diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3a14734a..b24787dd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ _bin/
 _rust/
 *.DS_Store*
 *.supp
-zzgenerated*
\ No newline at end of file
+zzgenerated*
+.idea/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0a0d58f5..47683243 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+Deprecated. Use the official [go-gst](https://github.com/go-gst/go-gst) instead.
+
 # go-gst
 
 Go bindings for the GStreamer C libraries
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ad14e8f9..c7c7c2d2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 github.com/mattn/go-pointer v0.0.1 h1:n+XhsuGeVO6MEAp7xyEukFINEa+Quek5psIR/ylA6o0=
 github.com/mattn/go-pointer v0.0.1/go.mod h1:2zXcozF6qYGgmsG+SeTZz3oAbFLdD3OWqnUbNvJZAlc=
-github.com/tinyzimmer/go-glib v0.0.24 h1:ktZZC22/9t88kGRgNEFV/SESgIWhGHE+q7Z7Qj++luw=
-github.com/tinyzimmer/go-glib v0.0.24/go.mod h1:ltV0gO6xNFzZhsIRbFXv8RTq9NGoNT2dmAER4YmZfaM=
+github.com/tinyzimmer/go-glib v0.0.25 h1:2GpumtkxA0wpXhCXP6D3ksb5pGMfo9WbhgLvEw8njK4=
+github.com/tinyzimmer/go-glib v0.0.25/go.mod h1:ltV0gO6xNFzZhsIRbFXv8RTq9NGoNT2dmAER4YmZfaM=
diff --git a/gst/cgo_exports.go b/gst/cgo_exports.go
index 0c735eed..235c3173 100644
--- a/gst/cgo_exports.go
+++ b/gst/cgo_exports.go
@@ -243,3 +243,34 @@ func goPluginInit(plugin *C.GstPlugin, userData C.gpointer) C.gboolean {
 func goGlobalPluginInit(plugin *C.GstPlugin) C.gboolean {
 	return gboolean(globalPluginInit(wrapPlugin(&glib.Object{GObject: glib.ToGObject(unsafe.Pointer(plugin))})))
 }
+
+//export goLogFunction
+func goLogFunction(
+	category *C.GstDebugCategory,
+	level C.GstDebugLevel,
+	file *C.gchar,
+	function *C.gchar,
+	line C.gint,
+	object *C.GObject,
+	message *C.GstDebugMessage,
+	userData C.gpointer,
+) {
+	logFnMu.RLock()
+	f := customLogFunction
+	logFnMu.RUnlock()
+
+	if f != nil {
+		var obj *glib.Object
+		if object != nil {
+			obj = glib.TransferNone(unsafe.Pointer(object))
+		}
+		f(
+			DebugLevel(level),
+			C.GoString(file),
+			C.GoString(function),
+			int(line),
+			obj,
+			C.GoString(C.gst_debug_message_get(message)),
+		)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/gst/gst.go.c b/gst/gst.go.c
index adc00798..5d139413 100644
--- a/gst/gst.go.c
+++ b/gst/gst.go.c
@@ -153,6 +153,13 @@ gboolean        gstObjectFlagIsSet      (GstObject * obj, GstElementFlags flags)
 GstTocSetter *  toTocSetter (GstElement * elem) { return GST_TOC_SETTER(elem); }
 GstTagSetter *  toTagSetter (GstElement *elem)  { return GST_TAG_SETTER(elem); }
 
+/* Sample Utilities */
+
+GstSample * getSampleValue (GValue * val)
+{
+	return gst_value_get_sample(val);
+}
+
 
 /* Misc */
 
diff --git a/gst/gst.go.h b/gst/gst.go.h
index 62e4692c..7ae676c5 100644
--- a/gst/gst.go.h
+++ b/gst/gst.go.h
@@ -132,4 +132,8 @@ extern gpointer glistNext (GList * list);
 
 extern int sizeOfGCharArray (gchar ** arr);
 
+/* Sample Utilities */
+
+extern GstSample * getSampleValue (GValue * val);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/gst/gst_buffer.go b/gst/gst_buffer.go
index 15ea9e85..40852920 100644
--- a/gst/gst_buffer.go
+++ b/gst/gst_buffer.go
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ type Buffer struct {
 // FromGstBufferUnsafeNone wraps the given buffer, sinking any floating references, and places
 // a finalizer on the wrapped Buffer.
 func FromGstBufferUnsafeNone(buf unsafe.Pointer) *Buffer {
+	if buf == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	wrapped := ToGstBuffer(buf)
 	wrapped.Ref()
 	runtime.SetFinalizer(wrapped, (*Buffer).Unref)
@@ -51,6 +55,10 @@ func FromGstBufferUnsafeNone(buf unsafe.Pointer) *Buffer {
 
 // FromGstBufferUnsafeFull wraps the given buffer without taking an additional reference.
 func FromGstBufferUnsafeFull(buf unsafe.Pointer) *Buffer {
+	if buf == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	wrapped := ToGstBuffer(buf)
 	runtime.SetFinalizer(wrapped, (*Buffer).Unref)
 	return wrapped
@@ -120,16 +128,16 @@ func NewBufferFromReader(rdr io.Reader) (*Buffer, error) {
 //
 // The prefix/padding must be filled with 0 if flags contains MemoryFlagZeroPrefixed and MemoryFlagZeroPadded respectively.
 //
-//   // Example
+//	 // Example
 //
-//   buf := gst.NewBufferFull(0, []byte("hello-world"), 1024, 0, 1024, func() {
-//       fmt.Println("buffer was destroyed")
-//   })
-//   if buf != nil {
-//       buf.Unref()
-//   }
+//	 buf := gst.NewBufferFull(0, []byte("hello-world"), 1024, 0, 1024, func() {
+//	     fmt.Println("buffer was destroyed")
+//	 })
+//	 if buf != nil {
+//	     buf.Unref()
+//	 }
 //
-//  // > buffer was destroyed
+//	// > buffer was destroyed
 func NewBufferFull(flags MemoryFlags, data []byte, maxSize, offset, size int64, notifyFunc func()) *Buffer {
 	var notifyData unsafe.Pointer
 	var gnotifyFunc C.GDestroyNotify
@@ -228,27 +236,26 @@ func (b *Buffer) OffsetEnd() int64 { return int64(b.Instance().offset_end) }
 // parameters are passed to the MetaInfo's init function, and as such will only work
 // for MetaInfo objects created from the go runtime.
 //
-//   // Example
-//
-//   metaInfo := gst.RegisterMeta(glib.TypeFromName("MyObjectType"), "my-meta", 1024, &gst.MetaInfoCallbackFuncs{
-//       InitFunc: func(params interface{}, buffer *gst.Buffer) bool {
-//           paramStr := params.(string)
-//           fmt.Println("Buffer initialized with params:", paramStr)
-//           return true
-//       },
-//       FreeFunc: func(buffer *gst.Buffer) {
-//           fmt.Println("Buffer was destroyed")
-//       },
-//   })
+//	// Example
 //
-//   buf := gst.NewEmptyBuffer()
-//   buf.AddMeta(metaInfo, "hello world")
+//	metaInfo := gst.RegisterMeta(glib.TypeFromName("MyObjectType"), "my-meta", 1024, &gst.MetaInfoCallbackFuncs{
+//	    InitFunc: func(params interface{}, buffer *gst.Buffer) bool {
+//	        paramStr := params.(string)
+//	        fmt.Println("Buffer initialized with params:", paramStr)
+//	        return true
+//	    },
+//	    FreeFunc: func(buffer *gst.Buffer) {
+//	        fmt.Println("Buffer was destroyed")
+//	    },
+//	})
 //
-//   buf.Unref()
+//	buf := gst.NewEmptyBuffer()
+//	buf.AddMeta(metaInfo, "hello world")
 //
-//   // > Buffer initialized with params: hello world
-//   // > Buffer was destroyed
+//	buf.Unref()
 //
+//	// > Buffer initialized with params: hello world
+//	// > Buffer was destroyed
 func (b *Buffer) AddMeta(info *MetaInfo, params interface{}) *Meta {
 	meta := C.gst_buffer_add_meta(b.Instance(), info.Instance(), (C.gpointer)(gopointer.Save(params)))
 	if meta == nil {
diff --git a/gst/gst_debug.go b/gst/gst_debug.go
index 8c27aae6..e4a5d4ec 100644
--- a/gst/gst_debug.go
+++ b/gst/gst_debug.go
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ package gst
 /*
 #include "gst.go.h"
 
+extern void goLogFunction(GstDebugCategory * category,
+                          GstDebugLevel level,
+                          const gchar * file,
+                          const gchar * function,
+                          gint line,
+                          GObject * object,
+                          GstDebugMessage * message,
+                          gpointer user_data) G_GNUC_NO_INSTRUMENT;
+
 void cgoDebugLog (GstDebugCategory * category,
                	  GstDebugLevel level,
                   const gchar * file,
@@ -14,12 +23,27 @@ void cgoDebugLog (GstDebugCategory * category,
 	gst_debug_log(category, level, file, function, line, object, msg);
 }
 
+void cgoSetLogFunction()
+{
+	gst_debug_remove_log_function(gst_debug_log_default);
+	gst_debug_add_log_function(goLogFunction, NULL, NULL);
+}
+
+void cgoResetLogFunction()
+{
+	gst_debug_remove_log_function(goLogFunction);
+	gst_debug_add_log_function(gst_debug_log_default, NULL, NULL);
+}
+
 */
 import "C"
 import (
 	"path"
 	"runtime"
+	"sync"
 	"unsafe"
+
+	"github.com/tinyzimmer/go-glib/glib"
 )
 
 // DebugColorFlags are terminal style flags you can use when creating your debugging
@@ -164,3 +188,29 @@ func (d *DebugCategory) LogTrace(message string, obj ...*Object) {
 func (d *DebugCategory) LogMemDump(message string, obj ...*Object) {
 	d.logDepth(LevelMemDump, message, 2, getLogObj(obj...))
 }
+
+type LogFunction func(
+	level DebugLevel,
+	file string,
+	function string,
+	line int,
+	object *glib.Object,
+	message string,
+)
+
+var (
+	logFnMu           sync.RWMutex
+	customLogFunction LogFunction
+)
+
+func SetLogFunction(f LogFunction) {
+	logFnMu.Lock()
+	defer logFnMu.Unlock()
+
+	if f == nil {
+		C.cgoResetLogFunction()
+	} else if customLogFunction == nil {
+		C.cgoSetLogFunction()
+	}
+	customLogFunction = f
+}
diff --git a/gst/gst_message.go b/gst/gst_message.go
index 4d1c4864..0ca127b3 100644
--- a/gst/gst_message.go
+++ b/gst/gst_message.go
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ func (m *Message) GetStructure() *Structure {
 		C.gst_message_parse_info_details((*C.GstMessage)(m.Instance()), (**C.GstStructure)(unsafe.Pointer(&st)))
 	case MessageWarning:
 		C.gst_message_parse_warning_details((*C.GstMessage)(m.Instance()), (**C.GstStructure)(unsafe.Pointer(&st)))
+	case MessageElement:
+		st = C.gst_message_get_structure((*C.GstMessage)(m.Instance()))
 	}
 
 	// if no structure was returned, immediately return nil
diff --git a/gst/gst_wrappers.go b/gst/gst_wrappers.go
index 316a7dff..f982bb4f 100644
--- a/gst/gst_wrappers.go
+++ b/gst/gst_wrappers.go
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ func registerMarshalers() {
 			T: TypeValueList,
 			F: marshalValueList,
 		},
+		{
+			T: glib.Type(C.gst_sample_get_type()),
+			F: marshalSample,
+		},
 	}
 
 	glib.RegisterGValueMarshalers(tm)
@@ -500,3 +504,8 @@ func marshalQuery(p uintptr) (interface{}, error) {
 	obj := (*C.GstQuery)(unsafe.Pointer(c))
 	return wrapQuery(obj), nil
 }
+
+func marshalSample(p uintptr) (interface{}, error) {
+	c := C.getSampleValue(toGValue(p))
+	return wrapSample(c), nil
+}