Shot with P2 but video only looks good on one computer

Currently editing a video in standard def 4x3. The video was shot using a P2 shooting to the cards in standard def 4x3. The video was placed on the shooters hard drive after conversion to quicktime. The video only looks good playing on the shooters computer. When we attach the hard drive to any other computer, ( and we have tried many ) the video appears to be half the quality at best.
Editing using MacBook Pro Dual Intel, OS10.4.11, FCP 6.0.5.
Shooters computer is running same OS and FCP
Is there a plug-in needed or driver?
If so any suggestions where to obtain it?

Ok, maybe you're not understanding me, or I'm not understanding you. It doesn't really matter how it looks in FCP because if you're outputting for the web, then you're outputting a QT file.
Did the full rez QT file of the final project look bad in QT? Did you output a Self-contained QT BEFORE going to Compressor? I would recommend that if you haven't because then you can test different compressor settings to resolve your issues.
I can't see your footage, and I don't know how it was shot or what's on it compared to the other footage, but there could be circumstances regarding the camera that shot P2, and the shoot itself that cause a more serious degradation with that footage when it's compressed to H.264.
Why not make sure you have a full rez, self-contained QT of the final project. Then in compressor, place an IN/OUT around the area that gives you the most trouble. Then try raising the bit rate for the H.264 codec to see if you can minimize the stepping. You can set up several different tests and see which looks the best including using a different codec to compress to.
BTW, when you are viewing the compressed QT, are you resizing the window so that it's larger than 320x240? And is the high quality setting checked on THAT clip as well?
Andy

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