Hi:

I posted this issue in the YouTube forum and someone came back with this:

"YouTube requires 2 B-frames to process (the M number). Yours is above that."

I've been successfully uploading videos exactly the same way with the same settings in PowerDirector with no problem. Several people posted that YouTube changed some settings about 2 months ago. Here's what YouTube says they now require:

Video codec: H.264Progressive scan (no interlacing)High Profile2 consecutive B framesClosed GOP. GOP of half the frame rate.CABACVariable bitrate. No bitrate limit required, though we offer recommended bit rates below for referenceChroma subsampling: 4:2:0

Here is a mediainfo of my file that failed:

GeneralComplete name : C:\temp\4086ellington2newsong.mpgFormat : MPEG-PSFile size : 1.23 GiBDuration : 6 min 58 sOverall bit rate mode : VariableOverall bit rate : 25.3 Mb/sVideoID : 224 (0xE0)Format : MPEG VideoFormat version : Version 2Format profile : Main@HighFormat settings, BVOP : YesFormat settings, Matrix : CustomFormat settings, GOP : M=3, N=15Format settings, picture structure : FrameDuration : 6 min 58 sBit rate mode : VariableBit rate : 24.6 Mb/sMaximum bit rate : 32.0 Mb/sWidth : 1 920 pixelsHeight : 1 080 pixelsDisplay aspect ratio : 16:9Frame rate : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPSColor space : YUVChroma subsampling : 4:2:0Bit depth : 8 bitsScan type : InterlacedScan order : Top Field FirstCompression mode : LossyBits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.395Time code of first frame : 00:00:00:00Time code source : Group of pictures headerGOP, Open/Closed : OpenGOP, Open/Closed of first frame : ClosedStream size : 1.20 GiB (97%)AudioID : 189 (0xBD)-128 (0x80)Format : AC-3Format/Info : Audio Coding 3Mode extension : CM (complete main)Format settings, Endianness : BigMuxing mode : DVD-VideoDuration : 6 min 58 sBit rate mode : ConstantBit rate : 256 kb/sChannel(s) : 2 channelsChannel positions : Front: L RSampling rate : 48.0 kHzFrame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 spf)Compression mode : LossyStream size : 12.8 MiB (1%)

My question is, how do I change the B-frame setting and other settings YouTube requires so they will successfully process uploaded videos? Thank you in advance.