Ken Burns speed up in imovie 5

Hi out there,
Is there anybody out there who doesn't suffer from the speeding up of the Ken Burns effect on photos?
And if not how are you doing it? I know about the workaround of less zooming & making it longer & then trimming it.
In reverse mode the photo will appear to jump start but is then smooth for the duration.
I'm hoping one you alchemists out there has found a "fix"
I've spent endless time on it. Yes I have other programs , but in house would be nice....
Mark

.. don't understand the logic behind nonlinear zooms..it's not logic, it's taste. have a look in some documentaries using that effect, best practice: have a look in one of Ken's own movies...- linear movements look "stiff", any "organic" (in addition: curves, rotates) behavior makes it look more "natural".-
I'm sure the next version has a tiny checkbox, "linear"... and I wish the author of the help file luck, to discribe that to an amateur....

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