Self Contained QT video issues

I have a AVCHD video edited with FCP 6 and exported as a self-contained QT file.
1. When watching the self-contained file, there seems to be wavy lines during parts of it when there is motion, however, as a self-contained QT file there should be no compression? What might be causing this?
2. The exported file appears distorted when viewed in the QT player - faces seemed stretched, etc.
Thanks for any help.

however, as a self-contained QT file there should be no compression?
Self contained means only that the file is independant of other media files. A Reference movie literally refers to other files or parts of files in order to exist.
Using the FCP commands: Export > QuickTime Movie > Self Contained > Current Settings will produce a file without further compression, because it is made with the same codec as used by FCP's Sequence setting.
As to the file you have, what settings does it use?
Is the codec using interlacing? If so, where are you viewing it?
Are you viewing it at 100% of its native size?
Stetched vertically or horizontally?

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Has anyone come across this? I was using Final Cut Pro 5, created a self contained file of a current project 1.9GB in size. Uploaded the new version of Final Cut Pro 7 and upgraded to Snow Leopard, and now it tells me that this is unrecognizable as a movie file. Quicktime or Final Cut Will not open this file. I'm puzzled.
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