Keynote grafx into iMovie HD

I'm wondering if I have the concept backwards...
What I've done is gone VHS-->PC-->.wmv-->.mov-->iBook-->iMovieHD.
It's about an 8 min. total video, and I've cut the live footage I'll need to use down to about 5 min., which means I'll need to do about 3+ min. worth of grafx in Keynote.
I've read threads/Googled articles about importing iMovie HD footage into Keynote for a presentation, but that's not what I'm wanting to do; I want to INSERT Keynote-originated footage inTO iMovie HD, and use iMovie HD transitions into the Keynote grafx, then back into the video, then more grafx, etc.
When I'm finished, I'll export the finished product, featuring the captured video + iMovie HD transitions + Keynote grafx from my iBook-->PC with a DVD burner.
Is this even possible? I'm trying to update an old video into a more interactive DVD using iMovie HD, Keynote, iDVD, and a DVD burner.
Am I doing this bass ackwards? Is importing Keynote INTO iMovie HD even a possibility?

Hmmmm, this is discouraging.
What I'd wanted to do was do some animated grafx/slides, and incorporate them into the iMovie project for the final DVD.
So you're saying that when I export the slides from Keynote, in .dv format, that there'll be considerable quality loss?
That stinks!
I hadn't planned on using stills...all the slides would have some sort of animation.
Rats.
Any advice here? Will the Keynote slides really look that bad?

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photoBob6 wrote:
Is it possible to import a Keynote slide into Imovie?
sure ..
https://sites.google.com/site/karstenschluter/how-to-make-a-vidcast/keynote
demoes the usage of Keynote with iMovie.
you can use 'animated' presentations or single 'charts' as jpegs ..
.. If not, is there some way to create a "call out" word balloon and make it appear with a still photo in Imovie?
two options:
• prepare the still in some 'paint'-app, demoed here:
https://sites.google.com/site/karstenschluter/how-to-make-a-vidcast/movie-magic- with-stills
• use the 'transparent-png-trick', demoed here:
https://sites.google.com/site/karstenschluter/imovie09tricks

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Does anyone have any idea how to accomplish this with iMovie or any other tool?

Thanks for the reply. Actually my end target is to out to a DVD and\or a quicktime file. I am trying to build a tutorial using Keynote and an Apple Script called http://automator.us/self-prezo/.
I had eveything working perfectly with a text to speech component...Perfect for training, however when I went to record the presentation using Snapz Pro, this would not work. I can record the audio but not the video.
So my next thought was to export the actual Keynote presentation and import this into iMovie, and then mix with Audio. Problem is when I bring in the Keynote quicktime file into iMovie, it looks terrible as you know.
Hopefully this gives you a better idea of what I am really trying to accomplish.
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Thanks again AppleMan, will try this tonight!
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So I posted several messages asking for some clue where I was going wrong. Kirk did get back to me, but told me that I needed to create my project entirely without iMovie. Very frustrating because I knew I had done it before with iMovie.
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This sequence proved to be successful with the same high quality resolution as the very first go round with it. I KNOW, though, that this wasn't the sequence I used the first time because I didn't do step 3.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2655
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