Workflow between FCP and Color

I have been working on a 720P DVCPRO project. I am not sure what the work flow should be for adding in your color correcting stage.
I have edited my project with speed ramps and different effects within Final Cut 6.02. When I rendered my files from Color after making a color correct, I then sent it back to Final Cut.
Once I opened the timeline that color added to my final cut project, All of my transitions were replaced with straight cuts. Also the speed ramps were gone, and any variable speed clip within the timeline had been replaced with 100% speed from the end of the clip i used.
Should this be expected? If so how should I be working on the color correcting stage, or in what order should I be adding effects and timeramps to?
What is the best way to do this?
Any help would be great!
Thanks,
Jesse

Please refrain from double posting, there's absolutely no need. http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1382731&tstart=0
I'll also tell you, again, to read the release notes, the user guide and search the forum as this has been discussed many times already.

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