Photo quality on i-movie HD

After inserting photos into i-movie and applying the Ken Burns effect the motion causes problems with the photo. Lines appear in areas and the whites of peoples eyes flicker as the motion is played.
Is there any way to keep the resolution of the photo the same as you zoom in on the subject of the photo?
The pics are from an 8 M camera.
thanks, Jim

Hi Jim,
If your viewing in iMovie you're not seeing the final result. The quality may improve once the project is exported.
Where large files are concerned with a high level of magnification I would think that iMovie uses a lot of resources trying to play the file on the fly.
Try exporting a Quicktime movie and seeing if the final result is any better.
Alternatively you could view the project in iDVD as this also used a rendered version of the project.
Hope this helps.
David.

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    8. Don’t burn more than three DVD at a time - but let the laser cool off for a while before next batch.
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    • DVD is a standard in it self. It is Standard Definition Quality = Same as on old CRT-TV sets and can not
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    HD-DVD was a short-lived standard and it was only a few Toshiba DVD-players that could playback.
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    Blu-Ray / BD can be coded onto DVDs but limited in time to - about 20-30 minutes and then need
    _ Roxio Toast™ 10 Pro incl BD-component
    _ BD disks and burner if full length movies are to be stored
    _ BD-Player or PlayStation3 - to be able to playback
    The BD-encoded DVDs can be playbacked IF Mac also have Roxio DVD-player tool. Not on any standard Mac or DVD-player
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    Best / High Quality (not always - most often not)
    Best / High Performances (most often my choice before Pro Quality)
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