Writing video during edit... whats it doing?

Hey guys! I'm working with full HD content prores 422 files, that do match my sequence settings. I've just left my machine on, come back 20 minutes later to find a dialogue box that says "writing video" and the progress bar is going very slowly. Whats it actualy doing?.. do i need to leave it, or can I click cancel?...
Cheers
Dexter

Hi Tom - My mistake actually, my sequence settings do NOT match my clips at all, I assumed they did as when i first dropped my footage in, it came up with a popup telling me that the sequence doesn't match my clips, and would i like final cut to match them for me, i clicked ok, but I guess something screwed up somewhere.
The footage i'm working with is ProRes 422, 1920x1080p 23.98fps.
The easy setup is set to HDV 720p30fps... (Which is completely wrong)
And the sequence settings are set to
Frame size - 1280x720
Pixel aspect ratio - Square
Editing timebase - 29.97
Compressor - Apple Intermediate
Which again is all wrong.. how that happened i don't know, as like i said, when i dropped my footage in the timeline for the first time, I clicked ok for it to match the sequence settings to my clips.
I'm not too sure what to do, as I've already been working on the project in the timeline for a few days.
Thanks
Dexter

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