Creating Motion Sequence From Still Frame

I have a still frame that I want to animate using FCE, but I can't figure out how to do it. The frame is a Photoshop file of a starburst with a transparent background. Over the course of 10 seconds, I would like to slowly shrink and rotate image so it can move into position over another still frame creating the final image. How do I do this? Thanks.

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http://www.fcpbook.com/Motion%20Control%20in%20FCE.html

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