Youtube uploads taking foreverrrr

You shouldn't need extra software; do you have the option in your final cut version to export to "using quicktime conversion"?(I have the option in my FC Express). If so, click on Options in the next popup window and choose the size and compression method you want - you can make it smaller - here are the settings I use (but they are intended for best quality/HD/720p). Also check "prepare for internet streaming".

Use good quality (instead of best), single pass encoding, and smaller dimensions if you want (or use the 720p I use).

In your first post you mentioned your friends uploads,...which is one thing.

however you mentioned -uploading videos for the past few months and they all take over 1300 minutes so I'm thinking it's something else.

(define 1300 mins.....did you mean 130 mins??? i.e. 2 hours)

A: is this video file size much larger? Film length is nothing, there are 20 min films at over 2gigs, rather file size is important.

B. check file size with last known. Youtube upload servers can be clogged for the past few days, Ive seen that before personally, but not in a long time.

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618megabytes. 13 hours on a 600mb file with a 1mb UPload speed yes. Sound close.

not 618kb, thats less than an old floppie....that would be a 1/2 second video

So past few months youve taken 13 to 20 hour uploads? Hmm yes, time for a connection upgrade on your internet service 😊

PlotinusVeritas wrote:

1 up and 3 down is rather slow.

"Rather slow" is not useful information unless you know the speed that the subscriber is supposed to be paying for.

carlirae93, what are the speeds you are paying for?

Example: The service level I pay for is 12 down/1 up. So to me, 1 up and 3 down sounds like normal speed uploads and really slow downloads. But that comparison would not apply to anyone else. There are people in my neighborhood who pay for way faster uploads.

correct too true...., also whether someone is rural.

most broadband users with 20.0 service typically get around 8-10 depending on traffic.

I dont know what service the OP is paying for. 😉

It is "rather slow" for someone doing a lot of uploads to servers. Ive got 30 down and 5 up, but I need to do lots of uploading of files.

Depends on net provider, their costs, what someone needs and what they can afford etc.

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carlirae93 wrote:

I have twc standard, which is 1mbps upload and 5mbps download

OK. Earlier you reported "1.09 upload speed, 3.22 download speed" from a test. That means you are getting your rated upload speed (1 megabit per second) Your download speed is not at maximum, but that doesn't matter for uploads and may not be unusual for a cable Internet connection.

Because there isn't anything obviously wrong with your service, especially your 1Mb/sec upload which is exactly what you are paying for, a slow upload is resulting from something else.

You may want to double-check the file size of the file. A 4-5 minute video should take less than an hour.

When you say you "import to final cut pro on my macbook pro, and then upload it directly to youtube," there is an important step in there. After you edit, how do you prepare the video for YouTube before uploading? Are you exporting to a specific preset for web video?

The reason I ask is because a 5 minute video can be 1MB or 1000MB depending on how you exported it. If you exported it for YouTube, it should be on the small side. If you chose other export settings for the finished edit, like a format meant for local editing and not Internet viewing, it could be a huge file that would take forever to upload.

for future, change the video size on your camera down to about 480x600 (check your camera recording settings for resolution)

There are downsizing APPS such as Wondershare, Iskysoft, Movavi vid converter etc etc. but they all cost

See video here on downsizing your vid with Imovie: (free option)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiJf_Bg8oxk

No,... There are downsizing APPS such as Wondershare, Iskysoft, Movavi vid converter etc etc. but they all cost

those cost<

Using Imovie on your Mac to downsize is free>

See video here on downsizing your vid with Imovie: (free option)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiJf_Bg8oxk

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PlotinusVeritas wrote:

for future, change the video size on your camera down to about 480x600 (check your camera recording settings for resolution)

NO, you do not need to do that carlirae93. That will reduce the quality of your original master video. If you have a nice HD video camera, don't cripple it by reducing the capture resolution. Especially not to some ridiculously small resolution like 480x600. That is last century's SD resolution. Everyone on YouTube is uploading 1280x720 or 1920x1080 HD now, there is no reason not to do that. Shooting and uploading HD is standard now, so don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

You can continue to record at whatever high quality level you like. What you need to do is reduce the size of only the copy you want to upload to YouTube. This is a standard workflow in use by many video broadcasters and podcasters today: You shoot at high quality, keep a high-quality original on your computer, then export a YouTube-optimized copy (much smaller file size) for uploading. The YouTube copy will be only 10 to 100 megabytes even though your original might be 13 gigabytes.

You said you were using Final Cut Pro. If you are using a recent version, you do not need to go looking around the Internet for "downsizer" utilities, because Final Cut Pro is, of course, built for professionals who need to do things like create a copy for YouTube that is both good quality and small enough to upload. Final Cut Pro can already compress for YouTube straight from your project.

Here is a good example by a reputable Final Cut Pro teacher:

Compressing Video For YouTube

If you do this, you will be able to upload good-looking HD resolutions while keeping your file size small enough for uploading in a reasonable amount of time.

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What you need to do is reduce the size of only the copy you want to upload to YouTube.

That was the intent.

I make video in HD, and downscale them for uploads (some).

However her connection speeds are low.

For simple youtube videos, simple resolution is fine, medium to low. Higher is best obviously.

For most people making simple little videos, HD isnt necessary of course, film it and upload it, no reduction needed.

Most youtube videos arent Hollywood productions.

But yes, make them in HD, downsize them for upload

Or, make them in standard resolution and upload them directly.

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Right now after thanksgiving everybody and their sister is uploading family vids.

I suspect thats why 😉

youtube uploads have skyrocketed in a mere 12 hours

run a speed test on your network

ups and downs

http://www.speedtest.net/