Is there any way to speed up Compressor on a Mac?

I think you mean the processor. And well there isn’t much you can do about that. It’s a G5, and I believe it belongs to your employer. So forget about upgrading. I think the core of the problem is some sort of software malfunction or restriction brewed up by your IT crew. You could ask for a clean install and/or a better graphics configuration.

i am my employer lol

Is compressor a program? If so, is it recently running slowly or has it always run slowly? It could be your computer is just a little too slow for a speedy completion. What kind of Mac is it (iMac or PowerMac)? A little more information would be helpful.

powermac g5 and yes compressor is a program. it runs slowly on every computer i have ever seen run it. just wondering if there is something that someone has figured out that makes it run faster