Youtube Problem please help!

[DarkForestFilms]

I'm trying to upload a new video to youtube, but it's taking foever! it's been around 20 minutes since it started uploading!
the video is only about 2 min 30 secs
please help!

[Vaughn Whynot]

maintenance on youtube side?

[sonnyfromda02]

I always upload late night or early in the morning to avoid this issue.

[DarkForestFilms]

maintenance on youtube side?
what??

and sonnyfromda02, what's the issue?

[sonnyfromda02]

Multiple people uploading. Same with Vimeo. Vaughn is talking about YouTube making upgrades or doing system maintenance.

[speekerphone]

Dude, that's how long it usually takes

[DarkForestFilms]

Dude, that's how long it usually takes

how long does it usually take you??

[NerdWithNoLife]

It depends on how large the file is. I could make a 30 second video that takes 100MB, and I can make a 4 minute video that takes 26MB. But upload speed is slower than download speed (three times slower in many cases). For me a 48MB video would take over a half hour.

[evmo]

it also depends weather its hq or hd or sd the higher quility the longer it takes

[NerdWithNoLife]

it also depends weather its hq or hd or sd the higher quility the longer it takes
Maybe for processing time, but upload time varies with filesize. The bigger the file, the longer it takes to upload.

[DarkForestFilms]

okay,
i tried to reupload it... 3 1/2 hours ago!!
why is this happening?
i can understand 30 minutes, but 3 1/2 HOURS is just too much.

[NerdWithNoLife]

But how big is the file? Right click on it, get the properties, and let us know what the file size in bytes is.