Help with photo quality

I hope help is available but know fixing this is a long shot. Ten yrs ago I made a video using photos only. I do not remember what program I used to create it-probably something pc based. I have a copy of this video in Itunes captured as MPEG-2.
I dragged it into a FCP7 project I am creating and it plays without audio and the photo quality is not good.
To fix the clip, I tried 2 methods:
1. I compressed it using best 'DVD quality for 90 minutes 'This restored the audio however the photo quality is still poor.
2. I tried using the program MPEG streaming.It did not improve the photo quality.
I know the indiv. photo quallity is pretty good becauseI have these photos in IPhoto.
Does anyone have any other ideas?
Thanks, Sandra

Thanks Mtd..is it Meg?.
I was pretty sure that was the case, but actually wanted to use some of it because it is for the same client and thought it would be fun to use that file. As I think of it, you gave me an idea. Maybe I will start with the poor quality file which the client knows well and morph it into a clear (new file) with those photos....Could be fun
Thanks again
Sandra

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> When confronted with a situation like this, I would ask the client what he/she preferred. With women, especially, they'll almost always opt for a softening effect to downplay wrinkles and at least a nudge or two on the double chin. For the most part, people don't have a professional portrait made to see what they look like in the mirror.
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Thank you for the link. I went there and read the information. I still have questions:
Assuming I am using just still photos (let's keep it easy at first and assume no video) - what settings do I use for FCE under easy set up and for the sequence? Photos are jpg images shot with a digital camera that have been saved on my computer for a few years. I want to output my contents to DVD using iDVD and play back on a 1080p plasma tv.
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If someone can tell me step by step what they would do with the settings for FCE if they wanted to create a still photo slideshow with music, transitions and pan and zoom I would appreciate it. Again - source material is jpg images and I want to output to DVD using iDVD to display on a 1080p plasma tv. Also assuming that you had a standard landscape photo shot with a 4 megapixel camera what steps would you go through to prep it for FCE in Photoshop - if any?
Sorry that I am asking for a detailed example but I learn much better that way - after I am able to get one photo into an acceptable format for FCE the rest will be easy.
Has anyone actually created a successful slide show in FCE using transitions and the Ken Burns effect or do they get jitters in their photos as well - the image doesn't appear to flow smoothly.

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