diff --git a/legacy/emotion/src/modules/gstreamer/emotion_alloc.c b/legacy/emotion/src/modules/gstreamer/emotion_alloc.c
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+++ b/legacy/emotion/src/modules/gstreamer/emotion_alloc.c
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+#include <glib.h>
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+#include <gst/video/video.h>
+#include <gst/video/gstvideosink.h>
+
+#include <Ecore.h>
+
+#include "emotion_gstreamer.h"
+
+Emotion_Gstreamer_Buffer *
+emotion_gstreamer_buffer_alloc(EvasVideoSinkPrivate *sink,
+			       GstBuffer *buffer,
+			       Eina_Bool preroll)
+{
+   Emotion_Gstreamer_Buffer *send;
+
+   send = malloc(sizeof (Emotion_Gstreamer_Buffer));
+   if (!send) return NULL;
+
+   send->sink = sink;
+   send->frame = gst_buffer_ref(buffer);
+   send->preroll = preroll;
+
+   return send;
+}
+
+void
+emotion_gstreamer_buffer_free(Emotion_Gstreamer_Buffer *send)
+{
+   gst_buffer_unref(send->frame);
+   free(send);
+}