Exporting movie taking 10 hours

Hi I have a Canon HV30 HD camcorder. I have about an hour long of HD footage and it is taking FOREVER to export. If I export using "Quicktime Movie", the file comes out to being around 32 GIGAbytes, far too big for any practical use, but exports very quickly. If I export using "Using Quicktime Conversion", it takes MUCH longer, and I have yet to see how large the file will be because it is still exporting!! (I started it at around 3pm... it's 9:15 right now, and it is only at 45% and says it should be done in about 7 more hours...?!?!?!?!).
Obviously, I must be doing something wrong. Why is it taking soooooooooo long to export? I honestly don't mind waiting a while for things to export... but approximately 14+ hours for ONE video? There must be some mistake.
When I use quicktime conversion, the only setting I am changing is the Data rate and I am setting it to 4,000. I noticed that if I leave it on the default, final cut express exports the videos on such a high bit rate that other computers can barely even play the video because it is too much for the video cards to handle (my macbook pro can just barely play it, let only older pcs. the video shows up all choppy on the pcs) The bit rate comes to around 20,000 or something like that when its on the default which is why I set it to 4,000.
Does it have something to do with that as to why it is taking so long? Please help! I need to export these videos, but the time it's taking to export is far too long and I don't have that much time to wait for my computer.
Help? =))))

Choosing the right export method depends on your intended destination (use) of the exported video. You apparently shot HD with your HV30, and in that case 1 hour of video will take somewhere between 25GB-50GB of disk space. So, your 32GB file is not unusual.
If you intend to export the video to iDVD, then you should export to QuickTime Movie and UNcheck the option called "Make Movie Self-Contained". This will give you a very small file that will export quickly. You can then import it into iDVD and you are on your way. DO NOT use QuickTime Conversion if you are sending your video to iDVD.
If you intend to export your video for other purposes, such as posting to a website, then QuickTime Conversion is generally the choice (eg. to create an H.264 or HPEG4 file). However there are many settings in QT Conversion and depending on what you choose, the exported file could well be very big and take hours & hours to export. The export time can also be affected by having a disk drive that is too full (say, more than 50% full or having less than 50GB free), you are running other apps, etc).
One other thing, and this is very important. Before you export from FCE, you should always do the following:
*Sequence > Render All > Both*
*Sequence > Render Only > Mixdown*
Then save your project. Then export. This will speed up your export times and help ensure good quality in the resulting video.
The big questions are ... what is the nature of your source video clips; what are your sequence settings; did you render everything; and what is the intended use for your exported video?

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