Ken Burns effect makes photos shimmer when playing, Why?

When viewing a slideshow type project using the Ken Burns effect in iMovie,the photos sort of shimmer, which can distort the picture. Is this normal? Is there something that I am not doing, or something I can do to fix this problem?
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.7) 17"

Hi Tifany, there are MANY threads about this if you want to search for them.
First thing I will ask though is: are you using iMovie to create a STILL photo slideshow? If so, you will be disappointed with the quality. There are some photos that just seem to attract this shimmering effect, and others that dont. perhaps turn the KB OFF on the ones that do, and see if that makes a difference?
I personally have found that FotoMagico or iPhoto create better quality slideshows than iMovie (which is, afterall, a video editing tool).

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what version of iPhoto are you using?
what system version are you running?
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1 - If I would use KB in an iMovie project I would definitly NOT use the Share/Export
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