Exporting a 4 minute clip using H.264 Quicktime Conversion but it's 2.5Gb?

I have edited a 4 minute video using source footage at 1440x1080 50i. When I export using Quicktime Conversion and H.264 compressor it's taking forever and is coming out at a whopping 2.5Gb. I am sure I have used H.264 and Quicktime Conversion before and a file of this length and size should be about 15Mb. Also I remember it taking far less time.
Anyone got any ideas? I am exporting at the same size and using Best Quality.
Thanks in advance.

Hi, welcome to FCP forum,
Bit rate and frame size affect the file size, also best if you export sound as AAC not PCM.
If you are aiming at creating a movie for the web then yes, the final result should be well under 80MB.
Reduce frame size (customize it i.e. 480x270 etc.), keep bit rate at around 1,000kbts not 10,000, do some tests with a portion of the original movie (You could try broadband medium in the Use drop down menu). Initially FCP may show that the export is taking a long time (i.e. FCP shows an initial 7% done and seems to remain like that for rather long) but after a little while the operation is usually completed very quickly.
With regard to what is and isn't allowed on this forum take a look at the [Help & Terms of Use|http://discussions.apple.com/help.jspa] page.
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