Thread by @108

the DOOM review processed on youtube quite quickly (less than one hour!) so perhaps Our New Editor knows his codecs better than i do. at any rate, we got a copyright claim for one of the "royalty free" beethoven tracks i used. i'm gonna try to fix it and reupload

if i don't do this, unfortunately, some weirdos are going to light the video up like an advertisement christmas tree, which means i have to occasionally see politicians in my video player when i go to look at comments, which is one flavor away from a horror neapolitan

update: final export is processing. gonna record a podcast and come back. if 1080p60 is ready, we'll premiere at 7pm eastern!

so hang on a bit . . .

in case anyone's wondering, on the internet in my apartment, this 18GB file uploaded in *forty-six SECONDS*

i don't even get it . . . anyway, that owns. now it's youtube's turn to own

pretty good thumbnail this time

processing complete! premiere at 7pm!!

ahhh . . . ahhhhhh wait . . . youtube legit actually blocked the video this time. this time, for a different song. this is unbelievable. they literally say the video is "blocked in some countries," now, and i don't know why!!

apparently "united states" and "united kingdom" are two of the "some" countries it's blocked in. oops . . . uhhh let me see what i can do

well, we took the most bizarre route to fixing this issue. we are uploading a Hopefully Completely Final Version right now. please hang on for a bit

this has been incredibly frustrating. last night, before i went to bed, the video had processed all the way through to 1080p60fps playback. it was scheduled to premiere. then at 10am youtube hit me with this copyright thing and i've been dealing with it for literally twelve hours

as you will see when the actual video launches, i dealt with a lot of STUFF during the production process of this thing!! man!! to have this weird useless bureaucracy metaphor pop up right here at the end is a real let-down

i would LOVE to premiere the video tomorrow. however, i also want to be in the chat The Whole Time. unfortunately i have to be on an airplane tomorrow so i can film the NEXT video on saturday. oh well!!! like this tweet if you'd watch it sunday afternoon!!!!!!!!!!

in other words, i've given up on premiering tonight. i'm not confident enough that youtube won't block it again. plus, it's three hours and 27 minutes long, for heck's sake. even if it DOES process and get cleared we're looking at a 4am eastern end time . . . :-(

don't you just hate it when bureaucracy makes you look like a liar!!!!!

update: youtube hasn't processed the video yet. nor have they stricken it. it's 3am so i'm going to bed. oh wait no i'm not. i'm going to the airport. lordy

update: i am in indianapolis, indiana, fixin to drive up to south bend. the video has processed with no copyright claims. we're clear for sunday!!! stand by for a timeslot announcement (probably 11am eastern)