Loss of colour saturation when flattening layers

Hi,
I'm using Photoshop 7, and have used 'hue/saturation' adjustment layers to add a sepia tone to some images and a wine-red tone to others. Further adjustment layers have also been used to modify brightness and contrast, etc.
I find, though, that when I flatten the layers prior to saving, there's a loss of colour satutation visible on screen. Does anybody know a way of overcoming this?
Thanks in anticipation,
Andrew

That's brilliant. Thanks a lot.
Andrew

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