H.264 export image brighter, less saturated than final edit

When exporting out of fcp, whether using quicktime conversion or compressor, the image is altered from the final edit. It sems the black and mids become raised during the export. Maybe there is a bit of desaturation as well. Does anyone else have this problem? or a solution?
I can't imagine this is acceptable for anyone that has this problem. Overcompensating in the final edit does not seem practical either.
I appreciate any and all comments. Thanks!

I'm still in Compressor 2 world, but read here in the forums that new Compressor 3 has a new *Color Tab in the Inspector* to *select and adjust color space settings*. You can read about it in the [Compressor 3 Release Notes|http://www.apple.com/support/releasenotes/en/Compressor3.0rn>.
Hope that helps !
Alberto

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