diff --git a/source/common.hpp b/source/common.hpp
index c09151c8..79f98b99 100644
--- a/source/common.hpp
+++ b/source/common.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
 
diff --git a/source/obs/gs/gs-effect-parameter.cpp b/source/obs/gs/gs-effect-parameter.cpp
index 3e7da66f..c75e9857 100644
--- a/source/obs/gs/gs-effect-parameter.cpp
+++ b/source/obs/gs/gs-effect-parameter.cpp
@@ -112,11 +112,9 @@ try {
 	return *this;
 }
 
-std::string gs::effect_parameter::get_name()
+std::string_view gs::effect_parameter::get_name()
 {
-	const char* name_c   = get()->name;
-	std::size_t name_len = strnlen(name_c, 256);
-	return name_c ? std::string(name_c, name_c + name_len) : std::string();
+	return std::string_view{get()->name};
 }
 
 gs::effect_parameter::type gs::effect_parameter::get_type()
@@ -166,11 +164,11 @@ gs::effect_parameter gs::effect_parameter::get_annotation(std::size_t idx)
 	return effect_parameter(get()->annotations.array + idx, this);
 }
 
-gs::effect_parameter gs::effect_parameter::get_annotation(std::string name)
+gs::effect_parameter gs::effect_parameter::get_annotation(const std::string_view name)
 {
 	for (std::size_t idx = 0; idx < get()->annotations.num; idx++) {
 		auto ptr = get()->annotations.array + idx;
-		if (strcmp(ptr->name, name.c_str()) == 0) {
+		if (name == std::string_view{ptr->name}) {
 			return gs::effect_parameter(ptr, this);
 		}
 	}
@@ -178,7 +176,7 @@ gs::effect_parameter gs::effect_parameter::get_annotation(std::string name)
 	return nullptr;
 }
 
-bool gs::effect_parameter::has_annotation(std::string name)
+bool gs::effect_parameter::has_annotation(const std::string_view name)
 {
 	auto eprm = get_annotation(name);
 	if (eprm)
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@ bool gs::effect_parameter::has_annotation(std::string name)
 	return false;
 }
 
-bool gs::effect_parameter::has_annotation(std::string name, effect_parameter::type type)
+bool gs::effect_parameter::has_annotation(const std::string_view name, effect_parameter::type type)
 {
 	auto eprm = get_annotation(name);
 	if (eprm)
diff --git a/source/obs/gs/gs-effect-parameter.hpp b/source/obs/gs/gs-effect-parameter.hpp
index 9894047f..5fa9a85e 100644
--- a/source/obs/gs/gs-effect-parameter.hpp
+++ b/source/obs/gs/gs-effect-parameter.hpp
@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@ namespace gs {
 		effect_parameter(effect_parameter&& rhs) noexcept;
 		effect_parameter& operator=(effect_parameter&& rhs) noexcept;
 
-		std::string get_name();
+		std::string_view get_name();
 
 		type get_type();
 
 		std::size_t      count_annotations();
 		effect_parameter get_annotation(std::size_t idx);
-		effect_parameter get_annotation(std::string name);
-		bool             has_annotation(std::string name);
-		bool             has_annotation(std::string name, effect_parameter::type type);
+		effect_parameter get_annotation(const std::string_view name);
+		bool             has_annotation(const std::string_view name);
+		bool             has_annotation(const std::string_view name, effect_parameter::type type);
 
 		public /* Memory API */:
 		std::size_t get_default_value_size_in_bytes()