Poor quality video output - final cut studio 2

hi all,
i shot some footage in HD (1080p). it looks great in the clips from the camera as well as in fcp but when i output its very grainy. how can i retain the HD quality? i am not sure what i should be exporting it as. its going onto a dvd and will be used for commerical puporses in a small restaurant. i tried compressor but know next ot nothing about that and the footage came out the same.
thanks!

You need to focus (and maybe read a bit) on the output from FCP. Do not concern yourself with Compressor or anything else until you are happy with the output from FCP because it doersn't get any better than it is at that point.
If the 1080p shows up in your browser with a Compressor description of H.264, you need to transcode it into ProRes (or equiv) before editing.
Your timeline should be fully rendered, then export using File>Export>QuickTime Movie using Current Settings and make sure the "Make Movie Self-Contained" option is selected. This should look just like the timeline when played in QuickTime Player. If it doesn't, we'll need all your sequence settings and kindred info when you post back.
If it looks OK in QT Player, simply import it to Compressor and select the appropriate output format. If you're not sure what the format should be, post back with your presentation plans.
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Hello to all as this my first post, I'm kinda hoping I can call upon the wealth of experience here to help sort out my issue as I really need your help.
Ok, here goes...
I produce architectural animations in 3dsmax, each frame is rendered out to targa & jpeg format as high quality stills @ 1280 x 720 resolution. For the simple stuff I have two passes, beauty and AO which are composited in Autodesk Toxic before being passed onto premiere CS4.
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