Adobe Media Encoder CS4 White Overlay after encoding

For some reason, when converting a .mov to .mp4 in AME, after encoding, the .mp4 video appears to have a white transparent (~50%) overlay after about 3 seconds that persists until the video ends. The beginning looks fine, but the overlay appears and the video is ruined. The white is NOT in the original.
Original video specs:
11 second .mov, 1196px X 528px (non standard dimension, I know, video created from microscope, but plays perfectly on several systems, Mac/PC)
No Audio
Encoding to:
.mp4
H.264
600px X 265px (same aspect ratio)
24 fps
Field order: None (Progressive)
Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square Pixels
No audio, No filters
Is there something I am missing? Been at this for 2 days, its driving me mad!

What player(s) show the white overlay, and on what operating system & version? Can you give us access to sample clips (original and AME encodes) or at least post screenshots?

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