.mpv ends up darker after imported into DVDSP, why?

Hello All,
I'm using Squeeze to compress my uncompressed .mov files into mpeg2. After a lot of tweaking the Sorenson Squeeze settings, I get a file about 95% accurate in comparison with my source. I them import the .mpv into DVDSP. When viewed in simulator, the video is clearly darker, and has gained a bit of contrast.
Has anyone else encountered this? Are there any fixes, or do I have to adjust Sorenson Squeeze to accommodate for the import into DVDSP?
Thanks.

I haven't yet burned it to disc, but that is obviously the next step. I was just comparing everything to make sure something didn't slip by, and need to be corrected later. My monitor is calibrated for photo work, but I doubt that calibration also applies for video. Can you suggest software for video calibration?
Yes, Squeeze generally wreaks some kind of havoc, right out of the gate, so I end up tweaking quite a few things.
One of the biggest problems I've found is that the images are very slow moving, morphing, color sequences, and going from an uncompressed 100 gig file to 2 gig mpeg2 is just a nasty thing to do.

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