How to improve JPG Resolution in FCP importing from PowerPoint?

Hi. I've successfully saved my PowerPoint presentation as a folder full of JPG files and imported that folder into Final Cut Pro. But when I drop these jpg's into the timeline and export the project to .mov, the result is pixelated images, low-quality text and terrible looking photographs embedded into the PowerPoint slides that looked good in PowerPoint.
At what point do I adjust the resolution? Where and how do I do that?
Using PowerPoint 2008 for Mac version 12.2
FCP 6.0.6
MacBook Pro OS X 10.5.8
Thanks!
Roxane

Dear Nick Holmes,
Thanks for your highly technical explanations!
May I trouble you for further detail?
> DV is a highly compressed codec. Work in a ProRes timeline instead.
"DV"? Digital video? How do I "work in a ProRes timeline"? Is that a setting in FCP?
>Dpi is a print concept, it means nothing in video. In the NTSC TV format, you only ever have 720x480 pixels, regardless of screen size.
Very good to know and understand.
>Set your Field Dominance to None.
Please tell me where to find this function.
>Fully render the Sequence.
Don't judge quality based on what you see in the Canvas -it's a low res proxy used to show the flow of your story.
I'm looking at the exported .mov in Quicktime.
>Your export codec will be determined by the playback mechanism. A DVD is highly compressed. If you can playback from your computer it can stay in ProRes.
Should I dig around for an LCD projector adaptor that undoubtedly came with my MacBook Pro? Or is that something I'll have to purchase?
>You might consider rebuilding the slides to better suit video playback -avoid small Serif typfaces, for example.
Rebuild them in PowerPoint, you mean?
Thanks!
Rx

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