Small photoshop files aren't aligning in FCP

i' m using final cut pro 3 and photoshop 7. my problem is when i create a 720x480 72dpi PSD file with a a tiny image, it does not line up in its proper position after being imported into FCP 3. it does line up in other applications, such as after effects. when it's a large image, it does line up properly in FCP, it's just these ones with tiny drawings at the center of the frame...can anyone help me?

sorry, i'll try to explain more...
the dimensions of the images are 720x480 pixels, but the majority of image is just a large transparent area with a tiny drawing (about 10 pixels long) in the center of the image. and in FCP i want this drawing (the mouth of a character) to overlay on top of the image of the character's head. but when the mouth pictures are very small, they end up a few pixels off from where they're supposed to be, why is that?

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