IDVD burning poorly? Help please

Hi,
Not sure why when i burn on iDVD the quality is freaking poor i'm burning on the best quailty (as per IDVD) so im not sure if it's iMOVIE that's transfering poorly or it's iDVD burning poorly.
I want that the DVD transfer from iMOVIE to come out the same as it is in iMOVIE.
Let me know what i can do,
-Joey

Hi Sue,
No it's just regular DV format to DVD... no photos or anything.
However in iDVD I did use a few photos for my menu screen before playing the actual dvd content... here's a screenshot as you can see it looks pretty clear however when i click on preference, under the PROJECT tab, I highlighted BEST QUALITY and it doesn't come close to the screenshot... why is that?
Is there a way I can make sure it burned very good? I know with Compressor (Final Cut Pro) you can save it as .M2V or .M4V and then burn it in toast along with the .aif file.
Here's my screenshot: http://i21.tinypic.com/24yzdye.png
I hope someone can help me out
Thanks again,
-Joey

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