Images degrading when rendered-

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me. I am working on Fincal Cut HD express and am trying important some images into my edit, make them move using motion/keyframes, however as soon as I render the files the image degrades and the quality becomes so poor it is unusable. I am importing the images as PSD files, 300dpi with no layers (as I need the image to float with no background). I have tried importing them as jpegs, gifs etc however this then gives the image a background and therefore is unusable anyway and anyway the still degrade on rendering. So the image looks fantastic when it is first imported, however as soon as it is rendered it degrades dramatically…..
Thank you for any suggests/ideas/help….
LBTV

Welcome to the discussions. As well as Tech2's advice, it's best to resize the images to be appropriate to your needs.
IOW, don't use images that are too large. DPI MEANS NOTHING. Never refer to it again. Dimensions, dimensions, dimensions. What size are you using?
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