Blurry titles in QT export

I am editing a project in which there are words that scroll and go left to right. The font is pretty large and they were created within FCP. They look fine within FCP (admittedly on my computer screen not a proper monitor) but when the project is exported to a QT file (I kept the settings the same) they appear blurry and are really hard to read.
Is this a frame rate issue? Or something to do with field dominance? It's really annoying!
Also there are various images that move by keyframe that lose a crisp edge when they move... I have always been told you don't need to render before you export... would that make a difference?
Thanks a lot....

Unless you're exporting with Compressor, its best to render FULL. Also keep in mind that QT Player may not be displaying at best quality. With the file open in QT, hit Command j to open the movie's properties so you can set the high quality flag.
-DH

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