| iMovie can easily import photos you've scanned or taken with a digital still camera or better, images that you've modified in an image-editing program such as Adobe Photoshop (www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/) or GraphicConverter (www.lemkesoft.com). But first, make sure it's ready to be imported. To prepare a still picture for import: Open the image in your favorite image-editing application. Size the image so that its dimensions are 640 by 480 pixels (Figure 9.3). Make any other changes you see fit. Figure 9.3. To fit correctly into a movie, still images must measure 640 by 480 pixels. Save the image as a JPEG file.
To import a still picture: In iMovie, choose Import File from the File menu (or press Command-I). In the Import File dialog box, select the still image you want (Figure 9.4) and click the Open button. Figure 9.4. Using the File menu's Import command shows you a preview of your image. The image appears as a clip on the Shelf, which can be added to your movie like any other clip (Figure 9.5). Figure 9.5. Come on, did you honestly think I could write an iMovie book and not include a baby picture?
Tips Imported images that don't measure 640 by 480 pixels appear with black bands on the sides or top and bottom. iMovie 3 doesn't display PICT image files correctly best to avoid them entirely. The duration of imported images is set by the Duration value in the Photos pane.
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