Using compressor to create HD quicktime movie

I am using the Sony FX-1 HD camera which records at 1080i60. I have captured the footage and now would like to create an HD quicktime movie to put on disc to be viewed on other computers. I tried using compressor and it took 24 hours to create a 5 minute file...What am I doing wrong and what do I need to do to fix it? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

If you capture using the intermediate codec it all goes faster at the cost of drive space pretty much.
Post more about your setup too. computer os etc..
Jerry

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