HD to SD-DVD Speed

I have a show that lenght about 2 hour and 20 minutes
I shot in HD format and now i want to export it into SD-DVD
Here is the Problem i have to face, i use File > Export using Compressor, using Setting: "DVD: Best Quality 150 mins -16:9"
Using Default Setting, and it took me 72Hours to convert!!
Is it normal?
Powerbook 15" SD Mac OS X (10.4.5) Self Upgrade to 2GB Ram

I guess the time is due to Compressor doing its "optical flow" gimmicks. You might try converting your material in Quicktime to DVD resolution - preferably to some lossless format .mov - or a virtual clip (or whatever the correct term for those were), if short of disc space. Then, Compress the resulting .mov. If your source is interlaced, you could take just one field to make a progressive DVD and if the source is progressive, just scale it. To save additional time, set motion estimation quality to something lower than best in Compressor.

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