Still Image looks blurry when zoomed

Hello, I am using FCP 5 and I noticed that when I zoom in on a picture, even if it's resolution is much larger than 720 x 480, the picture seems blurry. I tried de-interlacing, however it still remains blurry. In the viewer it seems fine, however once I put it into the Timeline to be viewed in the Canvas, it looses it's clarity when zoomed. Any suggestions?

Mark,
Is the project you are working with one that was originally created in an older version of FCP (like 4.5) then upgraded to 5? If so, you might want to try changing your render setting from normal to linear. If that does not do the trick, I would recommend setting up an external monitor. Judge by that- not the canvas.

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