Fix for Jaggies and Ripples in Ken Burns Photos?

I thought using the Ken Burns effect to render your photos was supposed to be a cure for the jaggies, but I still notice a lot of jaggies and ripples during photo panning and zooming in the finished DVD. Is there a fix for this? Am I overlooking something?
BTW- As recommended, I don't let iMovieHD do the rendering of everything else. I drag the project to iDVD and let it do the job.
One other observation- iMovie08 seems to do a MUCH better job with the Ken Burns effect. Unfortunately, the rest of the movie doesn't seem to be as crisp, and the transitions, effects, etc, in iMovie 08 are more limited. (plus I hate the user interface).

oregonpete wrote:
BTW- As recommended, I don't let iMovieHD do the rendering of everything else. I drag the project to iDVD and let it do the job.
I keep seeing this suggested in thread after thread. However, I'm still a little confused by it. I'm assuming that this suggestion refers to not exporting out or sending to iDVD when FINISHED with iMovie Project.
Because doesn't iMovie do some "rendering" while you're working in it? It "renders" transitions, effects, etc.
I'm assuming that it's just a difference in the context and time of the "rendering" that makes it different, but using the same term confuses me.
If someone could clarify this or explain it in more depth, I would be grateful.

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