Blurry Points in Slideshow in Premiere 11

I created a slideshow in Photoshop 11 and now am creating a DVD with Premiere 11.  The pictures are clear and crisp prior to creating the DVD, but on the DVD are blurred.  When previewing in Premiere as the picture is coming out of the transition it is blurry, then it flashed to a crisp clear picture for the duration the slide is displayed, then just before it goes into the next transition it changes to a blurred photo again.  How can I resolve this?

I would first choose Break Apart in Premiere Elements, and then post a screen-cap of your Timeline in Expert Mode, so that we can see exactly what you have on the Timeline. For directions on attaching screen-caps to the forum, see this article: http://forums.adobe.com/message/2643538#2643538
Also, what were the pixel x pixel sizes of the Still Images, that you used in Photoshop Elements?
Also, are you seeing this blurriness only in PrE, or when you Burn the DVD and play it in a DVD player, attached to a TV?
If in PrE, have you Rendered your Timeline, for smoothest playback? See this article for more detail on Rendering: http://forums.adobe.com/message/4068277#4068277
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