Importing i-photos into i-movie project issue.

Hi---I posted a similar question earlier but in a very confusing way. I want to restate my question in a much clearer way:
When you import iphotos into your imovie project---do you normally lose picture quality and resolution?
My photos look fine when viewing in iphoto, but appear blurry after importing them into imovie. Has anyone else experienced this, or if not---have any idea why this is happening to me?
Thanks

toddwilliam wrote:
.. When you import iphotos into your imovie project---do you normally lose picture quality and resolution?
My photos look fine when viewing in iphoto, but appear blurry after importing them into imovie. ..
technically: for sure! iM is for TV, TV has 720x540 pix and is interlaced..
plus. iM offers just a lower-quality preview.. on final delivery (tape(DVD), quality is better..)
.. and yes, 'someone' did notice that before.. try forum's Search, type blurry, or pics, or stills, or fuzzy, or jags, or.. ... .. .. . .

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