Enable GStreamer Debug Logs - Enable GStreamer Debug Logs - 6.3 English - XD056

Vitis Video Analytics SDK (VVAS) 6.3 User Guide (XD056)

Document_ID
XD056
Release_Date
2026-09-24
Version
6.3 English

GStreamer provides extensive logging capabilities that can be enabled through environment variables. To enable debug logs, set the GST_DEBUG environment variable.

export GST_DEBUG=3  # Set the global debug level (0-7, where 7 is TRACE)

GStreamer log levels:

  • 0 - NONE

  • 1 - ERROR

  • 2 - WARNING

  • 3 - FIXME

  • 4 - INFO

  • 5 - DEBUG

  • 6 - LOG

  • 7 - TRACE

You can also specify categories to limit the output to specific elements or components.

export GST_DEBUG="*:3,vvas_xinfer:5,vvas_core_*:5"  # Set higher verbosity for vvas_xinfer and VVAS core logs