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Originally Posted by ExtremeBank_Adam
It's not too difficult, once you learn what each .tpl file does. Even with moderate html knowledge, you should be able to figure it out.
I integrated the designs of our sites myself, and I'm no programmer for sure...
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That's exactly what I'm doing right now.
If you are willing to take the time to figure it out...you'll master the thing in no time.
Instead of .php your using .tpl to call up different parts of the page and of course making changes in the style sheet.
Waaayyyyy better than paying someone a couple of thousand bucks. Plus, when you get done you will know how your stuff works.
The main thing I've faced was having to re-render every video we've ever done.
In order to get the best out of Elevated X you need to give it a HUGE .mp4 file for each vid.
I had always rendered mine out no higher than 1.7k bit rate for fast streaming while still looking good.
But for Elevated X I had to go back and re-render EVERYTHING. Their system is looking for at least 3K for SD vids (my older ones) and 5 K for 780p (which is what I'm going to stream the hd ones at). The reason being is that they take your big ass vid file and make several smaller sized files from it for different formats.
So I've spent the last few weeks working 15+ hours a day rendering video and creating the folder structure that Elevated X requires.
It's been a real bitch. And in the time that each vid was rendering....I learned how to work with the smarty templates and designed the site.
I'm gonna flip the switch hopefully this week to Elevated X as soon as I get all the billing in order so my members, new sales, and rebills are seamless (I also am moving hosting).
Now that I've gotten the content in and the site designed, I'm very happy with the way it all came out.