Losing quality from clip to sequence

I've been working on a walkthrough video where my original footage was taken through the screencast program Jing Pro. My clips were saved as mp4's and sized to fit the IE window I was working in. I've tried multiple settings for the sequences both preset and manual, but can't seem get the same crisp look my original files have.
At first I just assumed it was the lower render quality of the playback when editing, however even when exporting the final video the screencasts appear blurry and text from within it is almost illegable. Other content generated through Premeire, such as my titles, appear crisp and clean like they should.
What am I missing/doing wrong? Is there a way (like in FCP) to just create a sequence that matches the settings of your footage automatically?
Thanks in advance for the help!

>screencast program Jing Pro... Premiere doesn't usually like to play nice with mp4's
My CS5 works perfectly with the MP4 files from my wife's Flip HD camera... so I don't think such a blanket statement is correct
There IS, however, a history of problems with screen capture programs... which seems to be related to exactly how those programs manipulate the codec they use

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