IMovieHD or iMovie 08 for making slideshow to send to iDVD?

Is there any quality difference (in algorithms etc) when making a slideshow to send to iDVD?
I am making a short movie to burn to a DVD and really like the updated tools in iMovie 08 (easier Ken Burns in my opinion) but iMovie 08 can't really do chapters (and I NEED chapters). Can I make an "outline" of the iMovie in iMovie HD (with all the songs and chapters laid out) and then import it to iMovie 08 to do the slides? Will there be any difference in the final product, or is just the interface different (but the way a jpg is processed the same)?
Thanks in advance for any info.

http://www.apple.com/support/ilife/tutorials/imovie/im3-9.html
Or you can also search this forum and look for Garage Band to create custom chapter markers within iLife'08.
You may want to consider using apple's free download of iM6 for this purpose also (much easier)......
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/imovieHD6.html

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Here is a quote from a post of F Shippley on March 8, 2010 that I am referring to. Bengt, you also responded to this post. The post is titled "poor picture quality with DVD slideshow".
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I did, with no effect. I currently have 2 GB of Ram in my G5 Tower
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IMovie 09 as a slideshow - choppy performance

Just started using iMovie 09 for my first project which is approx. 24 mins in length, it is a slideshow with stills and music and transitions added. Whenever I play the in the timeline window, it gets really choppy, the music pops, and frames appear as black or the wrong slide entirely. I was under the impression that 8 second stills took up far less memory than video footage.
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I did, with no effect. I currently have 2 GB of Ram in my G5 Tower
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