Photo saturation

hello, could use some help, photos from camera, (digital still),---after bridge and cs3 into imovie and created movie with transitions etc.. then into idvd--created 2 dvd's--16:9-- about 15 minutes--one quality wise ok the other over saturation especially reds anyone have an idea -- operator error, but where?
thank you

Did you create disk images and then check with DVD Player software? Might be the DVD-Rs you're using?
I recommend a disk image burned to Verbatim DVD-R at 4X or slower using Toast or Disk Utility. You can set burn speed in iDVD '08 if not creating a disc image.
David Pogue also recommends Verbatim on page 356 of his iDVD 6 book:
iMovie HD & iDVD 6: The Missing Manual
Quoting David: "Cheaper brands don't use the same amount of organic dyes and are more likely to suffer premature deaths."
I buy Verbatim white inkjet printable in stacks of 50. Verbatim's part number: 94971. They have been flawless for me.

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Is it possible to edit (levels, curves, exposure, saturation, etc.) a selected area of a photo (using quick selection, magnetic lasso, etc.) without moving the selected section to another document and editing it there?

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