When capturing video it always comes in dark

I have noticed that when capturing video it always comes in darker then the original video source. I have used the Canopus ADC as well as a JVC BR-HD50 unit. I can't figure out what to do. I have run all video through Calibrated CRT's and everything looks great. ANy advice or a simple correction would be great.

I'm having a hard time understanding this post.
Which Canopus ADVC and what is the BR-HD50, does it have proc amp/TBC capabilities? If so, were those settings reset to unity before capture?
What does "running your video through Calibrated CRT's" mean? I'm assuming it means you've QC'd the video before capturing so you know what it looks like and then are viewing it through a video I/O on your computer to the same production monitor?
This leads to my next question; how are you judging that your captured video is too dark?

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