Video contrast changes when burning

I just started using DVD Studio Pro to author DVD in SD. I'm noticing a significant reduction in picture contrast when comparing the final DVD with the original .MOV file. The images are quite a bit "washed-out" looking. Everything else is fine. I've played with different Encoding settings...no change. What would cause this change...any ideas?

Welcome to the boards
A couple of good posts by Bob Hudson (could be black levels issue it sounds like?)
http://www.bobhudson.com/Setup/index.html
www.signvideo.com/dv-black-levels-dvd-authoring-mpeg-2-part-1.htm
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2265773&#2265773
Are you color correcting on a broadcast monitor?

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