YouTube Upload Stuck At 0%?

[TheKCVault]

I have been trying to upload a video for over an hour now, and it is stuck at 0%. My internet is working, and I have uploaded another video successfully, which leads me to believe there is an issue with the video I am trying to upload. From what I can tell, the video complies with YouTube's recommended encoding settings, but I must be missing something, so I've listed the MediaInfo below hoping someone can help me figure out what's wrong. Thanks in advance for any help!

   General
    Format                                   : MPEG-4
    Format profile                           : Base Media
    Codec ID                                 : isom (isom/iso2/avc1/mp41)
    File size                                : 6.21 GiB
    Duration                                 : 27 min 7 s
    Overall bit rate                         : 32.8 Mb/s
    Writing application                      : Lavf58.42.102
    
    Video
    ID                                       : 1
    Format                                   : AVC
    Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
    Format profile                           : Baseline@L4
    Format settings                          : 1 Ref Frames
    Format settings, CABAC                   : No
    Format settings, Reference frames        : 1 frame
    Format settings, GOP                     : M=1, N=12
    Codec ID                                 : avc1
    Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
    Duration                                 : 27 min 6 s
    Duration_LastFrame                       : -33 ms
    Bit rate                                 : 32.4 Mb/s
    Width                                    : 1 920 pixels
    Height                                   : 1 080 pixels
    Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
    Frame rate mode                          : Constant
    Frame rate                               : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS
    Color space                              : YUV
    Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
    Bit depth                                : 8 bits
    Scan type                                : Progressive
    Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.521
    Stream size                              : 6.13 GiB (99%)
    Writing library                          : x264 core 157 r2970 5493be8
    Encoding settings                        : cabac=0 / ref=1 / deblock=0:0:0 / analyse=0:0 / me=dia / subme=0 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=8 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=0 / weightp=0 / keyint=12 / keyint_min=1 / scenecut=0 / intra_refresh=0 / rc=crf / mbtree=0 / crf=15.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=0
    Color range                              : Limited
    Matrix coefficients                      : BT.709
    Codec configuration box                  : avcC
    
    Audio
    ID                                       : 2
    Format                                   : AAC LC
    Format/Info                              : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
    Codec ID                                 : mp4a-40-2
    Duration                                 : 27 min 7 s
    Bit rate mode                            : Constant
    Bit rate                                 : 374 kb/s
    Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
    Channel layout                           : L R
    Sampling rate                            : 44.1 kHz
    Frame rate                               : 43.066 FPS (1024 SPF)
    Compression mode                         : Lossy
    Stream size                              : 72.5 MiB (1%)
    Default                                  : Yes
    Alternate group                          : 1

[october262]

try deleting the file and try again.

[TheKCVault]

Tried that and unfortunately it did the same thing when I went to upload it again.

[lomero]

6GB for 27 minutes only? re-encode video and try again.
(maybe too big for youtube?)

[super8rescue]

6GB for 27 minutes? yikes.

[Alwyn]

If your file is that big/high quality, you should make it 2560x1440 so that YT will encode it in VC9 format. VC9 gives better quality. The 1440 is the dimension that kicks in the VC9 codec.

From a recent thread on Videohelp.

You can see YT videos that have been encoded with VC9: right-click on the video and choose "stats for nerds".

Read the update for this YT video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v7FH_pQ-lQ