Timing a zoom in imovie 08

hi!
i know what i am trying to do MUST be very simple, but imovie has me tearing my hair out! maybe its just a math problem?
my movie is a single image.
i want the first frame to be an extreme close-up, & then slowly zoom out to the full image on the final frame.
i want the zoom to last exactly 5 mins & 57 secs (the length of my soundtrack).
my problem is, imovie keeps telling me the maximum length of time the zoom can be is 60 secs. how can that be?
if that is true, how do i work around it?
i know it can NOT be as complicated as it seems!
thank you!

Appleman said:
Go into Ken Burns and make the starting rectangle the same size as the ending rectangle from the first slide
If you are not sure how to do this, in order to achieve a seamless transition between the slides, do as follows:
The Ken Burns window shows a green Start rectangle and a red End rectangle. In the top left corner there are 2 tiny curled arrows pointing in opposite directions. Click on the arrows to alternate the rectangles between Start and End.
So, after you've copied and pasted the first slide, on the copied slide change the End rectangle to the Start rectangle. This will pick up the exact end point of the preceding slide, giving you a seamless transition between the two. Then just carry on copying and pasting (and alternating start and end points) as advised by Appleman.
John
PS This applies to iMovie '09 - not sure if it's applicable to iMovie '08. Just noticed the thread is in the '08 forum - sorry!
Message was edited by: John Cogdell - added PS

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