FCP X freezes on title background rendering?

Turned rendering off to animate title. every time I turn on background render FCPX will stop responding.
Working on a new iMac i5 with 8 gigs memory. it should be flowing. what's the deal?
Will re-organizing my Font library or removing fonts help? (some fonts can be troublesome)
Suggestions anyone?
Please no crybaby remarks about the new FCPX. we've heard them all. get over it.

I think it's safe to say that FCPX wasn't tested throroughly for use on anything.
with that out of the way, there are many variables as to what might cause your problems, but I don't think it's the mac mini as long as it meets the specified minimum requirements (especially the graphics card).
You might try creating a camera archive first and then importing from that.
The other issue might be the file format itself; you might need to use Clipwrap first. Maybe someone who has the same camera can chime in.

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