First off, I apologize if this is not the correct forum for help.
I have been having an issue with a template I created. A JPG that I must use is causing the export times to be 2 hours long compared to 30 minutes without. The render bar turns red the moment I put the image in place and taking 2 hours for 1 project is pretty unacceptable for me when it shouldn't. I don't use any 3rd party software for this, all of this is pure Premiere. Please let me know what other details you may require.
Specs:
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
32G Ram
Windows 10 Home
Premiere Version 24.5