Best format the export ProRes sequence out of FCP (gave up on h264...)

Hi everyon,
I finally finished this 10 min long video in FCP in ProRes LT. (1080*1920, 30p)
I exported a self contained quicktime movie (7.5 gig) with the current settings (hence ProRes LT).
Now things are getting complicated...
I am trying to deliver this Vid to a friend, I have tried h264 but the color shifting and desaturation is fairly noticeable. I know this problem has been around for a long time. I tweaked the settings of brightness... gamma,,, saturation... to no avail. I decided to give up on h264.
What can I do now? Is there a format/Codec that I can use that will faithfully render the same colors as I had in my FCP prores sequence?
Thanks a bunch!!!!
Cheers.

H.264 will, you just need to give it enough bandwidth to do the job.
All the web trailers on the net are H.264, and somehow they manage to look great. Blu-Ray too...
You didn't say anything about your sizing, bandwidth, etc.
Patrick

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