Quicktime files returning inconsistent from Compressor

I created a film in FCP 6, 60 minutes long, split into 3 sequences. Each sequence is exported to Quicktime (self contained, uncompressed) then sent to Compressor, ready for DVD Studio Pro. So far so good.
The first disc I burned turned out fine, with legible text, minimal shimmering in jpg images and colour and contrast pretty similar to what I created originally in FCP. The film just needed one of two tweeks to several files, and the process was repeated.
The result was nothing like the first: the disc produced shimmering in still images, all the sequences were too light, colour was washed out, and so on.
How is it that exporting a movie to Quicktime, uncompresed, using the same format each time can produce wildly different results?
This is so time-wasting because I must repeat all the steps yet again until I (hopefully) achieve a master that is suitable for duplicating. Any suggestions?

I believe I may have found a reasonable solution to this problem after scouring associated forums. It seems my problem is widespread, and it is due to the inability of FCP to resemble anything on a TV screen, to put it simply. It is also to do with codecs, but mostly the different RGB space used by Compressor — and most important of all, the Gamma.
My solution is to fiddle with the Compressor settings after importing a sequence. Key to image control is Filters: click Gamma and reset to 1.22; then adjust Contrast (-10) and Deinterlace (set to Blur); this last one is very good for dealing with those unpleasant shimmering white artefacts from moving stills. Next is Frame Control: set this to ON, set everything to best, anti- alias around 10, Details level to 90.
You will need to try a few variants and play with Contrast and Gamma, but after four wasted DVDs (and as many days) I can now see on TV something closer to what I had in my original FCP file.
Hope this helps.
It is astonishing that I, the customer, have to go through this time-wasting exercise, after paying good money for this software. Apple should be ashamed of itself for selling something so flawed and leaving it up to us to figure how how to work it. Sorry, need to vent!

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