Importing various pictures into FCP

Hi,
I have various pictures (jpeg, tiff, pdf, etc) and I would like to import them into FCP. Should I bring them into Compressor first and transcode them all into one format? Any suggestions?
My goal is to make a slideshow in FCP with some transitions, filters, etc and then output to DVD.
Thank you!

If you plan to do pans, pushes and pulls I'd still scale them down in Photoshop to where they're no larger than 2.5x to 3x the size of the Sequence, prior to importing. Images that are too large often have far too much detail which can cause flicker or "mosquito noise" in video. With some images, it may help to use Photoshop's blur tool to blur problematic areas of the image.
What I usually do it to import all the images into an FCP project and place them on the Timeline. I'll view them on an external TV monitor as I play through them, then open the problematic ones in Photoshop for correction.
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