Canopus ADVC300 & iMovie

I'm trying to record the output from a Keynote presentation to iMovie, so I can easily sync the audio. I've tried a number of solutions. I'm now trying Canopus's DV Converter.
I've hit two problems that the (less than useful) user manual doesn't give much a hint about:
(1) Picture size: both with s-video out directly (on a machine that has that), and VGA/converted through the grandtec "PC to Video Component" converter to S-video out (on my MBP), I can't get the image to fit the full screen in iMovie.
(2) Picture quality: The resolution of the output is terrible. I've tried the Picture Controller application, but that doesn't change the quality substantially. The display preference indicates the Mac thinks it is outputting to a TV. No matter what screen resolution I select, the output is awful.
Sorry for the ultranovice question, but any ideas?
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Thanks for the reply. Because you can't export variable timings. Some of my slides need to hang around for a couple seconds; some fly by in less than a second. That difference isn't captured in the export.
A work-around here (we have used it) would be to export the slideshow, and then use iMovie to add audio. In iMovie you can easily cut or extend a clip to fit the audio, plus you can re-edit segments instead of getting it right every slide.
-ch
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