Conforming HDV video takes ages!

i shot some footage in hd 50i on my sony Z1 captured it all seems great - did the editing all fine (its a 3 min sequence), but now when i render it within the FCP timeline it seems to taking ages to "conforming HDV video" is this normal?
I use a macpro 2x3.0GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon with graphics card

I hadn't seen that Michael so I appreciate the heads up.
This HD-Connect MP2 unit looks to be a far more cost effective solution than the previous contender... up to now, for bi-directional conversion, I think the Canopus ADVCHDM1 has been pretty much our only option, though I had conveniently overlooked that when making my last post !
consider my stance amended ... you only "have" to accept the conform if you don't have access to third party convertors ( and the necessary IO gear for your FCP workstation )

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