Slow Motion Sequence is Stroby

I just edited together a slow mo sequence, with all of the images at 50%. Frame blending is on but I still get a stroby appearance - not noticible on the computer screen but very apparent on my NTSC monitor. I've created slow mo before (with the same system and software) and not had this problem. Any suggestions?

Not asking you to trash FCP...just Compressor.
But really, if you let us know how that isn't working...in another posting, so that this whole QUESTION/SOLVED thing gets done properly.
Which reminds me...click SOLVED or HELPFUL on the posts that were either. That is the only way we get points around here.
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