Poor quality compression

Hello all,
I have a question. I have a spot that I'm trying to encode for web viewing, and the compression is coming out a bit off. It's not TERRIBLE, it's just a bit "liney" (looks like interlacing issues) and a little splotchy in some parts. I have used this compression before and never had any problems. The source file I am trying to encode looks fine as well, no serious problems that would create these issues in compressor.
My compression is tried and true, but these are my specs:
Description: 640x480
File Extension: mov
Estimated file size: 659.18 MB/hour of source
Audio Encoder
AAC, Stereo (L R), 44.100 kHz
Video Encoder
Format: QT
Width: 640
Height: 480
Pixel aspect ratio: Square
Crop: None
Padding: None
Frame rate: (100% of source)
Frame Controls On:
Retiming: (Fast) Nearest Frame
Resize Filter: Linear Filter
Deinterlace Filter: Better (Motion Adaptive)
Adaptive Details: On
Antialias: 0
Detail Level: 20
Field Output: Progressive
Codec Type: H.264
Multi-pass: On, frame reorder: On
Pixel depth: 24
Spatial quality: 75
Min. Spatial quality: 25
Key frame interval: 24
Temporal quality: 50
Min. temporal quality: 25
Average data rate: 1.536 (Mbps)
Fast Start: on
I'm running compressor 3. Ideas?
Thanks.

What format are you dealing with? HDV?
I tested the settings I mentioned before with DVCPRO HD, HDV and DV and the result was great.
Interlaced issues are visible on a computer screen, have you tried to monitor this externally.
Never trust what you see on a computer screen, especially when dealing with interlaced material.
Also it appears (in your original post) that you had field dominance set to progressive.
More details might help and a screenshot would certainly give us a lead.
Hope this helps,
G.

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