Hi -- I exported a video using the 1080 30 fps free template, but the video quality is quite "flat" compared to the images I optimized. Contrast is very flat, colors not as rich -- basically the video looks very washed out. Motion is smooth and even though.

Any ideas why this is happening and how I can correct it?

Video files don't have color profiles in them. That might cause the difference.

Video files don't have color profiles in them. That might cause the difference.

What about the contrast being much flatter?

I think this link might be helpful. http://forums.adobe.com/thread/713994

It seems there are problems in general with colour accuracy in video. I dont think the LRTimelapse export templates have anything to do with it. I would probably start by making sure that everything is in sRGB, I dont know that that will help but in still photography 99% of the time peoples colour problems relate to issues with colourspaces and its best to just stick in sRGB unless you really know what you are doing!