Trying to make a slideshow of image with iMovie

Trying to make a slideshow of images for clients. Images are good quality images (5616x3744), edited in Lightroom.
As soon as I import the images in iMovie, I see a clear degradations in quality. All the blacks are full of pixels. Impossible to work with.
I can't even imagine the export that this file would suffer in term of quality.
I did change in Preferences - Video : Import video in HD format. I've tried both options. Doesn't change a thing.
Anyone? Am I a fool to think that iMovie should be doing a better job at handling those files ?
Let me know !
Thanks !

Hi
(5616x3744)
• is a far higher resolution than iMovie can handle
• downscaling is done badly in iMovie
• is far more resolution that any screen / Projector I know of can show
• and if You go for a DVD as result the quality loss will be even worse
iMovie - should be able to handle 1920x1080 (at it's best I guess)
DVD is as standard - interlaced SD-Video (at it's best)
• NTSC (29.97fps) 520 lines - about 640x480 pixels (square) 720x480 rectangular (narrow) pixels
• PAL (25 fps) 625 lines - about 768x576 pixels (square) 720x576 rectangular (narrow) pixels
If iMovie'08 to 11 is used in a DVD process then 50% of SD-Video quality is lost as they all discard every second line in the picture.
So when I do my SlideShows I do
• Use iMovie HD6 or FinalCut any version - as they deliver max (100% interlaced SD-Video) to DVD authoring software
• FotoMagico™ - included in Roxio Toast™ bundle - then burn as Blu-Ray (on standard DVDs - CAN ONLY be played on BD-Players as PlayStation3 (not even on the Mac))
Yours Bengt W

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