Final Cut Studio 2 Render Times Exponetianlly  Greater

Used to have Final Cut Studio, loved it, render times were very reasonable, I upgraded 2 weeks ago to Final Cut Studio 2 and the render times are not outrageous. What used to take 5-10 minutes to render is 3 hours or so. Am I missing something?

Everyone who is experiencing this should report it to FCP Feedback. You can find that in the Final Cut Pro menu within FCP, or here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/finalcutpro.html

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