various (gst): add a missing G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS flags

47 files changed, 196 insertions, 137 deletions

diff --git a/gst/audiofx/audioamplify.c b/gst/audiofx/audioamplify.c
index 833813740..5316c9632 100644
--- a/gst/audiofx/audioamplify.c
+++ b/gst/audiofx/audioamplify.c
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ gst_audio_amplify_class_init (GstAudioAmplifyClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_AMPLIFICATION,
       g_param_spec_float ("amplification", "Amplification",
           "Factor of amplification", -G_MAXFLOAT, G_MAXFLOAT,
-          1.0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | GST_PARAM_CONTROLLABLE));
+          1.0,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | GST_PARAM_CONTROLLABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   /**
    * GstAudioAmplify:clipping-method
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ gst_audio_amplify_class_init (GstAudioAmplifyClass * klass)
       g_param_spec_enum ("clipping-method", "Clipping method",
           "Selects how to handle values higher than the maximum",
           GST_TYPE_AUDIO_AMPLIFY_CLIPPING_METHOD, METHOD_CLIP,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   GST_AUDIO_FILTER_CLASS (klass)->setup =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_audio_amplify_setup);
diff --git a/gst/audiofx/audiodynamic.c b/gst/audiofx/audiodynamic.c
index 6ae1070e7..33871d284 100644
--- a/gst/audiofx/audiodynamic.c
+++ b/gst/audiofx/audiodynamic.c
@@ -242,23 +242,26 @@ gst_audio_dynamic_class_init (GstAudioDynamicClass * klass)
           "Selects whether the ratio should be applied smooth (soft-knee) "
           "or hard (hard-knee).",
           GST_TYPE_AUDIO_DYNAMIC_CHARACTERISTICS, CHARACTERISTICS_HARD_KNEE,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_MODE,
       g_param_spec_enum ("mode", "Mode",
           "Selects whether the filter should work on loud samples (compressor) or"
           "quiet samples (expander).",
-          GST_TYPE_AUDIO_DYNAMIC_MODE, MODE_COMPRESSOR, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          GST_TYPE_AUDIO_DYNAMIC_MODE, MODE_COMPRESSOR,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_THRESHOLD,
       g_param_spec_float ("threshold", "Threshold",
           "Threshold until the filter is activated", 0.0, 1.0,
-          0.0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | GST_PARAM_CONTROLLABLE));
+          0.0,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | GST_PARAM_CONTROLLABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_RATIO,
       g_param_spec_float ("ratio", "Ratio",
           "Ratio that should be applied", 0.0, G_MAXFLOAT,
-          1.0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | GST_PARAM_CONTROLLABLE));
+          1.0,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | GST_PARAM_CONTROLLABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   GST_AUDIO_FILTER_CLASS (klass)->setup =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_audio_dynamic_setup);
diff --git a/gst/audiofx/audioinvert.c b/gst/audiofx/audioinvert.c
index 95d425cb7..c0a7da496 100644
--- a/gst/audiofx/audioinvert.c
+++ b/gst/audiofx/audioinvert.c
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ gst_audio_invert_class_init (GstAudioInvertClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_DEGREE,
       g_param_spec_float ("degree", "Degree",
           "Degree of inversion", 0.0, 1.0,
-          0.0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | GST_PARAM_CONTROLLABLE));
+          0.0,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | GST_PARAM_CONTROLLABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   GST_AUDIO_FILTER_CLASS (klass)->setup =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_audio_invert_setup);
diff --git a/gst/audiofx/audiokaraoke.c b/gst/audiofx/audiokaraoke.c
index ac0696e49..aeda8d3b8 100644
--- a/gst/audiofx/audiokaraoke.c
+++ b/gst/audiofx/audiokaraoke.c
@@ -136,22 +136,22 @@ gst_audio_karaoke_class_init (GstAudioKaraokeClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_LEVEL,
       g_param_spec_float ("level", "Level",
           "Level of the effect (1.0 = full)", 0.0, 1.0, DEFAULT_LEVEL,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE | GST_PARAM_CONTROLLABLE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | GST_PARAM_CONTROLLABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_MONO_LEVEL,
       g_param_spec_float ("mono-level", "Mono Level",
           "Level of the mono channel (1.0 = full)", 0.0, 1.0, DEFAULT_LEVEL,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE | GST_PARAM_CONTROLLABLE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | GST_PARAM_CONTROLLABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_FILTER_BAND,
       g_param_spec_float ("filter-band", "Filter Band",
           "The Frequency band of the filter", 0.0, 441.0, DEFAULT_FILTER_BAND,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE | GST_PARAM_CONTROLLABLE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | GST_PARAM_CONTROLLABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_FILTER_WIDTH,
       g_param_spec_float ("filter-width", "Filter Width",
           "The Frequency width of the filter", 0.0, 100.0, DEFAULT_FILTER_WIDTH,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE | GST_PARAM_CONTROLLABLE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | GST_PARAM_CONTROLLABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   GST_AUDIO_FILTER_CLASS (klass)->setup =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_audio_karaoke_setup);
diff --git a/gst/audiofx/audiopanorama.c b/gst/audiofx/audiopanorama.c
index e28246b80..0bd81b9c4 100644
--- a/gst/audiofx/audiopanorama.c
+++ b/gst/audiofx/audiopanorama.c
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ gst_audio_panorama_class_init (GstAudioPanoramaClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_PANORAMA,
       g_param_spec_float ("panorama", "Panorama",
           "Position in stereo panorama (-1.0 left -> 1.0 right)", -1.0, 1.0,
-          0.0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | GST_PARAM_CONTROLLABLE));
+          0.0,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | GST_PARAM_CONTROLLABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   /**
    * GstAudioPanorama:method
    *
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ gst_audio_panorama_class_init (GstAudioPanoramaClass * klass)
           "Psychoacoustic mode keeps same perceived loudness, "
           "simple mode just controls volume of one channel.",
           GST_TYPE_AUDIO_PANORAMA_METHOD, METHOD_PSYCHOACOUSTIC,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   GST_BASE_TRANSFORM_CLASS (klass)->get_unit_size =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_audio_panorama_get_unit_size);
diff --git a/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosink.c b/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosink.c
index fc731c4bb..fae54f508 100644
--- a/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosink.c
+++ b/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosink.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ gst_auto_audio_sink_class_init (GstAutoAudioSinkClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_CAPS,
       g_param_spec_boxed ("filter-caps", "Filter caps",
           "Filter sink candidates using these caps.", GST_TYPE_CAPS,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosrc.c b/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosrc.c
index 1f52396e2..40c53c698 100644
--- a/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosrc.c
+++ b/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosrc.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ gst_auto_audio_src_class_init (GstAutoAudioSrcClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_CAPS,
       g_param_spec_boxed ("filter-caps", "Filter caps",
           "Filter sink candidates using these caps.", GST_TYPE_CAPS,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosink.c b/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosink.c
index 299efa516..7e37ffe55 100644
--- a/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosink.c
+++ b/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosink.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ gst_auto_video_sink_class_init (GstAutoVideoSinkClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_CAPS,
       g_param_spec_boxed ("filter-caps", "Filter caps",
           "Filter sink candidates using these caps.", GST_TYPE_CAPS,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosrc.c b/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosrc.c
index a1781a6db..af1945618 100644
--- a/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosrc.c
+++ b/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosrc.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ gst_auto_video_src_class_init (GstAutoVideoSrcClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_CAPS,
       g_param_spec_boxed ("filter-caps", "Filter caps",
           "Filter src candidates using these caps.", GST_TYPE_CAPS,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/gst/avi/gstavimux.c b/gst/avi/gstavimux.c
index 3df8b0e00..83dbbbd2f 100644
--- a/gst/avi/gstavimux.c
+++ b/gst/avi/gstavimux.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ gst_avi_mux_class_init (GstAviMuxClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_BIGFILE,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("bigfile", "Bigfile Support (>2GB)",
           "Support for openDML-2.0 (big) AVI files", DEFAULT_BIGFILE,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   gstelement_class->request_new_pad =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_avi_mux_request_new_pad);
diff --git a/gst/cutter/gstcutter.c b/gst/cutter/gstcutter.c
index d9ff9fa1a..81cc762df 100644
--- a/gst/cutter/gstcutter.c
+++ b/gst/cutter/gstcutter.c
@@ -137,23 +137,25 @@ gst_cutter_class_init (GstCutterClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_THRESHOLD,
       g_param_spec_double ("threshold", "Threshold",
           "Volume threshold before trigger",
-          -G_MAXDOUBLE, G_MAXDOUBLE, 0.0, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          -G_MAXDOUBLE, G_MAXDOUBLE, 0.0,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_THRESHOLD_DB,
       g_param_spec_double ("threshold-dB", "Threshold (dB)",
           "Volume threshold before trigger (in dB)",
-          -G_MAXDOUBLE, G_MAXDOUBLE, 0.0, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          -G_MAXDOUBLE, G_MAXDOUBLE, 0.0,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_RUN_LENGTH,
       g_param_spec_uint64 ("run-length", "Run length",
           "Length of drop below threshold before cut_stop (in nanoseconds)",
-          0, G_MAXUINT64, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          0, G_MAXUINT64, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_PRE_LENGTH,
       g_param_spec_uint64 ("pre-length", "Pre-recording buffer length",
           "Length of pre-recording buffer (in nanoseconds)",
-          0, G_MAXUINT64, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          0, G_MAXUINT64, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_LEAKY,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("leaky", "Leaky",
           "do we leak buffers when below threshold ?",
-          FALSE, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          FALSE, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (cutter_debug, "cutter", 0, "Audio cutting");
 }
diff --git a/gst/debugutils/breakmydata.c b/gst/debugutils/breakmydata.c
index 2c579f4a2..5cd162381 100644
--- a/gst/debugutils/breakmydata.c
+++ b/gst/debugutils/breakmydata.c
@@ -135,19 +135,22 @@ gst_break_my_data_class_init (GstBreakMyDataClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_SEED,
       g_param_spec_uint ("seed", "seed",
           "seed for randomness (initialized when going from READY to PAUSED)",
-          0, G_MAXUINT32, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+          0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_SET_TO,
       g_param_spec_int ("set-to", "set-to",
           "set changed bytes to this value (-1 means random value",
-          -1, G_MAXUINT8, -1, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+          -1, G_MAXUINT8, -1,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_SKIP,
       g_param_spec_uint ("skip", "skip",
           "amount of bytes skipped at the beginning of stream",
-          0, G_MAXUINT, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+          0, G_MAXUINT, 0,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_PROBABILITY,
       g_param_spec_double ("probability", "probability",
           "probability for each byte in the buffer to be changed", 0.0, 1.0,
-          0.0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+          0.0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   gstbasetrans_class->transform_ip =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_break_my_data_transform_ip);
diff --git a/gst/debugutils/efence.c b/gst/debugutils/efence.c
index 379e4cb13..fa643266c 100644
--- a/gst/debugutils/efence.c
+++ b/gst/debugutils/efence.c
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ gst_efence_class_init (GstEFenceClass * klass)
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_FENCE_TOP,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("fence-top", "Fence Top",
-          "Align buffers with top of fenced region", TRUE, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          "Align buffers with top of fenced region", TRUE,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
 
 /* initialize the new element
diff --git a/gst/debugutils/gstnavseek.c b/gst/debugutils/gstnavseek.c
index 9fe26c14d..2adac1347 100644
--- a/gst/debugutils/gstnavseek.c
+++ b/gst/debugutils/gstnavseek.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ gst_navseek_class_init (GstNavSeekClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,
       ARG_SEEKOFFSET, g_param_spec_double ("seek-offset", "Seek Offset",
           "Time in seconds to seek by", 0.0, G_MAXDOUBLE, 5.0,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   gstbasetrans_class->event = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_navseek_event);
   gstbasetrans_class->transform_ip =
diff --git a/gst/debugutils/negotiation.c b/gst/debugutils/negotiation.c
index ffd2dc8d7..176653ff4 100644
--- a/gst/debugutils/negotiation.c
+++ b/gst/debugutils/negotiation.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ gst_negotiation_class_init (GstNegotiationClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_ALLOWED_CAPS,
       g_param_spec_boxed ("allowed-caps", "Caps",
           "The range of formats allowed by " "this element's peers",
-          GST_TYPE_CAPS, G_PARAM_READABLE));
+          GST_TYPE_CAPS, G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/gst/debugutils/progressreport.c b/gst/debugutils/progressreport.c
index 017f78de1..faff0b736 100644
--- a/gst/debugutils/progressreport.c
+++ b/gst/debugutils/progressreport.c
@@ -159,16 +159,17 @@ gst_progress_report_class_init (GstProgressReportClass * g_class)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,
       ARG_UPDATE_FREQ, g_param_spec_int ("update-freq", "Update Frequency",
           "Number of seconds between reports when data is flowing", 1, G_MAXINT,
-          DEFAULT_UPDATE_FREQ, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          DEFAULT_UPDATE_FREQ, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,
       ARG_SILENT, g_param_spec_boolean ("silent",
           "Do not print output to stdout", "Do not print output to stdout",
-          DEFAULT_SILENT, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          DEFAULT_SILENT, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,
       ARG_FORMAT, g_param_spec_string ("format", "format",
-          "Format to use for the querying", DEFAULT_FORMAT, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          "Format to use for the querying", DEFAULT_FORMAT,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   gstbasetrans_class->event = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_progress_report_event);
   gstbasetrans_class->transform_ip =
diff --git a/gst/debugutils/rndbuffersize.c b/gst/debugutils/rndbuffersize.c
index b64d49226..a9ed67fb6 100644
--- a/gst/debugutils/rndbuffersize.c
+++ b/gst/debugutils/rndbuffersize.c
@@ -136,13 +136,16 @@ gst_rnd_buffer_size_class_init (GstRndBufferSizeClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_SEED,
       g_param_spec_ulong ("seed", "random number seed",
           "seed for randomness (initialized when going from READY to PAUSED)",
-          0, G_MAXUINT32, DEFAULT_SEED, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+          0, G_MAXUINT32, DEFAULT_SEED,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_MINIMUM,
       g_param_spec_long ("min", "mininum", "mininum buffer size",
-          0, G_MAXINT32, DEFAULT_MIN, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+          0, G_MAXINT32, DEFAULT_MIN,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_MAXIMUM,
       g_param_spec_long ("max", "maximum", "maximum buffer size",
-          1, G_MAXINT32, DEFAULT_MAX, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+          1, G_MAXINT32, DEFAULT_MAX,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/gst/id3demux/gstid3demux.c b/gst/id3demux/gstid3demux.c
index f59c6c090..93685041a 100644
--- a/gst/id3demux/gstid3demux.c
+++ b/gst/id3demux/gstid3demux.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ gst_id3demux_class_init (GstID3DemuxClass * klass)
       g_param_spec_boolean ("prefer-v1", "Prefer version 1 tag",
           "Prefer tags from ID3v1 tag at end of file when both ID3v1 "
           "and ID3v2 tags are present", DEFAULT_PREFER_V1,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   tagdemux_class->identify_tag = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_id3demux_identify_tag);
   tagdemux_class->parse_tag = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_id3demux_parse_tag);
diff --git a/gst/level/gstlevel.c b/gst/level/gstlevel.c
index 14007ffa6..2563eb562 100644
--- a/gst/level/gstlevel.c
+++ b/gst/level/gstlevel.c
@@ -203,19 +203,21 @@ gst_level_class_init (GstLevelClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_SIGNAL_LEVEL,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("message", "message",
           "Post a level message for each passed interval",
-          TRUE, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          TRUE, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_SIGNAL_INTERVAL,
       g_param_spec_uint64 ("interval", "Interval",
           "Interval of time between message posts (in nanoseconds)",
-          1, G_MAXUINT64, GST_SECOND / 10, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          1, G_MAXUINT64, GST_SECOND / 10,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_PEAK_TTL,
       g_param_spec_uint64 ("peak-ttl", "Peak TTL",
           "Time To Live of decay peak before it falls back (in nanoseconds)",
-          0, G_MAXUINT64, GST_SECOND / 10 * 3, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          0, G_MAXUINT64, GST_SECOND / 10 * 3,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_PEAK_FALLOFF,
       g_param_spec_double ("peak-falloff", "Peak Falloff",
           "Decay rate of decay peak after TTL (in dB/sec)",
-          0.0, G_MAXDOUBLE, 10.0, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          0.0, G_MAXDOUBLE, 10.0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (level_debug, "level", 0, "Level calculation");
 
diff --git a/gst/matroska/matroska-mux.c b/gst/matroska/matroska-mux.c
index 392f04e26..7861adcce 100644
--- a/gst/matroska/matroska-mux.c
+++ b/gst/matroska/matroska-mux.c
@@ -296,20 +296,23 @@ gst_matroska_mux_class_init (GstMatroskaMuxClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_WRITING_APP,
       g_param_spec_string ("writing-app", "Writing application.",
           "The name the application that creates the matroska file.",
-          NULL, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          NULL, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_DOCTYPE_VERSION,
       g_param_spec_int ("version", "DocType version",
           "This parameter determines what Matroska features can be used.",
-          1, 2, DEFAULT_DOCTYPE_VERSION, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          1, 2, DEFAULT_DOCTYPE_VERSION,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_MIN_INDEX_INTERVAL,
       g_param_spec_int64 ("min-index-interval", "Minimum time between index "
           "entries", "An index entry is created every so many nanoseconds.",
-          0, G_MAXINT64, DEFAULT_MIN_INDEX_INTERVAL, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          0, G_MAXINT64, DEFAULT_MIN_INDEX_INTERVAL,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_STREAMABLE,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("streamable", "Determines whether output should "
           "be streamable", "If set to true, the output should be as if it is "
           "to be streamed and hence no indexes written or duration written.",
-          DEFAULT_STREAMABLE, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+          DEFAULT_STREAMABLE,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   gstelement_class->change_state =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_matroska_mux_change_state);
diff --git a/gst/median/gstmedian.c b/gst/median/gstmedian.c
index 96bb19352..6cbcbe0ff 100644
--- a/gst/median/gstmedian.c
+++ b/gst/median/gstmedian.c
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ gst_median_class_init (GstMedianClass * klass)
   /* FIXME: add long property descriptions */
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), ARG_ACTIVE,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("active", "active", "active", TRUE,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), ARG_FILTERSIZE,
       g_param_spec_int ("filtersize", "filtersize", "filtersize", G_MININT,
-          G_MAXINT, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_MAXINT, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), ARG_LUM_ONLY,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("lum-only", "lum-only", "lum-only", TRUE,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   gobject_class->set_property = gst_median_set_property;
   gobject_class->get_property = gst_median_get_property;
diff --git a/gst/multifile/gstmultifilesink.c b/gst/multifile/gstmultifilesink.c
index 8f768759a..2d4ab5b48 100644
--- a/gst/multifile/gstmultifilesink.c
+++ b/gst/multifile/gstmultifilesink.c
@@ -199,13 +199,15 @@ gst_multi_file_sink_class_init (GstMultiFileSinkClass * klass)
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_LOCATION,
       g_param_spec_string ("location", "File Location",
-          "Location of the file to write", NULL, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          "Location of the file to write", NULL,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_INDEX,
       g_param_spec_int ("index", "Index",
           "Index to use with location property to create file names.  The "
           "index is incremented by one for each buffer written.",
-          0, G_MAXINT, DEFAULT_INDEX, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          0, G_MAXINT, DEFAULT_INDEX,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   /**
    * GstMultiFileSink:post-messages
    *
@@ -216,7 +218,7 @@ gst_multi_file_sink_class_init (GstMultiFileSinkClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_POST_MESSAGES,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("post-messages", "Post Messages",
           "Post a message for each file with information of the buffer",
-          DEFAULT_POST_MESSAGES, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          DEFAULT_POST_MESSAGES, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   /**
    * GstMultiFileSink:next-file
    *
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ gst_multi_file_sink_class_init (GstMultiFileSinkClass * klass)
       g_param_spec_enum ("next-file", "Next File",
           "When to start a new file",
           GST_TYPE_MULTI_FILE_SINK_NEXT, DEFAULT_NEXT_FILE,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   gobject_class->finalize = gst_multi_file_sink_finalize;
 
diff --git a/gst/multifile/gstmultifilesrc.c b/gst/multifile/gstmultifilesrc.c
index 67b871b71..7f945b8ca 100644
--- a/gst/multifile/gstmultifilesrc.c
+++ b/gst/multifile/gstmultifilesrc.c
@@ -114,16 +114,18 @@ gst_multi_file_src_class_init (GstMultiFileSrcClass * klass)
       g_param_spec_string ("location", "File Location",
           "Pattern to create file names of input files.  File names are "
           "created by calling sprintf() with the pattern and the current "
-          "index.", DEFAULT_LOCATION, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          "index.", DEFAULT_LOCATION,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_INDEX,
       g_param_spec_int ("index", "File Index",
           "Index to use with location property to create file names.  The "
           "index is incremented by one for each buffer read.",
-          0, INT_MAX, DEFAULT_INDEX, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          0, INT_MAX, DEFAULT_INDEX,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_CAPS,
       g_param_spec_boxed ("caps", "Caps",
           "Caps describing the format of the data.",
-          GST_TYPE_CAPS, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          GST_TYPE_CAPS, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   gobject_class->dispose = gst_multi_file_src_dispose;
 
diff --git a/gst/multipart/multipartdemux.c b/gst/multipart/multipartdemux.c
index f711ce7de..a5a51a224 100644
--- a/gst/multipart/multipartdemux.c
+++ b/gst/multipart/multipartdemux.c
@@ -157,12 +157,13 @@ gst_multipart_demux_class_init (GstMultipartDemuxClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_BOUNDARY,
       g_param_spec_string ("boundary", "Boundary",
           "The boundary string separating data, automatic if NULL",
-          DEFAULT_BOUNDARY, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+          DEFAULT_BOUNDARY,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_AUTOSCAN,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("autoscan", "autoscan",
           "Try to autofind the prefix (deprecated unused, see boundary)",
-          DEFAULT_AUTOSCAN, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          DEFAULT_AUTOSCAN, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   /* populate gst names and mime types pairs */
   klass->gstnames = g_hash_table_new (g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
diff --git a/gst/multipart/multipartmux.c b/gst/multipart/multipartmux.c
index 94551af1f..9f246ddf4 100644
--- a/gst/multipart/multipartmux.c
+++ b/gst/multipart/multipartmux.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ gst_multipart_mux_class_init (GstMultipartMuxClass * klass)
 
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), ARG_BOUNDARY,
       g_param_spec_string ("boundary", "Boundary", "Boundary string",
-          DEFAULT_BOUNDARY, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          DEFAULT_BOUNDARY, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   gstelement_class->request_new_pad = gst_multipart_mux_request_new_pad;
   gstelement_class->change_state = gst_multipart_mux_change_state;
diff --git a/gst/replaygain/gstrganalysis.c b/gst/replaygain/gstrganalysis.c
index a462c3426..8a277c32b 100644
--- a/gst/replaygain/gstrganalysis.c
+++ b/gst/replaygain/gstrganalysis.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ gst_rg_analysis_class_init (GstRgAnalysisClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_NUM_TRACKS,
       g_param_spec_int ("num-tracks", "Number of album tracks",
           "Number of remaining album tracks", 0, G_MAXINT, 0,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   /**
    * GstRgAnalysis:forced:
    *
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ gst_rg_analysis_class_init (GstRgAnalysisClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_FORCED,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("forced", "Forced",
           "Analyze even if ReplayGain tags exist",
-          FORCED_DEFAULT, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          FORCED_DEFAULT, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   /**
    * GstRgAnalysis:reference-level:
    *
@@ -264,12 +264,13 @@ gst_rg_analysis_class_init (GstRgAnalysisClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_REFERENCE_LEVEL,
       g_param_spec_double ("reference-level", "Reference level",
           "Reference level [dB]", 0.0, 150., RG_REFERENCE_LEVEL,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_MESSAGE,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("message", "Message",
           "Post statics messages",
-          DEFAULT_MESSAGE, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+          DEFAULT_MESSAGE,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   trans_class = (GstBaseTransformClass *) klass;
   trans_class->start = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_rg_analysis_start);
diff --git a/gst/replaygain/gstrglimiter.c b/gst/replaygain/gstrglimiter.c
index 97b1523e5..2201eca1f 100644
--- a/gst/replaygain/gstrglimiter.c
+++ b/gst/replaygain/gstrglimiter.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ gst_rg_limiter_class_init (GstRgLimiterClass * klass)
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_ENABLED,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("enabled", "Enabled", "Enable processing", TRUE,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   trans_class = GST_BASE_TRANSFORM_CLASS (klass);
   trans_class->transform_ip = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_rg_limiter_transform_ip);
diff --git a/gst/replaygain/gstrgvolume.c b/gst/replaygain/gstrgvolume.c
index 72d9ae748..b75cbde8a 100644
--- a/gst/replaygain/gstrgvolume.c
+++ b/gst/replaygain/gstrgvolume.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ gst_rg_volume_class_init (GstRgVolumeClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_ALBUM_MODE,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("album-mode", "Album mode",
           "Prefer album over track gain", DEFAULT_ALBUM_MODE,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   /**
    * GstRgVolume:headroom:
    *
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ gst_rg_volume_class_init (GstRgVolumeClass * klass)
    */
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_HEADROOM,
       g_param_spec_double ("headroom", "Headroom", "Extra headroom [dB]",
-          0., 60., DEFAULT_HEADROOM, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          0., 60., DEFAULT_HEADROOM,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   /**
    * GstRgVolume:pre-amp:
    *
@@ -226,7 +227,8 @@ gst_rg_volume_class_init (GstRgVolumeClass * klass)
    */
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_PRE_AMP,
       g_param_spec_double ("pre-amp", "Pre-amp", "Extra gain [dB]",
-          -60., 60., DEFAULT_PRE_AMP, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          -60., 60., DEFAULT_PRE_AMP,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   /**
    * GstRgVolume:fallback-gain:
    *
@@ -235,7 +237,8 @@ gst_rg_volume_class_init (GstRgVolumeClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_FALLBACK_GAIN,
       g_param_spec_double ("fallback-gain", "Fallback gain",
           "Gain for streams missing tags [dB]",
-          -60., 60., DEFAULT_FALLBACK_GAIN, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          -60., 60., DEFAULT_FALLBACK_GAIN,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   /**
    * GstRgVolume:result-gain:
    *
@@ -262,7 +265,7 @@ gst_rg_volume_class_init (GstRgVolumeClass * klass)
    */
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_RESULT_GAIN,
       g_param_spec_double ("result-gain", "Result-gain", "Applied gain [dB]",
-          -120., 120., 0., G_PARAM_READABLE));
+          -120., 120., 0., G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   /**
    * GstRgVolume:target-gain:
    *
@@ -284,7 +287,8 @@ gst_rg_volume_class_init (GstRgVolumeClass * klass)
    */
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_TARGET_GAIN,
       g_param_spec_double ("target-gain", "Target-gain",
-          "Applicable gain [dB]", -120., 120., 0., G_PARAM_READABLE));
+          "Applicable gain [dB]", -120., 120., 0.,
+          G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   element_class = (GstElementClass *) klass;
   element_class->change_state = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_rg_volume_change_state);
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtph263pay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtph263pay.c
index 5ce62afc9..5604ee0ab 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtph263pay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtph263pay.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ gst_rtp_h263_pay_class_init (GstRtpH263PayClass * klass)
       PROP_MODE_A_ONLY, g_param_spec_boolean ("modea-only",
           "Fragment packets in mode A Only",
           "Disable packetization modes B and C", DEFAULT_MODE_A,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (rtph263pay_debug, "rtph263pay", 0,
       "H263 RTP Payloader");
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtph263ppay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtph263ppay.c
index 76bf923b9..0a547db7c 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtph263ppay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtph263ppay.c
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ gst_rtp_h263p_pay_class_init (GstRtpH263PPayClass * klass)
       PROP_FRAGMENTATION_MODE, g_param_spec_enum ("fragmentation-mode",
           "Fragmentation Mode",
           "Packet Fragmentation Mode", GST_TYPE_FRAGMENTATION_MODE,
-          DEFAULT_FRAGMENTATION_MODE, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          DEFAULT_FRAGMENTATION_MODE,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (rtph263ppay_debug, "rtph263ppay",
       0, "rtph263ppay (RFC 4629)");
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpilbcdepay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpilbcdepay.c
index 624464c86..381abca5f 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpilbcdepay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpilbcdepay.c
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ gst_rtp_ilbc_depay_class_init (GstRTPiLBCDepayClass * klass)
   /* FIXME, mode is in the caps */
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_MODE,
       g_param_spec_enum ("mode", "Mode", "iLBC frame mode",
-          GST_TYPE_ILBC_MODE, DEFAULT_MODE, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          GST_TYPE_ILBC_MODE, DEFAULT_MODE,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   gstbasertpdepayload_class->process = gst_rtp_ilbc_depay_process;
   gstbasertpdepayload_class->set_caps = gst_rtp_ilbc_depay_setcaps;
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpjpegpay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpjpegpay.c
index c99ac3e84..3d09c698f 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpjpegpay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpjpegpay.c
@@ -271,12 +271,12 @@ gst_rtp_jpeg_pay_class_init (GstRtpJPEGPayClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_JPEG_QUALITY,
       g_param_spec_int ("quality", "Quality",
           "Quality factor on JPEG data (unused)", 0, 255, 255,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_JPEG_TYPE,
       g_param_spec_int ("type", "Type",
           "Default JPEG Type, overwritten by SOF when present", 0, 255,
-          DEFAULT_JPEG_TYPE, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          DEFAULT_JPEG_TYPE, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_BUFFER_LIST,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("buffer-list", "Buffer List",
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpmp2tdepay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpmp2tdepay.c
index c122d94a8..4f9ba8933 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpmp2tdepay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpmp2tdepay.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ gst_rtp_mp2t_depay_class_init (GstRtpMP2TDepayClass * klass)
       g_param_spec_uint ("skip-first-bytes",
           "Skip first bytes",
           "The amount of bytes that need to be skipped at the beginning of the payload",
-          0, G_MAXUINT, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          0, G_MAXUINT, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 }
 
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpmp4vpay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpmp4vpay.c
index e5aecefc4..07fd84a08 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpmp4vpay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpmp4vpay.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ gst_rtp_mp4v_pay_class_init (GstRtpMP4VPayClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), ARG_SEND_CONFIG,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("send-config", "Send Config",
           "Send the config parameters in RTP packets as well",
-          DEFAULT_SEND_CONFIG, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          DEFAULT_SEND_CONFIG, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), ARG_BUFFER_LIST,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("buffer-list", "Buffer Array",
diff --git a/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpbin.c b/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpbin.c
index e14e2712e..a844393ac 100644
--- a/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpbin.c
+++ b/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpbin.c
@@ -1415,7 +1415,8 @@ gst_rtp_bin_class_init (GstRtpBinClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_LATENCY,
       g_param_spec_uint ("latency", "Buffer latency in ms",
           "Default amount of ms to buffer in the jitterbuffers", 0,
-          G_MAXUINT, DEFAULT_LATENCY_MS, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_MAXUINT, DEFAULT_LATENCY_MS,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   /**
    * GstRtpBin::request-pt-map:
@@ -1622,7 +1623,7 @@ gst_rtp_bin_class_init (GstRtpBinClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_SDES,
       g_param_spec_boxed ("sdes", "SDES",
           "The SDES items of this session",
-          GST_TYPE_STRUCTURE, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          GST_TYPE_STRUCTURE, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_DO_LOST,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("do-lost", "Do Lost",
@@ -1632,17 +1633,17 @@ gst_rtp_bin_class_init (GstRtpBinClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_AUTOREMOVE,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("autoremove", "Auto Remove",
           "Automatically remove timed out sources", DEFAULT_AUTOREMOVE,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_IGNORE_PT,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("ignore-pt", "Ignore PT",
           "Do not demultiplex based on PT values", DEFAULT_IGNORE_PT,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_USE_PIPELINE_CLOCK,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("use-pipeline-clock", "Use pipeline clock",
           "Use the pipeline clock to set the NTP time in the RTCP SR messages",
-          DEFAULT_AUTOREMOVE, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          DEFAULT_AUTOREMOVE, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   /**
    * GstRtpBin::buffer-mode:
    *
diff --git a/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpjitterbuffer.c b/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpjitterbuffer.c
index 50c7e9eb9..918238ce7 100644
--- a/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpjitterbuffer.c
+++ b/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpjitterbuffer.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ gst_rtp_jitter_buffer_class_init (GstRtpJitterBufferClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_LATENCY,
       g_param_spec_uint ("latency", "Buffer latency in ms",
           "Amount of ms to buffer", 0, G_MAXUINT, DEFAULT_LATENCY_MS,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   /**
    * GstRtpJitterBuffer::drop-on-latency:
    *
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ gst_rtp_jitter_buffer_class_init (GstRtpJitterBufferClass * klass)
       g_param_spec_boolean ("drop-on-latency",
           "Drop buffers when maximum latency is reached",
           "Tells the jitterbuffer to never exceed the given latency in size",
-          DEFAULT_DROP_ON_LATENCY, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          DEFAULT_DROP_ON_LATENCY, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   /**
    * GstRtpJitterBuffer::ts-offset:
    *
diff --git a/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpsession.c b/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpsession.c
index b0448f4af..fd2663652 100644
--- a/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpsession.c
+++ b/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpsession.c
@@ -533,53 +533,60 @@ gst_rtp_session_class_init (GstRtpSessionClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_NTP_NS_BASE,
       g_param_spec_uint64 ("ntp-ns-base", "NTP base time",
           "The NTP base time corresponding to running_time 0 (deprecated)", 0,
-          G_MAXUINT64, DEFAULT_NTP_NS_BASE, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_MAXUINT64, DEFAULT_NTP_NS_BASE,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_BANDWIDTH,
       g_param_spec_double ("bandwidth", "Bandwidth",
           "The bandwidth of the session in bytes per second (0 for auto-discover)",
-          0.0, G_MAXDOUBLE, DEFAULT_BANDWIDTH, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          0.0, G_MAXDOUBLE, DEFAULT_BANDWIDTH,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_RTCP_FRACTION,
       g_param_spec_double ("rtcp-fraction", "RTCP Fraction",
           "The RTCP bandwidth of the session in bytes per second "
           "(or as a real fraction of the RTP bandwidth if < 1.0)",
-          0.0, G_MAXDOUBLE, DEFAULT_RTCP_FRACTION, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          0.0, G_MAXDOUBLE, DEFAULT_RTCP_FRACTION,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_RTCP_RR_BANDWIDTH,
       g_param_spec_int ("rtcp-rr-bandwidth", "RTCP RR bandwidth",
           "The RTCP bandwidth used for receivers in bytes per second (-1 = default)",
-          -1, G_MAXINT, DEFAULT_RTCP_RR_BANDWIDTH, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          -1, G_MAXINT, DEFAULT_RTCP_RR_BANDWIDTH,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_RTCP_RS_BANDWIDTH,
       g_param_spec_int ("rtcp-rs-bandwidth", "RTCP RS bandwidth",
           "The RTCP bandwidth used for senders in bytes per second (-1 = default)",
-          -1, G_MAXINT, DEFAULT_RTCP_RS_BANDWIDTH, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          -1, G_MAXINT, DEFAULT_RTCP_RS_BANDWIDTH,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_SDES,
       g_param_spec_boxed ("sdes", "SDES",
           "The SDES items of this session",
-          GST_TYPE_STRUCTURE, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          GST_TYPE_STRUCTURE, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_NUM_SOURCES,
       g_param_spec_uint ("num-sources", "Num Sources",
           "The number of sources in the session", 0, G_MAXUINT,
-          DEFAULT_NUM_SOURCES, G_PARAM_READABLE));
+          DEFAULT_NUM_SOURCES, G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_NUM_ACTIVE_SOURCES,
       g_param_spec_uint ("num-active-sources", "Num Active Sources",
           "The number of active sources in the session", 0, G_MAXUINT,
-          DEFAULT_NUM_ACTIVE_SOURCES, G_PARAM_READABLE));
+          DEFAULT_NUM_ACTIVE_SOURCES,
+          G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_INTERNAL_SESSION,
       g_param_spec_object ("internal-session", "Internal Session",
           "The internal RTPSession object", RTP_TYPE_SESSION,
-          G_PARAM_READABLE));
+          G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_USE_PIPELINE_CLOCK,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("use-pipeline-clock", "Use pipeline clock",
           "Use the pipeline clock to set the NTP time in the RTCP SR messages",
-          DEFAULT_USE_PIPELINE_CLOCK, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          DEFAULT_USE_PIPELINE_CLOCK,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   gstelement_class->change_state =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_rtp_session_change_state);
diff --git a/gst/rtpmanager/rtpsession.c b/gst/rtpmanager/rtpsession.c
index e763a711d..3ca79660d 100644
--- a/gst/rtpmanager/rtpsession.c
+++ b/gst/rtpmanager/rtpsession.c
@@ -263,12 +263,14 @@ rtp_session_class_init (RTPSessionClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_RTCP_RR_BANDWIDTH,
       g_param_spec_int ("rtcp-rr-bandwidth", "RTCP RR bandwidth",
           "The RTCP bandwidth used for receivers in bytes per second (-1 = default)",
-          -1, G_MAXINT, DEFAULT_RTCP_RR_BANDWIDTH, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          -1, G_MAXINT, DEFAULT_RTCP_RR_BANDWIDTH,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_RTCP_RS_BANDWIDTH,
       g_param_spec_int ("rtcp-rs-bandwidth", "RTCP RS bandwidth",
           "The RTCP bandwidth used for senders in bytes per second (-1 = default)",
-          -1, G_MAXINT, DEFAULT_RTCP_RS_BANDWIDTH, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          -1, G_MAXINT, DEFAULT_RTCP_RS_BANDWIDTH,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_RTCP_MTU,
       g_param_spec_uint ("rtcp-mtu", "RTCP MTU",
diff --git a/gst/rtsp/gstrtpdec.c b/gst/rtsp/gstrtpdec.c
index 689639771..cbd5836e1 100644
--- a/gst/rtsp/gstrtpdec.c
+++ b/gst/rtsp/gstrtpdec.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ gst_rtp_dec_class_init (GstRTPDecClass * g_class)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_LATENCY,
       g_param_spec_uint ("latency", "Buffer latency in ms",
           "Amount of ms to buffer", 0, G_MAXUINT, DEFAULT_LATENCY_MS,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   /**
    * GstRTPDec::request-pt-map:
diff --git a/gst/smpte/gstsmpte.c b/gst/smpte/gstsmpte.c
index 0ef60e261..ce8323471 100644
--- a/gst/smpte/gstsmpte.c
+++ b/gst/smpte/gstsmpte.c
@@ -228,25 +228,27 @@ gst_smpte_class_init (GstSMPTEClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_TYPE,
       g_param_spec_enum ("type", "Type", "The type of transition to use",
           GST_TYPE_SMPTE_TRANSITION_TYPE, DEFAULT_PROP_TYPE,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_FPS,
       g_param_spec_float ("fps", "FPS",
           "Frames per second if no input files are given (deprecated)", 0.,
-          G_MAXFLOAT, DEFAULT_PROP_FPS, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_MAXFLOAT, DEFAULT_PROP_FPS,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_BORDER,
       g_param_spec_int ("border", "Border",
           "The border width of the transition", 0, G_MAXINT,
-          DEFAULT_PROP_BORDER, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          DEFAULT_PROP_BORDER, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_DEPTH,
       g_param_spec_int ("depth", "Depth", "Depth of the mask in bits", 1, 24,
-          DEFAULT_PROP_DEPTH, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          DEFAULT_PROP_DEPTH, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_DURATION,
       g_param_spec_uint64 ("duration", "Duration",
           "Duration of the transition effect in nanoseconds", 0, G_MAXUINT64,
-          DEFAULT_PROP_DURATION, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          DEFAULT_PROP_DURATION, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_INVERT,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("invert", "Invert",
-          "Invert transition mask", DEFAULT_PROP_INVERT, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          "Invert transition mask", DEFAULT_PROP_INVERT,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   gstelement_class->change_state = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_smpte_change_state);
 }
diff --git a/gst/udp/gstdynudpsink.c b/gst/udp/gstdynudpsink.c
index d3980ea7b..d7b567895 100644
--- a/gst/udp/gstdynudpsink.c
+++ b/gst/udp/gstdynudpsink.c
@@ -164,11 +164,12 @@ gst_dynudpsink_class_init (GstDynUDPSink * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_SOCKFD,
       g_param_spec_int ("sockfd", "socket handle",
           "Socket to use for UDP sending. (-1 == allocate)",
-          -1, G_MAXINT16, UDP_DEFAULT_SOCKFD, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          -1, G_MAXINT16, UDP_DEFAULT_SOCKFD,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_CLOSEFD,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("closefd", "Close sockfd",
           "Close sockfd if passed as property on state change",
-          UDP_DEFAULT_CLOSEFD, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          UDP_DEFAULT_CLOSEFD, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   gstelement_class->change_state = gst_dynudpsink_change_state;
 
diff --git a/gst/udp/gstmultiudpsink.c b/gst/udp/gstmultiudpsink.c
index f06673bbf..8a2427522 100644
--- a/gst/udp/gstmultiudpsink.c
+++ b/gst/udp/gstmultiudpsink.c
@@ -286,48 +286,53 @@ gst_multiudpsink_class_init (GstMultiUDPSinkClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_BYTES_TO_SERVE,
       g_param_spec_uint64 ("bytes-to-serve", "Bytes to serve",
           "Number of bytes received to serve to clients", 0, G_MAXUINT64, 0,
-          G_PARAM_READABLE));
+          G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_BYTES_SERVED,
       g_param_spec_uint64 ("bytes-served", "Bytes served",
           "Total number of bytes send to all clients", 0, G_MAXUINT64, 0,
-          G_PARAM_READABLE));
+          G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_SOCKFD,
       g_param_spec_int ("sockfd", "Socket Handle",
           "Socket to use for UDP sending. (-1 == allocate)",
-          -1, G_MAXINT, DEFAULT_SOCKFD, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          -1, G_MAXINT, DEFAULT_SOCKFD,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_CLOSEFD,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("closefd", "Close sockfd",
           "Close sockfd if passed as property on state change",
-          DEFAULT_CLOSEFD, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          DEFAULT_CLOSEFD, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_SOCK,
       g_param_spec_int ("sock", "Socket Handle",
           "Socket currently in use for UDP sending. (-1 == no socket)",
-          -1, G_MAXINT, DEFAULT_SOCK, G_PARAM_READABLE));
+          -1, G_MAXINT, DEFAULT_SOCK,
+          G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_CLIENTS,
       g_param_spec_string ("clients", "Clients",
           "A comma separated list of host:port pairs with destinations",
-          DEFAULT_CLIENTS, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          DEFAULT_CLIENTS, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_AUTO_MULTICAST,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("auto-multicast",
           "Automatically join/leave multicast groups",
           "Automatically join/leave the multicast groups, FALSE means user"
-          " has to do it himself", DEFAULT_AUTO_MULTICAST, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          " has to do it himself", DEFAULT_AUTO_MULTICAST,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_TTL,
       g_param_spec_int ("ttl", "Unicast TTL",
           "Used for setting the unicast TTL parameter",
-          0, 255, DEFAULT_TTL, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          0, 255, DEFAULT_TTL, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_TTL_MC,
       g_param_spec_int ("ttl-mc", "Multicast TTL",
           "Used for setting the multicast TTL parameter",
-          0, 255, DEFAULT_TTL_MC, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          0, 255, DEFAULT_TTL_MC, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_LOOP,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("loop", "Multicast Loopback",
           "Used for setting the multicast loop parameter. TRUE = enable,"
-          " FALSE = disable", DEFAULT_LOOP, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          " FALSE = disable", DEFAULT_LOOP,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_QOS_DSCP,
       g_param_spec_int ("qos-dscp", "QoS diff srv code point",
           "Quality of Service, differentiated services code point (-1 default)",
-          -1, 63, DEFAULT_QOS_DSCP, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          -1, 63, DEFAULT_QOS_DSCP,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   /**
    * GstMultiUDPSink::send-duplicates
    *
@@ -340,7 +345,7 @@ gst_multiudpsink_class_init (GstMultiUDPSinkClass * klass)
       g_param_spec_boolean ("send-duplicates", "Send Duplicates",
           "When a distination/port pair is added multiple times, send packets "
           "multiple times as well", DEFAULT_SEND_DUPLICATES,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   gstelement_class->change_state = gst_multiudpsink_change_state;
 
diff --git a/gst/udp/gstudpsink.c b/gst/udp/gstudpsink.c
index eba1f06ff..26c70cdd9 100644
--- a/gst/udp/gstudpsink.c
+++ b/gst/udp/gstudpsink.c
@@ -141,10 +141,11 @@ gst_udpsink_class_init (GstUDPSink * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_HOST,
       g_param_spec_string ("host", "host",
           "The host/IP/Multicast group to send the packets to",
-          UDP_DEFAULT_HOST, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          UDP_DEFAULT_HOST, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_PORT,
       g_param_spec_int ("port", "port", "The port to send the packets to",
-          0, 65535, UDP_DEFAULT_PORT, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          0, 65535, UDP_DEFAULT_PORT,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/gst/udp/gstudpsrc.c b/gst/udp/gstudpsrc.c
index 7bca02b17..b76385b06 100644
--- a/gst/udp/gstudpsrc.c
+++ b/gst/udp/gstudpsrc.c
@@ -249,53 +249,60 @@ gst_udpsrc_class_init (GstUDPSrcClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_PORT,
       g_param_spec_int ("port", "Port",
           "The port to receive the packets from, 0=allocate", 0, G_MAXUINT16,
-          UDP_DEFAULT_PORT, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          UDP_DEFAULT_PORT, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_MULTICAST_GROUP,
       g_param_spec_string ("multicast-group", "Multicast Group",
           "The Address of multicast group to join", UDP_DEFAULT_MULTICAST_GROUP,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_MULTICAST_IFACE,
       g_param_spec_string ("multicast-iface", "Multicast Interface",
           "The network interface on which to join the multicast group",
-          UDP_DEFAULT_MULTICAST_IFACE, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          UDP_DEFAULT_MULTICAST_IFACE,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_URI,
       g_param_spec_string ("uri", "URI",
           "URI in the form of udp://multicast_group:port", UDP_DEFAULT_URI,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_CAPS,
       g_param_spec_boxed ("caps", "Caps",
-          "The caps of the source pad", GST_TYPE_CAPS, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          "The caps of the source pad", GST_TYPE_CAPS,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_SOCKFD,
       g_param_spec_int ("sockfd", "Socket Handle",
           "Socket to use for UDP reception. (-1 == allocate)",
-          -1, G_MAXINT, UDP_DEFAULT_SOCKFD, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          -1, G_MAXINT, UDP_DEFAULT_SOCKFD,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_BUFFER_SIZE,
       g_param_spec_int ("buffer-size", "Buffer Size",
           "Size of the kernel receive buffer in bytes, 0=default", 0, G_MAXINT,
-          UDP_DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          UDP_DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_TIMEOUT,
       g_param_spec_uint64 ("timeout", "Timeout",
           "Post a message after timeout microseconds (0 = disabled)", 0,
-          G_MAXUINT64, UDP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_MAXUINT64, UDP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass),
       PROP_SKIP_FIRST_BYTES, g_param_spec_int ("skip-first-bytes",
           "Skip first bytes", "number of bytes to skip for each udp packet", 0,
-          G_MAXINT, UDP_DEFAULT_SKIP_FIRST_BYTES, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_MAXINT, UDP_DEFAULT_SKIP_FIRST_BYTES,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_CLOSEFD,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("closefd", "Close sockfd",
           "Close sockfd if passed as property on state change",
-          UDP_DEFAULT_CLOSEFD, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          UDP_DEFAULT_CLOSEFD, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_SOCK,
       g_param_spec_int ("sock", "Socket Handle",
           "Socket currently in use for UDP reception. (-1 = no socket)",
-          -1, G_MAXINT, UDP_DEFAULT_SOCK, G_PARAM_READABLE));
+          -1, G_MAXINT, UDP_DEFAULT_SOCK,
+          G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_AUTO_MULTICAST,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("auto-multicast", "Auto Multicast",
           "Automatically join/leave multicast groups",
-          UDP_DEFAULT_AUTO_MULTICAST, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          UDP_DEFAULT_AUTO_MULTICAST,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_REUSE,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("reuse", "Reuse", "Enable reuse of the port",
-          UDP_DEFAULT_REUSE, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          UDP_DEFAULT_REUSE, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   gstbasesrc_class->start = gst_udpsrc_start;
   gstbasesrc_class->stop = gst_udpsrc_stop;
diff --git a/gst/videocrop/gstaspectratiocrop.c b/gst/videocrop/gstaspectratiocrop.c
index ac81154b0..d932b224d 100644
--- a/gst/videocrop/gstaspectratiocrop.c
+++ b/gst/videocrop/gstaspectratiocrop.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ gst_aspect_ratio_crop_class_init (GstAspectRatioCropClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_ASPECT_RATIO_CROP,
       gst_param_spec_fraction ("aspect-ratio", "aspect-ratio",
           "Target aspect-ratio of video", 0, 1, G_MAXINT, 1, 0, 1,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/gst/videocrop/gstvideocrop.c b/gst/videocrop/gstvideocrop.c
index e240099da..7100bee8e 100644
--- a/gst/videocrop/gstvideocrop.c
+++ b/gst/videocrop/gstvideocrop.c
@@ -213,16 +213,16 @@ gst_video_crop_class_init (GstVideoCropClass * klass)
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_LEFT,
       g_param_spec_int ("left", "Left", "Pixels to crop at left",
-          0, G_MAXINT, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          0, G_MAXINT, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_RIGHT,
       g_param_spec_int ("right", "Right", "Pixels to crop at right",
-          0, G_MAXINT, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          0, G_MAXINT, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_TOP,
       g_param_spec_int ("top", "Top", "Pixels to crop at top",
-          0, G_MAXINT, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          0, G_MAXINT, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_BOTTOM,
       g_param_spec_int ("bottom", "Bottom", "Pixels to crop at bottom",
-          0, G_MAXINT, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          0, G_MAXINT, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   basetransform_class->transform = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_video_crop_transform);
   basetransform_class->transform_caps =
diff --git a/gst/videofilter/gstvideotemplate.c b/gst/videofilter/gstvideotemplate.c
index d4b6a5ee4..3b8882a5a 100644
--- a/gst/videofilter/gstvideotemplate.c
+++ b/gst/videofilter/gstvideotemplate.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ gst_videotemplate_class_init (gpointer g_class, gpointer class_data)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_METHOD,
       g_param_spec_enum ("method", "method", "method",
           GST_TYPE_VIDEOTEMPLATE_METHOD, GST_VIDEOTEMPLATE_METHOD_1,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 #endif
 
   gobject_class->set_property = gst_videotemplate_set_property;