Replacement layers in motion

I'll try to explain this in easy terms. I open a template in motion and it has 4 different "Replace .jpg" layers where I can add my own photos? If the "Replace 1.jpg" is 720x486 in pixel size, and the photo I want to put on it is 1111x831 in pixel size, can I reposition it to show the part of the photo I want to see? ,OR Do I have to resize my original picture to 720x486 in photoshop to make it work.? I cannot figure out a way to repostion it? It would seem that if the pixel size of what you are putting on a "replace 1.jpg" layer, is bigger, you could scale it to fit or move it around to show what you want? Am I missing something?

I found it, you have to adjust the fixed width and hieght in the inspector. Playing with the crop also helps.

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http://perso.wanadoo.fr/elzef/motion.jpg
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