Video/photo merge effect

I have Photoshop Elements 6 and premiere elements 4. I would like to create an effect where I can take a video clip of a person talking; and crop out certain sections; such as the mouth; and paste that over a still picture, or perhaps another video clip; and retain the movement and sound of the original clip on the new one; so that I have a video of a still picture where the mouth and perhaps the eyes are moving. I would like to know if this is possible with what I have, and if not; what I would need to do it.

Anthony,
I think that question is better for the Adobe Premiere Elements forum. Because you want the area that you crop out to include motion, I think that you will need to use Premiere Elements in order to keep the motion.
Another site that can be very helpful with this type of question is the http://muvipix.com/home.php Community forums. Those forums offer a free forum signup and multiple people using both Photoshop and Premiere Elements participate on those forums. There is a subforum for Premiere Elements 4: I would post your question there and also mention that you have Photoshop Elements 6.

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