The AV Library Is Live: Free for the AV Community

Oct 19

Back in April, we told you something big was coming. We opened a beta, invited the AV community in, and asked you to test it, push on it, and tell us what worked and what didn't.

Here is that article: https://www.aveducate.com/blog/something-big-is-coming-av-educate-is-launching-a-free-membership-resource-hub and today, it's here.

Welcome to The AV Library

The AV Library is AV Educate's free resource hub, built for the people who make shows happen. It started as a beta with 100+ resources. It launches with 1,366.

One free AVE Membership opens all of it:

120 Apps: calculators, test signals and field tools for your phone and tablet
319 Training resources: audio, video, lighting, networking, control and rigging
99 YouTube channels: audio, video, lighting and live streaming channels to keep you learning
150 Software tools: AV, VJ and playback software, from show control to signage
160 Books: video and color, lighting and power, audio, leadership and the business of AV
277 Career resources: agencies, crew directories, labor forms and job boards
53 Certifications: audio, video, lighting, networking and more
156 WorkBox picks: gear and field essentials for your work box
32 Community picks: podcasts and industry events
And the AV Dictionary: 10,223 terms across video and virtual production, audio, lighting, film, live production, rigging and XR

Built to Be Used, Not Just Bookmarked

This is not a page full of random links. Every section is organized so you can find what you need fast.

Search the whole library from one box. Wireless, Dante, LED, rigging, CTS. If it's in the library, you'll find it.

Cards show you what you're opening before you click: real app icons, company logos, book covers and gear photos.

And when a resource disappears from the internet, we don't pretend it never existed. We keep it in DEAD PIXELS, an archive in each section, so you can see what changed. Right now that's 73 resources the industry has lost along the way.

From Beta to Launch

To everyone who signed up for the beta: thank you. You explored it, tested it, and helped us see what needed to get better.

Since then, we fixed broken links, added logos, icons and covers across the library, brought the AVE WorkBox inside, and grew from 100+ resources to 1,366.

That's the beta doing exactly what it was supposed to do.

Who This Is For

Same as day one.

This is for the person just getting started. The stagehand who wants to become a technician. The technician working toward engineer. The freelancer sharpening their skills between shows. And anyone who knows that learning does not stop when class ends.

What's Next

The library keeps growing. Know a resource that belongs in here? Use Submit a Resource inside the library and send it our way.

Members also get Classes and Games right in the member menu, so your next step is always one click away.

And if the library helps you, you can help keep it free. Shop through the WorkBox and book links (AV Educate is an Amazon Affiliate, so a portion comes back to the mission at no extra cost to you), or Donate to the AVE Mission.