Exported gfx looks terrible

This community has always helped me, so I hope it can again because I'm at my wit's end. Working in FCP 7, I have an animated graphic which I didn't create (it was delivered to me). It's an HD project, sequence settings are 1920x1080, square pixels, Apple ProRes (HQ), 29.97fps. I'm trying to export to the following specs: HD 1280x720, square pixels, Apple ProRes (LT), 30fps.
Original file looks like this (very clean, sharp edges):
File in the sequence looks like this (edges a little soft, pixelated):
I was able to export it once, with it coming out just right. Using the the delivery specs provided above, the only setting I remember changing was that I went to custom size for 1280x720 so the edges wouldn't be cut off by the default option:
I need to export it again, at the end of this and several other videos, and it keeps coming out like this (which is how it looks in the seqience):
I've tried several variations of the export settings:
Default ProRes Quicktime settings for 1280x720 and 1920x1080
Quicktime conversion for 1280x720, custom, 1920x1080
de-interlaced and not de-interlaced
30fps and 29.97fps
Working on a brand new Macbook Pro
OS 10.9.2
2.8 Ghz Intel Core i7
16GB 1600 Mhz DDR3
Intel Iris 1024 MB
I hope I've explained this clearly and provided all the relevant information. Please, somebody, help!

I don't know what happened to my images, but I actually got the answer from a post on Creative Cow. I went into the browser, found the gfx clip and changed the field dominance to "none". Thanks for posting though, it reminded me to come bak and psot the answer in case other people have the same problem,

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