AVI's & Quicktimes take forever to export

So I have some 30 second commercials that were in mpeg4(part 2). That is what I'm starting with.
Anyhow, I exported them to quicktimes and then imported into FCP 6. Now I've laid down about 20 of them and it is taking about 1 hour just to render the project, and that long to export.
Why do these files so hard for FCP to handle? Is it operator error?

you mention that you exported them to quicktime movies but not which codec you used ... thats important info that you need to tell us if we're to help you.
you also mention that you imported them into FCP 6 and laid them down in a sequence, but again you haven't told us what your settings are ... this time "sequnece settings", and again that is important info we need to help you resolve this
finally you note its taking 1 hour to render this timeline, and the same to export .... what format/codec are you exporting to
I'm guessing its operator error ... you should have transcoded the mp4's to the target edit codec you are using in FCP, then ensure that your sequence settings are set correctly so that they match those files ... get that right and it will suddenly be a lot easier
need the details

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