diff --git a/ext/ogg/gstoggmux.c b/ext/ogg/gstoggmux.c
index c2fe15ace0..871cbd2a8e 100644
--- a/ext/ogg/gstoggmux.c
+++ b/ext/ogg/gstoggmux.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static GstFlowReturn
 gst_ogg_mux_collected (GstCollectPads * pads, GstOggMux * ogg_mux);
 static gboolean gst_ogg_mux_handle_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event);
 static GstPad *gst_ogg_mux_request_new_pad (GstElement * element,
-    GstPadTemplate * templ, const gchar * name);
+    GstPadTemplate * templ, const gchar * name, const GstCaps * caps);
 static void gst_ogg_mux_release_pad (GstElement * element, GstPad * pad);
 
 static void gst_ogg_mux_set_property (GObject * object,
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ gst_ogg_mux_generate_serialno (GstOggMux * ogg_mux)
 
 static GstPad *
 gst_ogg_mux_request_new_pad (GstElement * element,
-    GstPadTemplate * templ, const gchar * req_name)
+    GstPadTemplate * templ, const gchar * req_name, const GstCaps * caps)
 {
   GstOggMux *ogg_mux;
   GstPad *newpad;
diff --git a/gst/adder/gstadder.c b/gst/adder/gstadder.c
index deeb1e303b..cd9a54206b 100644
--- a/gst/adder/gstadder.c
+++ b/gst/adder/gstadder.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static gboolean gst_adder_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event);
 static gboolean gst_adder_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event);
 
 static GstPad *gst_adder_request_new_pad (GstElement * element,
-    GstPadTemplate * temp, const gchar * unused);
+    GstPadTemplate * temp, const gchar * unused, const GstCaps * caps);
 static void gst_adder_release_pad (GstElement * element, GstPad * pad);
 
 static GstStateChangeReturn gst_adder_change_state (GstElement * element,
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ gst_adder_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id, GValue * value,
 
 static GstPad *
 gst_adder_request_new_pad (GstElement * element, GstPadTemplate * templ,
-    const gchar * unused)
+    const gchar * unused, const GstCaps * caps)
 {
   gchar *name;
   GstAdder *adder;
diff --git a/gst/encoding/gstencodebin.c b/gst/encoding/gstencodebin.c
index f45febd34b..8f1498f453 100644
--- a/gst/encoding/gstencodebin.c
+++ b/gst/encoding/gstencodebin.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ gst_encode_bin_class_init (GstEncodeBinClass * klass)
 
   gstelement_klass->change_state =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_encode_bin_change_state);
-  gstelement_klass->request_new_pad_full =
+  gstelement_klass->request_new_pad =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_encode_bin_request_new_pad);
   gstelement_klass->release_pad =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_encode_bin_release_pad);
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ beach:
 
 static GstPad *
 local_element_request_pad (GstElement * element, GstPadTemplate * templ,
-    const gchar * name)
+    const gchar * name, const GstCaps * caps)
 {
   GstPad *newpad = NULL;
   GstElementClass *oclass;
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ local_element_request_pad (GstElement * element, GstPadTemplate * templ,
   oclass = GST_ELEMENT_GET_CLASS (element);
 
   if (oclass->request_new_pad)
-    newpad = (oclass->request_new_pad) (element, templ, name);
+    newpad = (oclass->request_new_pad) (element, templ, name, caps);
 
   if (newpad)
     gst_object_ref (newpad);
@@ -1095,7 +1095,8 @@ _create_stream_group (GstEncodeBin * ebin, GstEncodingProfile * sprof,
 
   /* Path 1 : Already-encoded data */
   sinkpad =
-      local_element_request_pad (sgroup->combiner, NULL, "passthroughsink");
+      local_element_request_pad (sgroup->combiner, NULL, "passthroughsink",
+      NULL);
   if (G_UNLIKELY (sinkpad == NULL))
     goto no_combiner_sinkpad;
 
@@ -1122,7 +1123,9 @@ _create_stream_group (GstEncodeBin * ebin, GstEncodingProfile * sprof,
     g_object_unref (srcpad);
   }
 
-  srcpad = local_element_request_pad (sgroup->splitter, NULL, "passthroughsrc");
+  srcpad =
+      local_element_request_pad (sgroup->splitter, NULL, "passthroughsrc",
+      NULL);
   if (G_UNLIKELY (srcpad == NULL))
     goto no_splitter_srcpad;
 
@@ -1141,7 +1144,8 @@ _create_stream_group (GstEncodeBin * ebin, GstEncodingProfile * sprof,
   gst_bin_add ((GstBin *) ebin, sgroup->encoder);
   tosync = g_list_append (tosync, sgroup->encoder);
 
-  sinkpad = local_element_request_pad (sgroup->combiner, NULL, "encodingsink");
+  sinkpad =
+      local_element_request_pad (sgroup->combiner, NULL, "encodingsink", NULL);
   if (G_UNLIKELY (sinkpad == NULL))
     goto no_combiner_sinkpad;
   srcpad = gst_element_get_static_pad (sgroup->encoder, "src");
@@ -1235,7 +1239,8 @@ _create_stream_group (GstEncodeBin * ebin, GstEncodingProfile * sprof,
 
   /* Link to stream splitter */
   sinkpad = gst_element_get_static_pad (last, "sink");
-  srcpad = local_element_request_pad (sgroup->splitter, NULL, "encodingsrc");
+  srcpad =
+      local_element_request_pad (sgroup->splitter, NULL, "encodingsrc", NULL);
   if (G_UNLIKELY (srcpad == NULL))
     goto no_splitter_srcpad;
   if (G_UNLIKELY (fast_pad_link (srcpad, sinkpad) != GST_PAD_LINK_OK))
diff --git a/gst/encoding/gststreamcombiner.c b/gst/encoding/gststreamcombiner.c
index 72d40fe756..4914cf8f87 100644
--- a/gst/encoding/gststreamcombiner.c
+++ b/gst/encoding/gststreamcombiner.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstStreamCombiner, gst_stream_combiner, GST_TYPE_ELEMENT);
 static void gst_stream_combiner_dispose (GObject * object);
 
 static GstPad *gst_stream_combiner_request_new_pad (GstElement * element,
-    GstPadTemplate * templ, const gchar * name);
+    GstPadTemplate * templ, const gchar * name, const GstCaps * caps);
 static void gst_stream_combiner_release_pad (GstElement * element,
     GstPad * pad);
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ gst_stream_combiner_init (GstStreamCombiner * stream_combiner)
 
 static GstPad *
 gst_stream_combiner_request_new_pad (GstElement * element,
-    GstPadTemplate * templ, const gchar * name)
+    GstPadTemplate * templ, const gchar * name, const GstCaps * caps)
 {
   GstStreamCombiner *stream_combiner = (GstStreamCombiner *) element;
   GstPad *sinkpad;
diff --git a/gst/encoding/gststreamsplitter.c b/gst/encoding/gststreamsplitter.c
index c473386e56..221a6e057c 100644
--- a/gst/encoding/gststreamsplitter.c
+++ b/gst/encoding/gststreamsplitter.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstStreamSplitter, gst_stream_splitter, GST_TYPE_ELEMENT);
 static void gst_stream_splitter_dispose (GObject * object);
 
 static GstPad *gst_stream_splitter_request_new_pad (GstElement * element,
-    GstPadTemplate * templ, const gchar * name);
+    GstPadTemplate * templ, const gchar * name, const GstCaps * caps);
 static void gst_stream_splitter_release_pad (GstElement * element,
     GstPad * pad);
 
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ gst_stream_splitter_init (GstStreamSplitter * stream_splitter)
 
 static GstPad *
 gst_stream_splitter_request_new_pad (GstElement * element,
-    GstPadTemplate * templ, const gchar * name)
+    GstPadTemplate * templ, const gchar * name, const GstCaps * caps)
 {
   GstStreamSplitter *stream_splitter = (GstStreamSplitter *) element;
   GstPad *srcpad;
diff --git a/gst/playback/gstplaysink.c b/gst/playback/gstplaysink.c
index 98facaf84a..f7c6d42f5d 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstplaysink.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstplaysink.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static void gst_play_sink_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     GValue * value, GParamSpec * spec);
 
 static GstPad *gst_play_sink_request_new_pad (GstElement * element,
-    GstPadTemplate * templ, const gchar * name);
+    GstPadTemplate * templ, const gchar * name, const GstCaps * caps);
 static void gst_play_sink_release_request_pad (GstElement * element,
     GstPad * pad);
 static gboolean gst_play_sink_send_event (GstElement * element,
@@ -2979,7 +2979,7 @@ gst_play_sink_request_pad (GstPlaySink * playsink, GstPlaySinkType type)
 
 static GstPad *
 gst_play_sink_request_new_pad (GstElement * element, GstPadTemplate * templ,
-    const gchar * name)
+    const gchar * name, const GstCaps * caps)
 {
   GstPlaySink *psink;
   GstPad *pad;
diff --git a/gst/playback/gststreamselector.c b/gst/playback/gststreamselector.c
index 00ca858e29..41546ea92d 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gststreamselector.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gststreamselector.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static void gst_stream_selector_get_property (GObject * object,
     guint prop_id, GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
 
 static GstPad *gst_stream_selector_request_new_pad (GstElement * element,
-    GstPadTemplate * templ, const gchar * unused);
+    GstPadTemplate * templ, const gchar * unused, const GstCaps * caps);
 static void gst_stream_selector_release_pad (GstElement * element,
     GstPad * pad);
 static GstIterator *gst_stream_selector_pad_iterate_linked_pads (GstPad * pad);
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ gst_stream_selector_pad_iterate_linked_pads (GstPad * pad)
 
 static GstPad *
 gst_stream_selector_request_new_pad (GstElement * element,
-    GstPadTemplate * templ, const gchar * unused)
+    GstPadTemplate * templ, const gchar * unused, const GstCaps * caps)
 {
   GstStreamSelector *sel;
   gchar *name = NULL;
diff --git a/gst/playback/gststreamsynchronizer.c b/gst/playback/gststreamsynchronizer.c
index 208126b5ea..0b9143728c 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gststreamsynchronizer.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gststreamsynchronizer.c
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ done:
 /* GstElement vfuncs */
 static GstPad *
 gst_stream_synchronizer_request_new_pad (GstElement * element,
-    GstPadTemplate * temp, const gchar * name)
+    GstPadTemplate * temp, const gchar * name, const GstCaps * caps)
 {
   GstStreamSynchronizer *self = GST_STREAM_SYNCHRONIZER (element);
   GstStream *stream;