Font over black BG fix?

Hi
Been trying to get this font (Trajon Pro bold) to look decent, see link - http://web.me.com/kbcv/VideoWork/test.html
How can I get this to look professional? My timeline is Apple Pro Res, text is from LiveType no movement, static, I then export to QT, same settings as my FCP 6 timeline, then take that QT file into Compressor, make it a mpeg 2 for DVD as you'll see my Compressor settings on link.
I know the font is slightly thin, but it looks acceptable over video, just not black BG...how can I make this work? I took drop shadow off over black, doesn't seem to make a diff either way...
Thanks
K

In LiveType, go to: Edit > Project Properties > Quality. What setting are you using for "Movie Render"?
Make sure it is on Normal and not Draft.
The dark blue type on black may also be causing problems, just for fun, try white text (about 90-95% luminance) on a short segment.
Look in LiveType's Inspector > Attributes. Is the Offset value on the y axis set to a whole number?
If it is and still causes problems, try adjusting by 1 pixel up or down.
Generally, you should avoid delicate Serif typefaces in video.

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