Live Type movie files are Pixelated After Rendering

I'm having a rendering issue on FCP version 6.0.6. I'm dropping in a live type movie file into a FCP timeline. When I view the live type movie in FCP's Viewer the lettering is sharp and correct. Then I look at the Live type movie in FCP's Canvas and it still looks sharp BEFORE rendering. AFTER I render the letters look pixelated.

The original settings in the RT tab are
RT SAFE
SCRUB HIGH QUALITY
PLAYBACK VIDEO QUALITY: DYNAMIC
PLAYBACK FRAME RATE: FULL
MULTICLIP PLAYBACK
RECORD TO TAPE: FULL QUALITY

I tried changing the RT SETTINGS then drop in the live type movie again and render the file but nothing seems to make a difference. I also checked the SEQUENCE SETTINGS and it looks like nothing is out of the ordinary.

What can I do to fix this issue?

LiveType Movie? You should bring in the LT project. Make sure the LT project properties conform exactly to the sequence properties in FCP.

Check the graphic in an external monitor, it's the best way to detect anomalies in your renders. No monitor? Set your Canvas to 100% precisely, that should do you.

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I tried making a quick DVD of the graphic to see how it looks on another monitor. During the test I see that a certain set of text is pixelated. The other text are fine. I checked the Livetype project file to see if there was something different about the pixelated text and the other text, but the only difference is the color and placement of the text. All the other settings are the same. How can only a certain set of text be pixelated when the rest of the text is not?

I checked the project properties in livetype and in FCP and they are the same. I have created other livetype projects before and this is the first time I have come across this problem.

The most likely cause then is the font, color, and size of the text. Perhaps you can put up an image of it in the canvas set to 100%.

here is how it appears in FCP in the Canvas at 100%

You have to put the image on the web. We can't connect to your desktop.

First, the Canvas is not set to 100%. Second, the LT project does not match the sequence. The LT project is widescreen, while the canvas looks 4:3. Third, do not use white text, no more than 92% white. Fourth, do not use red text, no more than 90% red.

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Here is another link to the image as it appears in FCP in the Canvas at 100%

What I said in the message above. The canvas is 4:3. The LT project is widescreen. The LT project has to match the properties of the sequence you're working in.

I tried making another LT project with the same properties of the FCP sequence (the sequence is set to 720x480), but the results are still the same. The Red lettered font is still pixilated after it is rendered. I made a DVD of the new project to see how it appears on a monitor and the same font is pixilated.