Different colors from original footage

Hello,
i got footage from a HMC151 Panasonic. I edit in prores 422 and then export in quicktime self contained, and then compressor to obtain a standard dvd. I notice that the colors are quite different from original footage, they seems like colds. There's a way to retain original colors. Is up to compressor the difference?
Thanx
Fran

I don't believe you want to over do this adjustment.The preview window will show a true compressed frame, as in what you'll get in the end when you submit the job... so if you make this too dark or whatever, you'll also do this to the resulting files. i.e, this preview should match the resulting file as it is actually applying the change in the preview window. What you see there before you compress should be what you see with the compressed files.
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