Importing a .mov for editing in FCP

I am working on a project for a client where they had me import a bunch of VOB files from DVDs for the purpose of editing and exporting in a Windows/PowerPoint friendly format like .wmv.
I'm using mpeg streamclip to convert the VOB files. Many of the clips feature footage combined with graphics/text.
When I first convert the VOB files to .mov, the text looks fine. As soon as I put it into FCP (using FCP HD), the text looks distorted and horrible.
I'm using the Flip4Mac plug-in for FCP to convert to .wmv, which does great on the footage, but the text still *****. I've tried adding a slight gaussian blur and a sharpness filter at about 40% - which helps, but not absolutely.
I know that I'm losing quality through all of the converting, but any ideas why the initially converted VOB looks fine and then turns to mush once imported into FCP?
Thanks
Jaimey

So its just the text? Like, it played fine both text and video then the video stayed good but the text went bad?? What a mystery....
For importing QT's sake of disscussion, most of these problems occur because you're trying to up-convert lower res videos to the SD (or HD) settings of FCP.
Also make sure you've rendered ALL of the timeline (especially the "green" people forget about)
Finally, try exporting a sample out of final cut pro to see if the problem will go away out of final cut.
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