6 files changed, 26 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/ext/kate/gstkate.h b/ext/kate/gstkate.h
index fbccfea1..f1968813 100644
--- a/ext/kate/gstkate.h
+++ b/ext/kate/gstkate.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
-#define GST_KATE_MEDIA_TYPE "subtitle/x-kate"
+/* nothing here any more */
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/ext/kate/gstkatedec.c b/ext/kate/gstkatedec.c
index 8becb27e..30ab8c16 100644
--- a/ext/kate/gstkatedec.c
+++ b/ext/kate/gstkatedec.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ enum
 static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
     GST_PAD_SINK,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_KATE_MEDIA_TYPE)
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("subtitle/x-kate")
     );
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
diff --git a/ext/kate/gstkateenc.c b/ext/kate/gstkateenc.c
index 8e1b2ec1..ccf01396 100644
--- a/ext/kate/gstkateenc.c
+++ b/ext/kate/gstkateenc.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
 static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
     GST_PAD_SRC,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_KATE_MEDIA_TYPE)
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("subtitle/x-kate; application/x-kate")
     );
 
 static void gst_kate_enc_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
@@ -554,9 +554,13 @@ gst_kate_enc_send_headers (GstKateEnc * ke)
   }
 
   if (rflow == GST_FLOW_OK) {
-    caps =
-        gst_kate_util_set_header_on_caps (&ke->element,
-        gst_pad_get_caps (ke->srcpad), headers);
+    if (ke->category != NULL && strstr (ke->category, "subtitle")) {
+      caps = gst_kate_util_set_header_on_caps (&ke->element,
+          gst_caps_from_string ("subtitle/x-kate"), headers);
+    } else {
+      caps = gst_kate_util_set_header_on_caps (&ke->element,
+          gst_caps_from_string ("application/x-kate"), headers);
+    }
     if (caps) {
       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (ke, "here are the caps: %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, caps);
       gst_pad_set_caps (ke->srcpad, caps);
diff --git a/ext/kate/gstkateparse.c b/ext/kate/gstkateparse.c
index b44eea91..5cf8ec48 100644
--- a/ext/kate/gstkateparse.c
+++ b/ext/kate/gstkateparse.c
@@ -76,17 +76,17 @@ GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Kate stream parser",
     "Vincent Penquerc'h <ogg.k.ogg.k at googlemail dot com>");
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_kate_parse_sink_factory =
-GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
+    GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
     GST_PAD_SINK,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_KATE_MEDIA_TYPE)
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("subtitle/x-kate; application/x-kate")
     );
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_kate_parse_src_factory =
-GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
+    GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
     GST_PAD_SRC,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_KATE_MEDIA_TYPE)
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("subtitle/x-kate; application/x-kate")
     );
 
 GST_BOILERPLATE (GstKateParse, gst_kate_parse, GstElement, GST_TYPE_ELEMENT);
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ gst_kate_parse_push_headers (GstKateParse * parse)
   /* get the headers into the caps, passing them to kate as we go */
   caps =
       gst_kate_util_set_header_on_caps (&parse->element,
-      gst_pad_get_caps (parse->srcpad), parse->streamheader);
+      gst_pad_get_negotiated_caps (parse->sinkpad), parse->streamheader);
+
   if (G_UNLIKELY (!caps)) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (parse, "Failed to set headers on caps");
     return GST_FLOW_ERROR;
@@ -389,6 +390,9 @@ gst_kate_parse_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buffer)
 
   g_assert (klass->parse_packet != NULL);
 
+  if (G_UNLIKELY (GST_PAD_CAPS (pad) == NULL))
+    return GST_FLOW_NOT_NEGOTIATED;
+
   return klass->parse_packet (parse, buffer);
 }
 
diff --git a/ext/kate/gstkatetiger.c b/ext/kate/gstkatetiger.c
index 20df0481..433a3106 100644
--- a/ext/kate/gstkatetiger.c
+++ b/ext/kate/gstkatetiger.c
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ enum
   ARG_DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_RED,
   ARG_DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_GREEN,
   ARG_DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_BLUE,
-  ARG_DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_ALPHA,
+  ARG_DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_ALPHA
 };
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate kate_sink_factory =
-GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("kate_sink",
+    GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("kate_sink",
     GST_PAD_SINK,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_KATE_MEDIA_TYPE)
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("subtitle/x-kate; application/x-kate")
     );
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate video_sink_factory =
@@ -294,10 +294,8 @@ gst_kate_tiger_init (GstKateTiger * tiger, GstKateTigerClass * gclass)
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_kate_tiger_kate_chain));
   gst_pad_set_query_function (tiger->katesinkpad,
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_kate_tiger_kate_sink_query));
-  gst_pad_use_fixed_caps (tiger->katesinkpad);
-  gst_pad_set_caps (tiger->katesinkpad,
-      gst_static_pad_template_get_caps (&kate_sink_factory));
-  gst_pad_set_event_function (tiger->katesinkpad, gst_kate_tiger_kate_event);
+  gst_pad_set_event_function (tiger->katesinkpad,
+      GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_kate_tiger_kate_event));
   gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT (tiger), tiger->katesinkpad);
 
   tiger->videosinkpad =
diff --git a/ext/kate/gstkateutil.c b/ext/kate/gstkateutil.c
index 2928771d..f47ba575 100644
--- a/ext/kate/gstkateutil.c
+++ b/ext/kate/gstkateutil.c
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ gst_kate_util_set_header_on_caps (GstElement * element, GstCaps * caps,
   GstStructure *structure;
   GValue array = { 0 };
 
+  GST_LOG_OBJECT (element, "caps: %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, caps);
+
   if (G_UNLIKELY (!caps))
     return NULL;
   if (G_UNLIKELY (!headers))