Still are not sharp in my FCP project

It's been awhile since I've done this, but a year ago I made a video that had lots of still in it and they were fine, but now I'm trying to do a different project involving stills and they are very unsharp.
Is there some trick to this, in terms of format, resolution, etc.?
Thanks a lot.
J.

Thanks.
You're right. I forgot that "little" detail.
It makes a big difference, but is still not what you'd call tack sharp.
Is there anything else I can do to take it that final step?
Does it matter if it's a TIFF rather than a JPEG?
For some of what I'll be doing, I was considering using a PDF from an InDesign file. Is that a crazy idea or should a PDF be converted to an image file?
Thanks again.

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