Tom's videos FCE help!!!

Hey, I am new to the Mac world and thus new to Final Cut Express. Interested in getting one of Tom's instruction videos. I have a questions first. Is there a way within Final Cut Express to create, for lack of a better term, a JibJab type effect in a video clip. Let's just say I want to take a still shot of anyone's head and put it on the body of someone else in a video clip and have it move along with the body! Is this easily done and if so, which of your videos related to FCE would best explain this process? I have pretty much learned what I know to date free lancing through the program and while it seems completely awesome, I have to believe there are many many things I can do but am unaware of them or how to do them! Thanks to anyone who can point me in the right direction on how to master this software...

I recently purchased After Effects CS4 and am doing my best to learn it as quickly as possible. While a lot of compositing and keyframing can be done within FCE, programs like After Effects are the industry standard for this type of work and certainly make your life a whole lot easier.
Advantages of using After Effects for this type of work over FCE (what I've seen so far):
• Not only can you keyframe value graphs for animations, but you can also keyframe speed graphs which gives you a lot more control over the final look of the animation.
• Much more extensive support for keying and tracking. After Effects allows you to track a single point or a group of points and apply that data to effects or use it to replace certain images with other images.
• Advanced control similar to Photoshop for composite modes, custom mattes, mask paths, etc.
• Expressions and a built-in scripting language allow you to further customize and randomize your animations.
• More control over building and animating text.
• A keyframeable time parameter similar to FCP.
• Ability to manipulate video and text in 3D space, and the ability to animate cameras and lights around that space.
• Extensive support for animating vector shape layers.
I'm sure there are many more uses that I have yet to discover, but that's what appeals to me so far. You can find more information and even get a two week free-trial at http://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects/

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