Artefacts on 'push' effect between still image & moving image

I'm trying to use a horizontal 'push' effect (like an old fashioned slide show) to introduce scanned images into a timeline (DVCProHD 1080i) but when I look at the effect transition frame by frame there's a double image as though one half of the picture is out of sync with the other. The effect works fine if I use it between two moving shots, it just crops up when going between stills (JPEGs) and moving footage. Does anyone have a solution to this please?
Dual 2.7 G5 Mac OS X (10.4) FCP 5

And, you could simply keyframe the movement.
cheers,

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