How much to charge for encoding?

I'm used to getting materials that are already pre-encoded/compressed from Final Cut Pro to a format I can use in DVD Studio Pro. I've been asked to bid on a project that would be 90-100 minutes in length that would have me do the encoding via Compressor and I'm not quite sure what to charge (as it would take hours and hours to do, I'm not sure my regular hourly rate would be appropriate, but don't want to screw myself out of $$$ either, especially since it would tie up the computer for a while).
What would be a good rate (I'm in the New York Metro area)
Thanks for your help!

Since it wouldn't be entirely fair to charge for the time due to equipment to some degree, I have found that if I charge an average for encoding at a certain quality for so many minutes of film that would be more fair. For instance I would charge maybe .50 a min for a high quality compressed file. The idea isn't the price's I'm giving but rather a structured way to think of how to charge the customer. You're in an area that could charge more depending on the client and the availability of your serivces for a given price. Come up with things per hour and things per minute of film for the type of service you'll be rendering.

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