Still photos incorporated into imovie

i have reg photos that i want in a movie project along with video. is this possible to import still photos? if so how please.

HI -
Are your still photos loaded in iPhoto?
If so, in iMovie, click on the button that looks like a camera on the left hand center side of the iMovie window:
!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/iMovieFindPics.jpg!
The will allow you to access and use all your photos from IPhoto in your project. Just click on the photo you want to use and drag it to the project, you should be good to go.
Hope this helps.

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