Poor color

Hello:
I have an XL-2 and recently used it to video a sheep dog trial. I shot the video on Auto and brought it into Final Cut Pro 5.12. Then I exported it to the web using Sorenson Squeeze as a QT file. I am finding that as in the past, the contrast is rather weak, both in FCP and on the web. Why is this? Is this a setting I need to make in the XL-2 or is it something I should be doing in FCP. The video is 30MB. It can be seen here:
http://www.quechee-village.com/scottishfestival/sheepherdingqtmovie.html

Double click on your clip in the timeline. Effects>color correction>3 way color corrector
Open the tab in the viewer. ALSO open the scopes from the tools menu. Where are the blacks? I'll hazard a guess and say they're up around 10 or 15.
In the graphic window of the corrector, pull down the far left slider until you're kissing zero on the scopes. Does that make the picture any better? You might also try pulling down the far right slider a bit, depending on whether your whites (sky) are blown out and by how far. Look any better?
Try playing with the middle slider too to add back what you've taken away from the highs. Finally, mess with the saturation slider in case your other twiddles have dimmed the picture.
The 3-way is a complex tool but this should get you started with the basics. At least your white balance is good. CAUTION: you really need to be looking at your corrections on an external monitor that is properly calibrated.
I don't know the xl2 at all, so maybe someone else will chime in.

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