Black levels fine in FCP, but not in Compressor files

Using an AJA box I have ingested SDI video to DV50 using FCP. The colors and levels on the waveform/vectorscope look fine on all tapes. The picture itself looked fine on an NTSC monitor I used when I captured the footage, and it looks fine on my iMac display as I edit.
It also looks great in Quicktime movies I've exported.
When I send the sequence to Compressor, then make a DVD using DVD Studio Pro, the blacks are crushed on all the monitors I've played it on.
I've read other posts about blacks being too high, but this is the opposite.
Do I just need a better encoder such as BitVice, or are there settings that I need to change in either Compressor or DVD Studio Pro.
I am using Final Cut Studio 2.
Thanks for your help.

Ok -- we'll all play "guess what I'm thinking" with you...
How many audio tracks do you have?
Look - if you've been doing this for years, there should be no reason for you to ask such an open ended question with little information...
We're not going to sit here and throw out suggestions just so you can come back with short answers... we can be short too.
Why don't you give us an idea of the equipment you're using... what exactly the uncompressed clip is... what type of project you are doing... how many effects you have on the clip... etc...
bottom line QT/Fine:FCP/Jumpy -- dude... bigger overhead?
Good luck,
CaptM

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