Image slideshow in FCE project - output for a computer monitor

Hi
I tried using iPhoto to export a QT file of an image slideshow. I thought it'd be a quick and dirty way to get an image slideshow for a short film. Rather too dirty, though. I guess there is heavy compression used, because the image quality is poor.
Also, I'm getting some kind of interlacing issues (flickering). I know I should be viewing on a TV, but this project is for output on a computer display.
I tried download StillLife, but this is also giving me poor quality images. I think of myself as having a fairly good grasp of resolution issues, but I can't quite get my head around what I need to do. Do I have to simply import each JPEG into FCE and add keyframed movement manually? Will this help resolution/output issues?
Many thanks

.. I tried using iPhoto to export a QT file of an image slideshow....
I would start here to play on the knobs&sliders ..
what were your settings for export? "QT file" => that is many dozends of options of compression, codecs, resolutions, etc. pp ...
the consumer apps FCE and iM are meant for TV display only => reduced res + reduced colors, quality reduced due to interlace (due to TV standards) ...-
a Full Res, h264 encoded qt.mov should display your photos in shining quality ...

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