QuickTime Quality on iWeb

I posted this question on the iWeb discussion forum, but realize that maybe this forum may be better.
I created a movie on iMovie 06 using photos from my iPhoto library. I then exported it to iWeb, and posted the movie on the website. When I started the export to iWeb, it asked if I wanted to render, and I said yes.
Now when watching the movie on the web, the quality is lousy during the transitions, which sometimes last the time of the entire clip.
The picture is really distorted as it comes into view. I also should mention that the problem seems worse with pictures that have the Ken Burns efect.
If anyone has any advice on how to eliminate this problem, I would greatly appreciate it. I think that maybe shortening the transitions may help, but I'm not sure.
Thanks in advance.
Russell

If anyone has any advice on how to eliminate this problem, I would greatly appreciate it. I think that maybe shortening the transitions may help, but I'm not sure.
Would it be possible to post a URL so the file, codec, and settings can be more extensively evaluated?

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