Massive Loss Of Quality After Exporting

Hi guys.
Apologies if this has been covered before, but I didn't feel like looking through pages and pages of threads.
I'm shooting on a Sony HDR-FX1E @1080i, and editing in Final Cut Express HD.
I'm capturing using the "Apple Intermediate Codec 1440x1080i50"
I'm in a PAL country, therefore shooting in PAL.
Now, when my image is in the editor. It looks sharp, and the colours are great. However, then I export using these settings: Quicktime Conversion - Then as Quicktime movie, using the H.264 codec, and restricting to 6500kbp/s (the size that the website i'm uploading to reccomends) then at 1920x1080 HD.
Then when I watch the video back, the quality and colours are severely lacking.
Could someone please tell me where I'm going wrong.
(see picture in Link for comparison. Image on right is in the editor, and image on the left is after exporting.)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/49109848704d83f35e0eb.jpg

Okay, so I've looked through the first 10 pages. I've still got another 1,500 to look through.
It probably would have been just as quick and ten times more helpful to reply with what I have to do, rather than a sarcastic, witty comment.
Could anyone else recommend me a forum or somewhere where I can find the information I need?
Thanks.

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