Converting to ipod format takes forever..?

converting downloaded .avi movies to mpg4 or h264 for my ipod video seems to take hous and hours for films of less than 1 hour length.
is this normal? I work on an imac G5, so that can't be it.
I use quicktime pro 7 to do this
annyone have an answer?
thanks

The slow encoding of H264 has been noted many times in this group. You could try making a mpeg-4 video instead of H264 if you are willing to settle with a little less quality or somewhat larger files. These settings for the iPod have been posted a number of times:
H.264 video: up to 768 Kbps, 320x240, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats.
MPEG-4 video: up to 2.5 mbps, 480x480, 30 frames per sec., Simple Profile with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats<<

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