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6South · 07-12-2012, 05:36 AM

MB is great since the last revision fixed some of the more complicated install issues, it still depends on a ton of pre-requisites but so does every other video related site script / CMS out there.

For a single site or a bunch of single sites that are unrelated / no connection to each other MB is fast and relatively easy.

If you need something more complex with more control over what formats are encoded, resolutions, thumbnails, etc or if you want to create a network of sites that share a common membership, host DVD content or just have a much larger operation then Elf X is more suitable.

No CMS currently on the market is as "good" as they could be, however. I worked as a systems architect designing content management systems for the largest corporations and government clients in the World for 12+ years so I tend to see the problems w/ the software currently on the market with a more critical eye than most.

Some of those issues?

MB:
not much control over encoding formats, no function to go back and re-encode failed processes, wholly dependent on supporting open source software instead of using a packaged binary type of setup which would make installing it much easier.

Elf-X:
Very expensive in terms of server resources
Currently the photo rendering is extremely slow w/ no solution coming that we know of
Install docs are poor - they require specific versions of supporting software but do not document which versions are compatible, you will end up uninstalling and reinstalling ffmpeg, for example if not others.
depends wholly on open source software you must install - can be complex and effect performance quite badly from release to release of that software
You have to license and install Wowza, why I don't know as it doesn't really do anything that I can see
If you have a great deal of content to publish it will take a very, very long time
Two Words - "smarty templates"

I have a design for a much better CMS and hope to be able to develop it in the near future. I can promise you it will perform like a rocket vs. the current solutions and will be based on real, current web standards for creating site templates, etc and will support end users being able to customize or modify functional code as / if needed.

07-12-2012, 05:36 AM
6South Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 84	MB is great since the last revision fixed some of the more complicated install issues, it still depends on a ton of pre-requisites but so does every other video related site script / CMS out there. For a single site or a bunch of single sites that are unrelated / no connection to each other MB is fast and relatively easy. If you need something more complex with more control over what formats are encoded, resolutions, thumbnails, etc or if you want to create a network of sites that share a common membership, host DVD content or just have a much larger operation then Elf X is more suitable. No CMS currently on the market is as "good" as they could be, however. I worked as a systems architect designing content management systems for the largest corporations and government clients in the World for 12+ years so I tend to see the problems w/ the software currently on the market with a more critical eye than most. Some of those issues? MB: not much control over encoding formats, no function to go back and re-encode failed processes, wholly dependent on supporting open source software instead of using a packaged binary type of setup which would make installing it much easier. Elf-X: Very expensive in terms of server resources Currently the photo rendering is extremely slow w/ no solution coming that we know of Install docs are poor - they require specific versions of supporting software but do not document which versions are compatible, you will end up uninstalling and reinstalling ffmpeg, for example if not others. depends wholly on open source software you must install - can be complex and effect performance quite badly from release to release of that software You have to license and install Wowza, why I don't know as it doesn't really do anything that I can see If you have a great deal of content to publish it will take a very, very long time Two Words - "smarty templates" I have a design for a much better CMS and hope to be able to develop it in the near future. I can promise you it will perform like a rocket vs. the current solutions and will be based on real, current web standards for creating site templates, etc and will support end users being able to customize or modify functional code as / if needed.