Working with Photoshop files within FCP

Did anybody havinga problem with the psd file? I created some layers (20 to 40) in Photoshop, then import it in FCP. Find out some of the layer's position is shifted just a little bit. Any of you experts know why? Thanks.

Blimey! What a pain in the butt!
Mmm... I really don't know about PC -MAC photoshop compatibility...
Whenever I use photoshop for FCP freeze frames, layers etc, I always crop my final photoshop image to the edge of canvas, even if everything i created is within the screen space... When you reposition a layer in photoshop, even if its just a tiny amount, to get your image looking the way you want it, the alpha channel still exists, which will now be outside of your 720x576 boundery. You could have a tiny image in the centre of the picture, and maybe move it a little bit to get its position just right, but the alpha channel is still part of that whole image... I don't know... i might be leading you down the wrong track here...especially if you have the same problem after rendering!!! that's just bizarre!!!

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