Changing iMovie background during photo show

Does anyone know how to change the background during still photos in iMovie HD? Ideally looking for a complete white matte (rather than generic black), for when some or all photos are not the same size as the QT movie or TV screen. I'm not talking about backgrounds during transitions here. I figured there must be a way to do this because it can be changed in iPhoto, but really need change in iMovie. Any help greatly appreciated. Cheers!

Mark,
Unfortunately, you cannot change the background in iMovie.
If you don't mind spending some money, Photo to Movie will allow you to. It can also do multiple key frames and rotations.
I believe there's a free trial version.
http://lqgraphics.com/software/phototomovie.php
Matt

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