Self contained movie long bach time

Hey Guys -
I'm working on a DVD for a client. The video is about 1:50min. I exported out of FCP to a self contained movie, which is about 25gb. I used Best Quality setting 120min encode. Started it last night around 7pm. 12hrs later it said 90% and 4hrs remaining. It was sitting there so I stopped it and resumed it. Now it is saying 68% and 10hrs remaining? Why would it go from 90% done to 68% done?
Is this normal render time??
Thanks!
Chris

1.5 hour clip on a Powerbook G4? I'd say the most likely answer is yes, it should be very slow.

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