Snapz Pro, Final Cut looses quality

Hi
I captured some video in Snapz Pro and as you can see here:
http://tinyurl.com/39j5w3 it is of a good quality
However when i import it into Final Cut Pro it looses all its quality as you can see here:
http://tinyurl.com/3atv9l
Anyone know why it's doing this?
Thanks

Snapz Pro has certain default values. When you call it up and click movie it will have framerate, size, etc. Then when you are done capturing and it prepares it it will have selections to export. Do not recall what the default export is, but if it is H.264 or DV there will be a hit there. You may want to recapture at a PAL frame rate and export with a higher Codec.
You could convert the one you have to PAL, and it may be okay, but if you run into the issue try the recapture (with a short clip as a start).

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