My Final Cut Pro X rendering issue

Hi,
I'm new to using Final Cut Pro X and was hoping someone could help me with the issue I'm experiencing.
My Final Cut Pro X keeps rendering. As soon as I open up the application it just renders and I can’t do anything. It won’t move past 4%. I've rebooted my Mac five times already. I've recently uploading videos to the timeline (the last time I logged on) and it's 22 minutes.
How can I fix this issue? I have plenty of space on my Mac's hard drive.
If anyone could help, that would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Alicia

I can see that Innocentius replied, but can't see the reply. So this may be redundant to his post.
When you import media, you are given many options – to copy to events, to optimize, to analyze, and so forth. Which options did you elect?
What kind of media are you using? And if it came from a camera, describe how yoi brought it into FCP.
If you hot Command-9, it will open the Background Tasks window. What does it indicate is going on? Better yet, post a screenshot of the window.
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