Help! Trying to import image with transparent background

I'm trying to import a picture that has a transparent backgound so when i layer it over video its just the picture itself not the canvas it was made on.
In photo shop I made it on a transparent canvas.
Whats my next step?

Thank you.
I have made my image with a transparent background in photoshop, now I need to bring it into final cut pro maintaining that transparent background, so I can layer it on video.
How to I do this?

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