Hey Phil: Thanks for responding and sorry that I didn’t include the specifics in the original post.
To update: I just exported the video as a DV/DVCPRO – NTSC, and it looks better – certainly not as squished as the H.264 – but the color is still desaturated.
Current frame rate
Automatic data ratio
Medium quality – for speed
Interlaced
16:9
Compressor native
I’ve viewed both the export and the grade on the same monitor – a 2.66gHz 21.5″ iMac