Is this normal render time for an FCP Project?

I'm trying to determine if i have underlying problems with the computer or something else, because this seemed like a very long time to render.
system config:
G5 2 X 2.5 GHz procs
2.5 G RAM
Raedon 9800 XT - 256 MB VRAM
50Gigs available storage space on the internal drive
Final Cut version 5.0.4
OSX 10.4.4
Project properties:
5 layers
bottom layer: animated quicktime movie
next layer: animated qt movie, with softwipe filter
next layer: Live type imported file: 5 lines of text, with "fade on" effect"
next layer: Live type effect with 3 words, with "horiz blur" effect
top layer: photoshop image.. basically a Lower third graphic, that is 720 X 480, one layer
No audio.. and none of the layers have any kind of keyframe motions whatsoever
18 seconds long
Output: 720 X 480 DV
Total render time: 6 minutes
It seems like since i went from FCP 4 to 5, the render times have inflated... or am i crazy..
thanks

If you're adding any Motion tab effects and your sequence is set to 'Best Motion Filtering Quality', then you can expect render times to be a bit longer than with FCP4. I don't think it's a big jump, though, but I might be wrong about that.
FCP4 used motion filtering quality that is now equivalent to FCP5's 'Fastest Motion Filtering Quality'.
Except for that, you probably just crazy . . . and welcome to the asylum.

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