Text Tracking in Final Cut Pro 6?

Hi everyone.
I'm working on an intro title sequence for this short movie I worked on. What I'm trying to do is have some text that stays with the motion of the camera. Below I have a screen shot. What I want to do is keep it on that exact spot on the wall even when the camera is slowly panning to the right. I know how to mask it out to look like he walks infront of the text but I was wondering what kind of approach should I take in tracking the text in that exact spot on the wall while the camera is panning.
Screenshot:
Thanks in advance.

Welcome to the family, Andy.
As Mench says, you want Motion Tracking in Motion. It's difficult so dig up some time to practice and try to be patient.
Couple of things that will make you future forum/index/help system searching easier:
Tracking, when applied to text, describes the space between letters. Related to but no the same as kerning, tracking in text objects can be keyframed so the text characters appear to grow apart or together.
Tracking, as a video effect, requires the use of the motion tracking feature of a compositing system such as Motion or After Effects. The accuracy depends on many factors but once an object has been motion tracked, the position data can be applied to another object.
bogiesan

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