QuickTime Export Boosts Audio Level

Hi folks,
I'm working on a DV-NTSC project in which I have received a fully maximized audio track
that I put in the timeline without any processing. I am now exporting the movie
using QuickTime - Current Settings.
The resulting movie should have the AIFF audio exactly the same as the original mix,
but it's consistently hotter. Since the mix is already maximized, that means I get clipping.
I found that when I export using separate tracks the volume is exactly the same.
Has anyone else experienced this sort of thing?

OK, tried the suggestion from Jonas on avoiding 'Export' and used the render queue instead and... Viola! Worked like a charm.
I went back and scrutinized the differences between the two and found the problem; the export settings were set to 44.1khz for the audio vs. the 48k for my render queue setting. I changed the audio to 48khz for the export settings, tried it again, and this time the problem was gone.
Thanks again for the tips and ultimate solution.

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I have a quicktime that I downloaded. It's called Batman Dead End. Perhaps you've seen it. Well I saved it from the site and now want to bring it into after effects so that I can crop out the black bars, so I can save it as an MPEG4 file and copy it to my PSP.
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Hi there - I remember in a back issue of iCreate that you could boost audio levels further by exporting and re-importing an audio clip. In theory you may do this over and over.
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I know its in a back issue and i thought it would be quicker and easier to ask the pros here.
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Hi robfilms - this discussion may help:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1934851&#1934851
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I'm working on material where the footage has been filmed by different people and (lucky me), the audio levels are not consistent. On a particular one, the sound level on the camera was turned down so low (I presume) that after capturing, it is barely audible. (and no, there is no chance of refilming the footage!)
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