gstreamer/docs/faq/start.xml

<sect1 id="start">
  <title id="start-title">Getting Started</title>
  <para>
So you're eager to get started learning about GStreamer.
There's a few ways you can get started.
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para>
If you want to learn by reading about it, start with
          <xref linkend="title-general" endterm="title-general"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
If you'd rather learn by trying it out, start with
<xref linkend="title-getting" endterm="title-getting"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
If you want to live on the bleeding edge and develop and use git, see
<xref linkend="title-git" endterm="title-git"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
  </para>
</sect1>