Photo Sizes for Video

I am fairly new to Mac and to iLife so I apologize if this question is very basic. What is the best size of photo (in pixels) with which to make videos? I don't do live video tracks so the few movies I have made have been with photos that I put in iPhoto.
I am using iPhoto and iMovie 09 (although version number says 8 and the product choices below say 8 as well).

For a high definition movie, you need 1920x1080 or higher. For a standard definition movie or DVD, you need 720x480.
As a practical matter, you don't have to worry about this if you are using iPhoto and a modern digital camera. When you drag your photo in from the photo browser, it will do these conversions for you automatically.
However, if you are scanning old paper photos or slides, make sure you get enough resolution. In general, if you scann at a resolution that will look good on a printer, it will be more than enough for iMovie.
I movie can handle photos at lower resolutions than this, for example, from older cell phone cameras. Just don't expect them to look great.

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