What difference happens after DVD Studio Pro to the DLT5 to Glass Master?

I just received my proof from the replication house that does glass mastering. The color looks lighter just a tinge and the skin tone looks flatter (not flattering). Is there a big difference when a dvd is made into a glass master for replication? I noticed when I just burn a copy and compare the two separately my DVD Studio Pro 3 copy appears richer in color.
Thank you for any techie advise or prior experience with this. I will probably still approve it but wanted any feedback form the experts.
Thanks,
KathySmith

As Jake said - there should be no difference. I've never seen a replicated disc come back looking anything other than as it did when authoring. Could this be a monitor calibration thing?
If you are sure that it is that much different, contact the replicator. I can't see how it would be changed, mind you, so am left wondering about the way you are testing this out. I don't doubt that you are seeing a difference, I am just thinking that it is down to your hardware rather than any particular process during replication.

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