Can motion do this?

Hi,
I dont know much about Motion (I am a photgrapher) but before investing time and money in Motion, I would like to know how/if it can be used for still images.
So my questions are:
- how well do is work with stills?
- are they any fx to make blood splashes like in 300 (the movie)?
- are they any fx to make gun blaze?
I have tried in PS to do these effects but I think it would be easier in Motion.
Oh and if you wonder what I am trying to achieve, it is basicaly a small video clip shot with a MarkIII camera (10fps) involving a lot of blood and guns

Alain,
how well do is work with stills?
Motion works fine with stills, what do you want to do as there are other ways of doing slideshows
are they any fx to make blood splashes like in 300 (the movie)?
You might have to make those yourself although you can do the compositing within Motion
are they any fx to make gun blaze?
There are numerous particle effects and media items within motion that could be used for gunfire, explosions etc.
More here http://www.wondertouch.com/
Peter

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