Sorry... totally basic question

I'm a major newbie to Final Cut.
I've put together a few clips and now I want to export as a Quicktime movie to import into DVD Studio or iDVD.
But every time I do it, the result in both iDVD and DVD Studio is totally "blown out" ... way too light on my TV screen.
Without getting too technical, is there a setting that I'm overlooking? My Movie looks great in Final Cut... but much too light on TV.
Help!

You need to monitor your work on an external video (NTSC or PAL) as you are working.
The monitor should be calibrated to display the PLUGE color bars correctly. Once you have that you can figure out where the problem is located - in the computer, the footage, the DVD burning process or your TV.
A basic TV can work for this. Read up around here on connecting an NTSC monitor via firewire. Lots of posts. Also do a search for NTSC Color Calibration and I know you'll find more than a few posts discussing that process as well.
Good luck.
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