There are 4 main things to consider when deciding what video script to use for your next project. This article will highlight some of those issues and in particular show why PHPmotion is the best choice to use.
 

Your Budget

How much you or have to spend on anything is always a deciding factor. What can you afford? The first way in which t split video scripts is in two categories, PAID and FREE. It goes without saying that FREE is better than paid. However this is only true when you are getting the same or better quality. There is a popular saying that there is no such thing as a free lunch.....or is there? In the world of the internet, I have come to learn that this is not true...you can get very great products (like the Joomla CMS that we are using for our website) completely FREE.

The world of Open-source, Shareware ad Free-ware has proved that, at least when it comes to the world of the internet, you an get great software absolutely free.

What does this mean then? Well to me it means that as long as there are great video sharing scripts that are free, you owe to yourself to at least try them first, before spending your hard earned money on a paid for product.
 

Available Features

Just like anyother product, different scripts have different features. Some will only allow you to add videos and other will allow you to do more. PHPMotion comes with so many features such that its more than just your standard video software, we actually like to call its a Media Sharing CMS. Even this title seems a little shortcoming becuase you can do more than just share media, your members can even create blogs. customize their profiles, email each other and a whole lot more. As far as we are aware, there is no other product, paid or free that will give you as many features.

For a full list of feature that PHPmotion has, you can look here
 

Administration Panel

How you will manager your website on a day to day basis is also a key deciding factor. Does the software come with an online control panel and will that panel allow you to easily manage all the aspects of your website. Some of the things you will need to manage on a daily basis include

• Your Members – Adding, Deleting, Approving, Suspending

• Content Filtering – Previewing and moderating all content that is added

• Moderators – Creating and deleting site moderators

• Server Usage information – Easily see how much of your servers resources your media is using.

• Site Statistics – You need to know how well your website is doing, from the number of videos being watched, to the number of new signups each day

This is just a sample list of some of the features you will need to successfully manage your video site. It goes without saying, that our product offers all these features and more.

Ability to expand core functionality

Once you have set up your basic website and you are up and running, you will in time start to need more features that enhance your website. You may want the ability to upload hundreds of videos in one go, or you may want to start earning more from your content. A good product is one that has a solid number of core features, but also has the ability to easily add more as your needs grow.

These additionally features can be provided by the software developers, or as is that case with PHPmotion, we not only have addons created by us, but we have a vibrant community of developers who are constantly creating new addons. In our forum alone, there is over 70 such addons.