It works the same as the 'tune' property that is used only to signal the element that it should tune, but it is more natural to be used as a signal rather than a property. It is also proxied at the dvbbasebin element
Gstreamer DVB Source GstDvbSrc makes it possible to view Digital TV with gstreamer. Try: gst-launch dvbsrc frequency=11954 polarity=h symbol-rate=27500 pids=210:220 ! mpegtsdemux es-pids=210:220 name=demux ! queue ! mpeg2dec ! xvimagesink demux. ! queue ! mad ! audioconvert ! autoaudiosink to view the German 3Sat telestation from the Astra 1 19.2E satellite. DVB-C is untested, feedback is welcomed. gstdvbtv is not yet ported to 0.10