Video Quality and Photo Quality HORRIBLE

I've looked all over the forums here and the only problem people seem to consistently harp on is the sluggishness/bugginess of the App. OK. I agree... BUT...
HAS ANYONE NOTICED THE QUALITY OF YOUR iMovie's IS NOW WORSE THAN 5?!
This is ridiculous! I cut two IDENTICAL movies and showed my friends and they could see it clear as daylight. One of them asked me if I encoded it using Real PLayer, posted it on a website, downloaded it, opened it in Mindows Media because THAT'S HOW AWFUL IT LOOKED.
A sluggish program is one thing, BUT MESSING WITH THE QUALITY OF MY MOVIE IS ANOTHER. This is the same kind of crap they did with lowering the resolution on iPhoto BOOKS that you order. WHAT?!
You get a little market share, Apple, and suddenly I'm chopped liver?!
GET TO WORK. THIS APP IS AWFUL.
My question: is anyone else having this "quality" issue? NOT the sluggishness, whatever, that is a problem, BUT MESSING WITH THE REZ OF MY PROJECTS?! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

I don't understand how you are importing your photos
into iMovie. Are you selecting File>Import? Because
I don't see where you can select any photo settings
related to KB when the import is done that way.
The solution isn't obvious, but it's pretty simple after you've discovered it.
When using the File > Import command to import a photo, you want to first configure the settings in the Photo Settings window. Do it before importing the image. Normally it is done by selecting a photo in the Media > Photos tab, pressing Show Photo Settings and configuring the import settings. Then import the photo(s) you want using one of the many import methods supported by iMovie.
(If you have no photo in iPhoto to click on in the Photos tab, first import any photo to the Timeline, select the imported clip, open the Media>Photos tab, open the Photo Settings window, configure new settings, then Update the clip. The updated settings will become the default import settings for your next import(s).)
Note that the current settings of the Photo Settings window apply to all future imports until you change the settings or click on a clip imported with different settings.
One of iMovie's most convenient features is that clicking on a previously-imported photo clip automatically applies its import settings to subsequent imports — it configures the Photo Settings window. This allows you to select any clip that has the settings you want to apply those settings to subsequent imports. In fact, you can create a "stable" of clips that use a variety of import settings, then click on the clip you want to be the pattern for your upcoming photo imports.
I have yet to be asked about rendering.
iMovie will ask when you share the project with iDVD or other destination, not before. That's when you need to refuse permission to render. It only asks if photos were previously imported with the Ken Burns checkbox off.
Karl

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