My FLV looks horrible

I'm trying to post a Quicktime movie into Flash CS3, but my FLV file looks AWFUL when compared to the original Quicktime video. When importing the Quicktime video, I've tried all kinds of settings. (Soreson Sparks was the worst.) I've changed the quality, the data rate, and the frame rate; I've selected "deinterlaced" and deselected "deinterlaced." I've changed the key frame placement and interval and left them alone. I am all out of ideas. I am grinding my teeth.
By creating some kind of var or something, is there any way I can call up a Quicktime video into Flash without actually converting it into an FLV file? It was suggested that I make an SWFObject2, but I don't understand how that will help me make my video look better.
I just want my video to look like it does in Quicktime. If anyone has any suggestions, that would be FANTASTIC!
Thank you!
Kelly

1) I believe that I downloaded Flash Player Update 9.3 successfully. After installation, a dialog box appeared with the green check box and an "Installed Succeeded" under it. YAY!
BUT... then I looked at something that was quite disturbing. I went to my desktop and hit info on an SWF file. The default player was 9.0.159.0 OR 9.0.45.0. NOOOOOOOOOOOO (lol) What happened to my beautiful and successful installation?  Where is my 9.3 player update.  Hopeful, I continued....
2) I opened Flash and dragged an flvplayback component onto my stage. (So far so good!)
3) I opened my components inspector and went to "source." BUT... when I found my Quicktime movie, it was grayed out and I couldn't select it. Of course Flash gave me only one viewing choice, "Adobe Flash Video." I read somewhere that if you type in an "*" in the browse "source" box, more options become available. But that didn't work either.
Justin, I really appreciate all of your help. I hate to be a pain in the neck, but what am I doing wrong? I know that I am soooooo close and I'm not giving up. I really want to make this work. This web site will be so helpful to us. I have a print background. After I got laid off, I decided to follow a dream and go to culinary school. During school, my husband got laid off too. I am reinventing myself (learning web design) and have come a long way. A clean Flash web site will provide my husband with a professional venue to showcase his work.
Thank you, thank you for all of your help!!!!
Kelly

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