OpsVue for AV & Production

Run your entire AV rental and production operation from one system.

OpsVue was built to handle the messy reality of live events and equipment rentals: the quote that changes three times before load-in, the console that's double-booked for Saturday, the sub-rental scramble when you're forty par cans short, and the case of cable that never came back.

Instead of a quoting tool, an inventory spreadsheet, a shared calendar, and a group text, OpsVue keeps the whole job in one work record — the quote and its revisions, the gear reserved against it, the crew tasks, the vendor paperwork, the client emails, and the money — from first contact to final check-in.

The problems this solves

What keeps breaking when it gets busy

Quoting blind against your own inventory

The quote lives in a document while availability lives in a spreadsheet — so you either over-commit the shop or leave gear sitting because nobody trusted the numbers.

Double-bookings surface at prep, not at quoting

Two shows, one console. When conflicts only show up the week of the event, the fix is always more expensive than it needed to be.

The sub-rental scramble

You discover the shortage late, then burn an afternoon emailing vendors one by one for pricing on the same date range.

Missing and damaged gear quietly eats margin

Without a checkout and check-in record per job, shrink has no paper trail — nobody can say which show the missing wireless kit walked away from.

Revision chaos on quotes and job documents

Quote-v3-FINAL-revised.pdf. When the client asks for changes twice and the PM edits once more, which version did they actually agree to?

Crew coordination lives in a group text

Who's prepping, who's driving, who's on strike — assignments and deadlines scattered across texts mean handoffs get dropped mid-show week.

Nobody knows what the job actually made

Quoted price is on the document; actual cost — labor, sub-rentals, damage — is in five other places. The profit number is a feeling, not a fact.

The workflow

How the work runs in OpsVue

Here's the shape of an AV job in OpsVue, from the first call to the case landing back on the shelf:

01
Quote the show against real availability
Build the quote from your actual catalog — serialized or bulk — and see conflicts for the event dates while you're still pricing, not after you've promised.
02
Send it, and let the client act on their link
The client views, accepts, or requests changes on a clean document link. Every revision is a tracked version — the accepted one is never in doubt.
03
Deposit and paperwork before the calendar fills
The quote converts into the invoice; deposits are requested and tracked against the same work record.
04
Reserve, prep, and pull
Confirmed jobs hold their gear. Buffer windows protect prep and turnaround time around the show dates, and the shop pulls from one list.
05
Cover shortages with sub-rentals
When you're short, OpsVue calculates exactly what's missing and helps you email your vendors for coverage on the date range — quotes, contacts, and gaps tracked in one place.
06
Check out, deliver, run the show
Gear clocks OUT against the job. Crew tasks — prep, delivery, operate, strike — carry assignments and due dates instead of living in someone's head.
07
Check in, flag, and reconcile
Everything clocks back IN. Anything missing or damaged gets flagged on the spot, with the job it belongs to, while the truck is still warm.
08
Close it out with the full record
Final invoice, payments, files, and the complete document history archived on one work record — so the next similar show starts from evidence, not memory.
What matters most here

The capabilities AV & Production teams lean on

Quote Builder with tracked versions

Line items, deposits, tax, PO numbers, PDF output — and every revision kept as its own version so the accepted one is unambiguous.

Quotes, Proposals & Contracts

Serialized and bulk inventory

Serialize the consoles and projectors, track cable and truss in bulk quantities, and label gear with custom barcodes.

Inventory & Equipment

Availability with smart buffer windows

Prep and turnaround buffers around show dates keep back-to-back bookings honest — gear gets checked before it goes back out.

Scheduling & Calendar

Sub-rental management

Shortage math done for you, vendor contacts on file, and coverage tracked so cross-rented gear doesn't vanish into the show.

Sub-Rental Management

Checkout, check-in, and missing-gear flags

A chain of custody per job: what left, what returned, what didn't — with damage and repairs tracked on the item's history.

Inventory & Equipment

Workflows that run the job for you

Map how your shop operates — accept, deposit, pull, deliver, strike — and let each job move along it with reminders and automations firing on schedule.

Workflows & Automations

Crew tasks and team coordination

Every open to-do across every show in one list, with assignments, due dates, and overdue flags.

Tasks & Team Operations

Job files and document history

Plots, stage files, vendor paperwork, and closeout photos organized per job — with version history instead of email attachments.

Smart Files
How it plays out

A three-day corporate show, without the chaos

Say a production manager calls about a three-day corporate general session: two projector stacks, a line array, lighting rig, and crew. You build the quote from your catalog and OpsVue shows you're short eight moving heads for those dates — before you've promised anything.

You send the quote anyway (being short is a sourcing problem, not a sales problem), the client accepts on their link, and the deposit invoice goes out from the same record. OpsVue calculates the exact shortage and you email your two trusted vendors for sub-rental pricing on the date range without retyping the list.

Show week, the shop pulls from the job's gear list, everything clocks OUT, and crew tasks cover delivery, operation, and strike. At load-out, one wireless pack doesn't scan back in — it's flagged against this job that night, not discovered in a spreadsheet three months later. The final invoice, the paid deposit, every quote revision, and the missing-gear flag all live on one work record.

Common questions

Does OpsVue handle both serialized and bulk inventory?

Yes. Serialize high-value items like consoles and projectors, track cable, adapters, and truss as bulk quantities, and use custom barcodes where they help. The catalog also distinguishes owned gear from sub-rented gear.

What happens when I don't have enough gear for a show?

OpsVue never hard-stops you from quoting or confirming because you're short — it shows you exactly where the gap is and helps you cover it with sub-rentals from your vendor list.

Can clients approve quotes online?

Yes. Clients get a document link where they can view the quote, accept it, or ask for changes — and online deposit payment runs through your connected Stripe account.

Does OpsVue replace my accounting software?

No. OpsVue handles the operational money — quotes, invoices, deposits, balances owed — but it's not a general ledger. Keep your accounting system for the books.

Can I use OpsVue today?

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