But "fast content" is what your boss wants. He doesn't want to spend extra time and money to give out a product that's of a quality that customers can't even appreciate, when they would have appreciated an expedient return more.
I'd explain the tradeoff between quality and speed, and help your boss understand where he wants to draw that line. Sounds like he'd be happy with jpegs and a preset.
Yeah, it sucks, but while you're doing this, you can look for a job that will better suit the type of work you really want to do.
Quit.