Rendering in FCP

Hey everyone,
Thanks in advance for your help.
I am running FCP, but I am pretty new to the software. I import HD videos off of my external hard drive (USB) into FCP. For a 10 minute video it says it will take around 3 hours to render. Is this due to the fact that I am running the video off of my external, or due to the fact that the video file is so large? Should I compress the video (if so, what software do you recommend)?
Thanks!

You have a red line and you can see it with no drops on it?
Yep, your´re not familiar with "all video editing"... so... you´re familiar with what?
Don´t get me wrong but you need basic of the basic Final Cut tutorials...
What HD you´re using? (?) can you tell us (?) is it HD you´re using (?) what sequence preset (?) didn´t FCP warned you about the settings of the clip?
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