# After Effects - what is it good for?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/after-effects-what-is-it-good-for/107322>\
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**Created:** [April 14, 2004, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/after-effects-what-is-it-good-for/107322 "2004-04-14T11:57:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![hypnotoad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@hypnotoad](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hypnotoad)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/after-effects-what-is-it-good-for/107322/1 "2004-04-14T11:57:08Z")

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How useful is after effects for producing effects purely for static images? I thought it was more movie orientated.