diff -rupN video_upload/video_upload.module video_upload_new/video_upload.module
--- video_upload/video_upload.module	2009-09-05 06:51:16.000000000 +1000
+++ video_upload.module	2009-10-23 13:31:44.000000000 +1100
@@ -323,8 +323,23 @@ function video_upload_field_settings($op
  * Implementation of CCK's hook_field().
  */
 function video_upload_field($op, $node, $field, &$items, $teaser, $page) {
-  // Nothing different from FileField, so simply do what FileField does.
+  // Basically the same as FileField, so simply do what FileField does.
   $return = filefield_field($op, $node, $field, $items, $teaser, $page);
+
+  // Then if the values that sync with the external video changed update the
+  // video status so that next time cron runs the updates are picked up.
+  if ($op == 'update') {
+    $original_node = node_load($node->nid);
+    if ($node->title != $original_node->title || $node->body != $original_node->body) {
+      foreach ($items as $key => $item) {
+        // We should only be updating videos that are synced or we could cause trouble
+        if ($items[$key]['video_status'] == VIDEO_UPLOAD_STATUS_OK_SYNCED) {
+          $items[$key]['video_status'] = VIDEO_UPLOAD_STATUS_OK;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   return $return;
 }