Still photos hanging in video

Still pictures hang and repeat in imovie '09 video. Using Ken Burns effect. Have not had problem when using pix this way before.

FYI:  after several weeks of trying everything suggested in the forums and waiting for an answer to this post, I said what the heck and sent the video to iTunes. Surprise, Surprise, the video played through perfectly with no hanging photos, sent on to IDVD for a perfect DVD. Who knew?

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