if you want to start a paysite from licensed DVD content, it depends on the number of videos you want to start with.

if you start the site with 20 scenes and get 20 more for future updates, that would be around 10 - 12 DVDs at around $249 per DVD or a little less if you're a good bargainer or careful shopper.

now design - the paysite itself can go anywhere from $200 to $2000 plus you'll need banners and maybe gallery templates and possibly an affiilate program tour. some designers will do a tour, 10 banners and 3 templates for around $500 to $1000 and probably will throw in a member template, an affiliate page header and page layout.

you'll want to either rip, encode and cut up the DVD scenes yourself or pay someone. i've seen people who charge as little as $10 per scene, although sometimes there's problems with that. i charge around $25 per scene and some other people i know charge up to $60. some of them can do the job a little faster than i so if getting the job done fast is important to you, figure $50 each per scene.

you'll probably want a cms. awiz is very simple but if you make a reality style site or something basic, it does the job for under $200. other cms's run from $350 to $5000.

if you're in the u.s., figure $750 will go to get your processing started.

and to be on the safe side, i'd recommend $500 or so for a consultation with a lawyer. you may also want to pay the lawyer to do terms and conditions or a warning page.

some webmasters pay a writer to write their text.

if you want to shoot your own content, you can expect to pay anything from $50 to $1500 per shoot with a single model and double that or more for 2 models. if you pay a photographer, expect to pay from $500 on up in most cases, a few photographers offering amateur single guy shoots for around $350.

hope that helps!