Captured footage not sharp

my fresh captured footage is already not sharp looking at it with quicktime, and I have done nothing to it!!
I have been talking with apple and all settings are ok, Got the latest software updates...and still have this problem. After 8 years of editing on an older MAC I sure was not ready for this, can anyone shed some light on this?

my quicktime does look better, but I still have inferior footage seemingly at every stage.
Let me explain. I actually have a few clips I imported from FCP, and a few clips I brought in directly from an older program (2mv files) WHen I look at a preview of the DVD, it is very visible that the "new" clips are far inferior.
I followed the course of Larry, who recommends to export using quicktime...but what I noticed when he showed how to do it, his clip renders in DVDstudio pro, where my new clips remain orange ( a dot) as opposed to green...so I am thinking something has got to be wrong here...
a note the capture quicktime file does seem of normal size for raw dv capture...
If I would not have a customer on my back, I would have time to sort it out...but the clock is ticking....AUCH!!! thanks for answering guys, it is MOST appreciated
Jeff

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