Using photos in iMovie

When using photos in iMovie, I want to be able to change the duration of a photo, within a group of photos, without affecting the duration of the other photos in the clip. Each time I change the duration of one photo, it alters the duration of the rest of the photos. Is there a way to change the duration of one photo without changing the others.

Each type of iMovie 6 project has its own minimum image size — minimum pixel height and width — and aspect ratio.
Try to forget everything you know about DPI, resolution, and related terms. iMovie doesn't care about them. It only cares about the pixel dimensions.
This contains a chart showing the MINIMUM sizes:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2090899&#2090899
Don't use BMPs. They acquire a red shift when imported with the Ken Burns checkbox turn ON.
Don't get stung by the iMovie "jaggies" bug, described here. It will ruin your imported photos and your entire project.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2105598&#2105598
There's another iMovie 6 bug you want to avoid the makes it impossible to update photos importing with the Ken Burns checkbox ON in the Photo Settings Window:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2139814&#2139814
Karl

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