Render time in HD

What is the standard time to render and export a quicktime movie in HD format. My format is DVCPRO HD1080i50. PC Specification is quadcore dual intel xeon mac pro with 6gb of ram. I need approx 8 min to render a 3 min video. Plz help. I am using fcp7 in OSX Lion.

What HD format? There are many. Full resolution DVCPRO HD? ProRes? H.264? For YouTube? Vimeo? BluRay?
What plugins/filters do you have on the footage? Render times will vary based on that.

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Message was edited by: Bokeh Creative Ltd
because of a Typo

Thanks Rick - Yes what confused me was that it only took 45mins in CS5 even with MP 'on'
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