Can anyone say what makes "preparing video for display" take more time?

i searched old threads. the topic has been raised before but there didn't seem to be any satisfying answer... i have noticed that when i have 3 or more active video tracks and i move a shot on the timeline, i get the "preparing video for display" message. it takes about 20 second to display, which is a long time to wait for every little adjustment i try to make... and i'm not using more than 5 tracks (which doesn't seem like that much either...)
i am using FCP 5.0.4. my whole project is 5mb and the sequence is 4 minutes long. got some effects but nothing major at this point. i'm worried it'll get much worse as i add effects and layers.
does anyone know what may be causing this or how can i make this process faster?
is it something that can be adjusted in the settings?
it doesn't seem normal. i've never seen anything like this in AVID...
thanks...

I'm at a loss at this point.
2 things...exactly what version of QT are you running? (may/may not make a difference)
Then, here are a couple of links for ways to trash preferences. Since you're on FCP 5.0.4, you should be good with the Anders Holck FCP Rescue 5.
Caveat...once you've trashed your preferences you'll need to reset them...might want to make notes of how they're set now.
If you use FCP Rescue 5, it will enable you to create a backup of your new prefs after they've been reset, then if you ever need to trash prefs again, you simply use the 'Restore' feature to get them back the way you want them quickly.
http://fcprescue.andersholck.com/
http://www.digitalrebellion.com/pref_man.htm
http://www.fcpbook.com/Misc1.html
Hope that helps,
K

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