Trying to shorten export time

Been trying to export 1920x1080 using h.264 codec for posting on web. I first set up my own Export but took 8 hrs to finish 35%. Been looking at the Apple Devices 720 or 1080 options now. I switch options from Apple Device to Web Hosting but there's no indication of changes in size changes the size and therefore length of time to export (generally). Tho Apple Devices produces a "protected MPEG-4" movie and Web Hosting a "Quicktime" movie.
Any suggestions on choices for export?
OR
Has anyone had problems withi export time and then solved them? If so, how?
Any other tips appreciated.

My workflow for a YouTube project is:
Completely render the project before exporting.
Export to whatever the current codec is set for (so... just Export with current settings), typically ProRes 422(HQ) [my general preference established when creating a project] or sometimes ProRes LT and if necessary, ProRes 4444. It really doesn't matter, when the project is completely rendered and exporting to a ProRes format, the export is about 1/5 to 1/2 run time (about 2 - 5 minutes for every 10 of video -- probably dependent on your storage bandwidth.)
Exporting H.264 for YouTube of Vimeo straight out of FCPX is *absolutely pointless* since FCPX does not offer any quality options (always exports highest quality H.264) and YouTube and others are just going to recompress down to their limit anyway. I never give YT that opportunity...
I use Quicktime 7 Pro (about 100,000 times easier than compressor [hyperbole]) to transcode to YouTube specifications. The maximum bandwidth YT will "place" is 5Mbps... so I transcode to, at most, 5Mbps. Turn on Auto Key Frames; Turn off Frame Reordering; Data Rate Restrict to 5000 kbits/sec; Optimize for Streaming; Compressor Quality (max available) to High; Encoding to Best Quality (Multi-pass). For the Size options, I use the HD settings from the top section (anything below the start of NTSC will create broadcast tv "safe" video [overscan] and will not be completely compatible with digital targets such as YT [it will be smaller].) I also set Preserve Aspect Ratio Using Letterbox (YT used to have problems with 1920x1080 video being a little "squished" vertically to compensate for the transport controls... probably just habit now.) Audio: Format AAC; Sample Rate 48000; Variable bit rate ~192kbps. And check the Prepare for Internet Streaming checkbox and select Fast Start. Except for the variable bit rate audio and the letterboxing stuff, these are the specifications YT put down in its documention.
Converting from the ProRes output from FCPX to the H.264 for YT in QT7Pro is actually faster than trying to export H.264 directly out of FCPX (and compressor for that matter...)
I find if you simply change the m4v filletype to .mov, you don't need all the web page stuff that gets generated, you can simply load the video up in a browser from a direct URL. Exporting to Apple Devices is a quick way to transcode 1080 out of FCPX to the smaller sized 720 video when necessary.
Here's an example of an .m4v Apple Devices video with the filetype manually changed to .mov:
http://sight-creations.com/video/2.5demo_noPS.mov
Will it upload to YT? Yep: here's the proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH1mIli8EpA (but this one has no audio -- be very careful about the audio settings of what you upload to YT... they don't like Linear PCM [AIFF, WAV, etc... YT wants AAC])
HTH

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The "places" theme needs a good network connection.
And the finished movie will need plenty of disk space.
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I'm hoping I can start getting answers to some big issues I've been having running Premiere pro. I've had similar issues with CS6 but it seems like with CC and every recent update, the problem hasn't been resolved, its even worse.
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Best way to get a real answer is go to the Tweaker's Page, download the most recent PPBM benchmark test, and run it. It's a folder that has a resource monitoring/logging program and a PrPro project with files that is short but HEAVY in effects, both AE and PrPro, so it tests all parts of a system's capabilities from disc in/out to GPU capability/use to CPU, fsb, RAM, you name it ... and after sending that back in you get a complete report on where your computer did well and what the choke-points were.
Also ... over on the Hardware forum is the place where the techies amongst us hang ...
Neil
Tweaker's Page ...
http://ppbm7.com/index.php/tweakers-page
Hardware Forum ...
https://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere/hardware_forum

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N/A
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I just tried to export VIA Share H.264, a 10 minute FullHD clip shot with an HXR-NX5U. They were imported directly from the memory card and encoded by FCPX itself.
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Thanks for your input here.... Didn't notice any real changes with 10.0.2 to 10.0.3 in terms of export speeds. The weird thing is that some times it seems that FCP X runs better one day than the next. I'm constantly repairing disk permissions and making sure I'm not doing any other items when I'm exporting.
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I agree with you the Caldigit is working well....
Good question regarding how long Compressor will take to export with background rendering turned off.... Also, I'll have to export using H.264 and compare the two times.
I agree with you that reinstalling Lion will be my last option.
NOTE: did find out some help to cut down the exporting times using Compressor.... When you send the timeline (project) to compressor click on the menu APPLE QMASTER. Select Share This Computer Next click the box Share this computer and select as QuickCluster with services. Next under the Services section click on the Compressor box and then click Options a drop down menu will appear and allow you to select how many processors you want to use. I selected 16! I have noticed a big change in speed improvment's to export 3 minute timelines in roughly 10-12 minutes :-) When it was 30 minutes in FCP X. Now I have to try it with the 28min timeline. Also, I'm exporting using the ProRes 422 codec.
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