Output 5.1 AC3 Audio from FCPX - Something's wrong...

My 85 minute project is in 5.1 surround. Plays nice on the timeline and I exported a master file which sounds fine. ProRes - LPCM 5.1 audio.
Now I need to make a DVD standard 480p with Dolby AC3 5.1. But when I output AC3 - either directly from FCPX or sending through Compressor, the channels are incorrect - ie, the audio comes out of the wrong speakers ( Dialog for example is in the left speaker).
I even tried the ProRes master file and the AC3 is screwed up from this. Any ideas anyone?

Using AME and the SurCode Plug-in, here's how the dialog screen looks for the Audio Tab in PrPro 2.0. It should be similar in CS4:
You do have the Minnetonka SurCode DD 5.1 SS plug-in, right?
Good luck, and hope that this is helpful.
Hunt
PS - note that in the screen-cap, I have composited the dialog box, as though it fully displayed, with no need to scroll it. Depending on your display, you may need to scroll, and your scroll bars will look different from what you see here - just ignore that part of it.
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Using AME and the SurCode Plug-in, here's how the dialog screen looks for the Audio Tab in PrPro 2.0. It should be similar in CS4:
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Message was edited by: the_wine_snob - Added PS

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