Flicker on TV monitor

I'm working on Final Cut Pro 3.
Right now i'm working on a project with still photos (jpegs) and some of them move vertically and some move horizontally. I didn't notice it on the computer screen, but when I output my project on DV and watched on the TV screen, I noticed that most of my photos were have these rainbow colored flickers when they move. and I've searched through the previously asked questions, and people seem to use the word "flicker", but i'm just confused whether that's the same flicker I'm seeing, cause my flickers happens on some parts of the photos, and not the whole photo.
If anyone knows any solution, let me know! thank you in advance!!!

-Tone down the "whites".
-Also apply a small amount of vertical blur to all or part of the image(s).
-If you have any horizontal lines, make them wider or out them on an angle.

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make a progressive sequence with square pixels. (I am partial to 720P, 1080 should work – or 540). Choose Pro Res 422
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I notice it only when I view the monitor from an angle. I figured I'm just going to live with it because you really can't use the computer while viewing the monitor from an angle.
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Message was edited by: Edward Poole

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