smooth_class_init (GstSmoothClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_smooth_sink_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_smooth_src_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Smooth effect",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "Smooth effect",
       "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Apply a smooth filter to an image",
       "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>");
diff --git a/gst/speed/gstspeed.c b/gst/speed/gstspeed.c
index bfaf958fe..a29baa2b7 100644
--- a/gst/speed/gstspeed.c
+++ b/gst/speed/gstspeed.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ gst_speed_class_init (GstSpeedClass * klass)
           0.1, 40.0, 1.0,
           G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "Speed",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "Speed",
       "Filter/Effect/Audio",
       "Set speed/pitch on audio/raw streams (resampler)",
       "Andy Wingo <apwingo@eos.ncsu.edu>, "
diff --git a/gst/stereo/gststereo.c b/gst/stereo/gststereo.c
index 767ee42ad..25d996599 100644
--- a/gst/stereo/gststereo.c
+++ b/gst/stereo/gststereo.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ gst_stereo_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
   GstCaps *caps;
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Stereo effect",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Stereo effect",
       "Filter/Effect/Audio",
       "Muck with the stereo signal to enhance its 'stereo-ness'",
       "Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>");
diff --git a/gst/subenc/gstsrtenc.c b/gst/subenc/gstsrtenc.c
index 496e6439a..3f38bb16a 100644
--- a/gst/subenc/gstsrtenc.c
+++ b/gst/subenc/gstsrtenc.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ gst_srt_enc_base_init (gpointer klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "Srt encoder", "Codec/Encoder/Subtitle",
       "Srt subtitle encoder", "Thijs Vermeir <thijsvermeir@gmail.com>");
 }
diff --git a/gst/subenc/gstwebvttenc.c b/gst/subenc/gstwebvttenc.c
index 72737212b..15c059f73 100644
--- a/gst/subenc/gstwebvttenc.c
+++ b/gst/subenc/gstwebvttenc.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ gst_webvtt_enc_base_init (gpointer klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "WebVTT encoder", "Codec/Encoder/Subtitle",
       "WebVTT subtitle encoder", "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
 }
diff --git a/gst/tta/gstttadec.c b/gst/tta/gstttadec.c
index aa7f4d0ad..38da3d400 100644
--- a/gst/tta/gstttadec.c
+++ b/gst/tta/gstttadec.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ gst_tta_dec_base_init (GstTtaDecClass * klass)
       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_metadata (element_class, "TTA audio decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "TTA audio decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Audio",
       "Decode TTA audio data", "Arwed v. Merkatz <v.merkatz@gmx.net>");
 }
diff --git a/gst/tta/gstttaparse.c b/gst/tta/gstttaparse.c
index 9f164d72c..25410545d 100644
--- a/gst/tta/gstttaparse.c
+++ b/gst/tta/gstttaparse.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ gst_tta_parse_base_init (GstTtaParseClass * klass)
       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_metadata (element_class, "TTA file parser",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "TTA file parser",
       "Codec/Demuxer/Audio",
       "Parses TTA files", "Arwed v. Merkatz <v.merkatz@gmx.net>");
 }
diff --git a/gst/vbidec/gstvbidec.c b/gst/vbidec/gstvbidec.c
index 32069ead1..38e6ea2c5 100644
--- a/gst/vbidec/gstvbidec.c
+++ b/gst/vbidec/gstvbidec.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ gst_vbidec_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "VBI decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "VBI decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Video",
       "Decodes closed captions and XDS data from VBI data",
       "David I. Lehn <dlehn@users.sourceforge.net>");
diff --git a/gst/videofilters/gstscenechange.c b/gst/videofilters/gstscenechange.c
index b15439d42..864cad340 100644
--- a/gst/videofilters/gstscenechange.c
+++ b/gst/videofilters/gstscenechange.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ gst_scene_change_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Scene change detector",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Scene change detector",
       "Video/Filter", "Detects scene changes in video",
       "David Schleef <ds@entropywave.com>");
 }
diff --git a/gst/videofilters/gstzebrastripe.c b/gst/videofilters/gstzebrastripe.c
index bcf0318c8..62306887a 100644
--- a/gst/videofilters/gstzebrastripe.c
+++ b/gst/videofilters/gstzebrastripe.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ gst_zebra_stripe_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Zebra stripe overlay",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Zebra stripe overlay",
       "Filter/Analysis",
       "Overlays zebra striping on overexposed areas of video",
       "David Schleef <ds@entropywave.com>");
diff --git a/gst/videomeasure/gstvideomeasure_collector.c b/gst/videomeasure/gstvideomeasure_collector.c
index 081ce199a..c51e4bbf8 100644
--- a/gst/videomeasure/gstvideomeasure_collector.c
+++ b/gst/videomeasure/gstvideomeasure_collector.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ gst_measure_collector_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "Video measure collector", "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Collect measurements from a measuring element",
       "Руслан Ижбулатов <lrn _at_ gmail _dot_ com>");
diff --git a/gst/videomeasure/gstvideomeasure_ssim.c b/gst/videomeasure/gstvideomeasure_ssim.c
index 5e56875d5..c0edd6083 100644
--- a/gst/videomeasure/gstvideomeasure_ssim.c
+++ b/gst/videomeasure/gstvideomeasure_ssim.c
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ gst_ssim_class_init (GstSSimClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_ssim_sink_original_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_ssim_sink_modified_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "SSim",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "SSim",
       "Filter/Analyzer/Video",
       "Calculate Y-SSIM for n+2 YUV video streams",
       "Руслан Ижбулатов <lrn1986 _at_ gmail _dot_ com>");
diff --git a/gst/videoparsers/gstdiracparse.c b/gst/videoparsers/gstdiracparse.c
index 0f0bdb9a5..25af43d8f 100644
--- a/gst/videoparsers/gstdiracparse.c
+++ b/gst/videoparsers/gstdiracparse.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ gst_dirac_parse_class_init (GstDiracParseClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_dirac_parse_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Dirac parser",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Dirac parser",
       "Codec/Parser/Video", "Parses Dirac streams",
       "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
 
diff --git a/gst/videoparsers/gsth263parse.c b/gst/videoparsers/gsth263parse.c
index 75187813f..fbbdf05fb 100644
--- a/gst/videoparsers/gsth263parse.c
+++ b/gst/videoparsers/gsth263parse.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ gst_h263_parse_class_init (GstH263ParseClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&srctemplate));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sinktemplate));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "H.263 parser",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "H.263 parser",
       "Codec/Parser/Video",
       "Parses H.263 streams",
       "Arun Raghavan <arun.raghavan@collabora.co.uk>,"
diff --git a/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c b/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
index 2b0db51f6..bb9ada9dd 100644
--- a/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
+++ b/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ gst_h264_parse_class_init (GstH264ParseClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sinktemplate));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (gstelement_class, "H.264 parser",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class, "H.264 parser",
       "Codec/Parser/Converter/Video",
       "Parses H.264 streams",
       "Mark Nauwelaerts <mark.nauwelaerts@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/gst/videoparsers/gstmpeg4videoparse.c b/gst/videoparsers/gstmpeg4videoparse.c
index fc96f7a91..94a6feb2d 100644
--- a/gst/videoparsers/gstmpeg4videoparse.c
+++ b/gst/videoparsers/gstmpeg4videoparse.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ gst_mpeg4vparse_class_init (GstMpeg4VParseClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "MPEG 4 video elementary stream parser", "Codec/Parser/Video",
       "Parses MPEG-4 Part 2 elementary video streams",
       "Julien Moutte <julien@fluendo.com>");
diff --git a/gst/videoparsers/gstmpegvideoparse.c b/gst/videoparsers/gstmpegvideoparse.c
index 3aaf5e8c7..bb111b0d1 100644
--- a/gst/videoparsers/gstmpegvideoparse.c
+++ b/gst/videoparsers/gstmpegvideoparse.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ gst_mpegv_parse_class_init (GstMpegvParseClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "MPEG video elementary stream parser",
       "Codec/Parser/Video",
       "Parses and frames MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 elementary video streams",
diff --git a/gst/videosignal/gstvideoanalyse.c b/gst/videosignal/gstvideoanalyse.c
index d18ac77c1..a900ae45c 100644
--- a/gst/videosignal/gstvideoanalyse.c
+++ b/gst/videosignal/gstvideoanalyse.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ gst_video_analyse_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Video analyser",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Video analyser",
       "Filter/Analyzer/Video",
       "Analyse video signal", "Wim Taymans <wim@fluendo.com>");
 
diff --git a/gst/videosignal/gstvideodetect.c b/gst/videosignal/gstvideodetect.c
index c98b67391..1ffbce556 100644
--- a/gst/videosignal/gstvideodetect.c
+++ b/gst/videosignal/gstvideodetect.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ gst_video_detect_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Video detecter",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Video detecter",
       "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Detect patterns in a video signal", "Wim Taymans <wim@fluendo.com>");
 
diff --git a/gst/videosignal/gstvideomark.c b/gst/videosignal/gstvideomark.c
index 117f2bda4..a5ad0444a 100644
--- a/gst/videosignal/gstvideomark.c
+++ b/gst/videosignal/gstvideomark.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ gst_video_mark_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "Video marker",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "Video marker",
       "Filter/Effect/Video",
       "Marks a video signal with a pattern", "Wim Taymans <wim@fluendo.com>");
 
diff --git a/gst/vmnc/vmncdec.c b/gst/vmnc/vmncdec.c
index 879e4dc8a..bee4706ac 100644
--- a/gst/vmnc/vmncdec.c
+++ b/gst/vmnc/vmncdec.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ gst_vmnc_dec_base_init (gpointer g_class)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&vmnc_dec_src_factory));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&vmnc_dec_sink_factory));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "VMnc video decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, "VMnc video decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Video",
       "Decode VmWare video to raw (RGB) video",
       "Michael Smith <msmith@xiph.org>");
diff --git a/gst/y4m/gsty4mdec.c b/gst/y4m/gsty4mdec.c
index bb328e63a..95d215dd3 100644
--- a/gst/y4m/gsty4mdec.c
+++ b/gst/y4m/gsty4mdec.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ gst_y4m_dec_class_init (GstY4mDecClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_y4m_dec_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "YUV4MPEG demuxer/decoder", "Codec/Demuxer",
       "Demuxes/decodes YUV4MPEG streams", "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
 }