Burned DVD images only appear sharp near end of loaded time in screen

Hi, I am new to the list. I have produced a slide show in iDVD with still photos, music and some video. Everything is fine except when I view the final presentation on my TV or with a DVD projector.
The Problem:
The images load and transition fine except they appear somewhat bitmapped or not sharp until just before the transition to the next slide then it sharpens. This happens with every image. It's as though the image is loading and then finally loads at the last half second to full resolution. Because of this the photos lack any detail until the very last second.
Any help would be appreciated.

Yup, and some transitions are worse than others. To avoid the problem you have two choices: 1. don't use any transitions in iDVD slideshows, or 2. (which is the best approach) create your slideshows in iPhoto or iMovie. (There are also third party photos to slideshow applications, but give iPhoto or iMovie a try first.)
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