Is Motion the program for me if I want to create motion infographics and kinetic typography?

Hello,
I am trying to master infographics and basic animations like these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlH1BDWGYrw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iReY3W9ZkLU&feature=fvwrel
I know motion pretty well but run into issues when trying to make motion graphics. For example I don't find motion very good at making smooth natural movements with text and images I am trying to animate.
I am wondering if Aftereffects is a better program for what I am going for. Or is there another program out there for this kind of animation. I am about to start learning after effects but don't want to dive in if it will give me the same abilities as motion.
Thank you
Johnny

Johnnymangosteen wrote:
....  It turns out that all of the parameter adjustments do almost nothing to the effect....
uhm, well ... the default setting is a very fast effect, 14f only.
changing parameters, eg a 14x loop can not be shown
so, step#1 to see how variations take effect is making that behavior longer.
step#2 - to pingpong the end condition you have to shift the last two keyframes longer to notice an effect,
hard to tell from remote ...
problem with 'canned' effects is:
- If you know what each template stands for, you're super fast,
- If you have some very specific, own 'behavior' in mind, the traditional, manual key-framing and transform/position method is probably faster. or 'more to the point'.
most KT I've seen so far are very basic movements - rushing in, rushing out, various rotations. done.
making it special by a) applying motion blurr, b) applying 'physics', as bouncing, 'gravity' acceleration, repelling objects etc.
... for instance, I wouldn't use that pre-canned peek-in in a KT ... I like the usage of typography and imaginative layout/combo of stylized graphics and few words much more than excessive 'movement'.
example
but, probably, that is a matter of age ....
the very British of Mr Fry alone fascinates me ... no need for bouncing letters
anotherr example, not exactly KT, but to illustrate my pov:

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