Lower blacks back down to 7.5 IRE?

I've got a sequence that looks great on my editing monitor, but when I burn to DVD, it's all washed out, the blacks, it seems.
They were recorded by prosumer Canon miniDV cameras, captured to the dual G5 through a Sony DCR consumer-grade camcorder.
I'm still researching the issue, and my hypothesis now is that somehow through transfer, whether through capture and/or burning to DVD, my black levels got doubled to 15 IRE.
I went from FCP to Compressor to DVD Studio Pro to burn.
So if my hypothesis is right, is there any way to get them back down to 7.5 IRE?
Thanks in advance all - Jason
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Welcome to the forums.
Well, first off, digital blacks are 0 IRE, not 7.5 IRE. That is the level for Analog, which DV isn't.
Second, if you are comparing what you see on your computer monitor and what you see on your TV, then yes, there will be a BIG difference. Never judge image quality nor colors with your computer monitor, but rather on a TV or NTSC monitor connected to your system routed thru your camera.
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