Circular Ripple Effect

1. Open a new flash file.

2. Name the layer as Background.
3. Select Frame 1 of the Background layer.
4. Insert an object or import an image onto stage (W: 350px, H: 350px).
5. Convert the image to Graphic Symbol and name it as Image.Gr.
6. Select the first keyframe.
7. Select Alpha from the color pop-up menu in the Property Inspector and set it to 99%.
8. Insert a new Movie Clip Symbol and name it as Ripple.Mc.
9. Drag Image.Gr from the library to the movie clip.
10. Select the first keyframe.
11. Select Alpha from the color pop-up menu in the Property Inspector and set it to 0%.
12. Select Frame 5 of the Layer 1 layer and insert a new keyframe.
13. Select the second keyframe.
14. Select Alpha from the color pop-up menu in the Property Inspector and set it to 99%.
15. Select a frame between the first and second keyframe.
16. Select Motion from the tween pop-up menu in the Property Inspector.
17. Select Frame 15 of the Layer 1 layer and insert a new keyframe.
18. Select the third keyframe.
19. Select Alpha from the color pop-up menu in the Property Inspector and set it to 99%.
20. Select a frame between the second and third keyframe.
21. Select Motion from the tween pop-up menu in the Property Inspector.
22. Select Frame 20 of the Layer 1 layer and insert a new keyframe.
23. Select the forth keyframe.
24. Select Alpha from the color pop-up menu in the Property Inspector and set it to 0%.
25. Select a frame between the third and forth keyframe.
26. Select Motion from the tween pop-up menu in the Property Inspector.
27. Insert a new layer.
28. Select Frame 1 of the Layer 2 layer.
29. Draw an oval with inner radius (20) and without stroke color (W: 50px, H: 50px) and place it
wherever you want the ripple to appear (X: -25, Y: -25) .
30. Select Frame 20 of the Layer 2 layer.
31. Enlarge the size of the oval (W: 300px, H: 300px).
32. Select a frame between the first and second keyframe of the Layer 2 layer.
33. Select Shape from the tween pop-up menu in the Property Inspector.
34. Right-click Layer 2 layer and select Mask.
35. Go back to Scene 1.
36. Insert a new layer and name it as Ripple 1.
37. Select Frame 1 of the Ripple 1 layer.

38. Drag Ripple.Mc from the library over the background.

39. Select Frame 20 of the Ripple 1 layer and insert a new keyframe.
40. Insert a new layer and name it as Ripple 2.
41. Select Frame 5 of the Ripple 2 layer and insert a new keyframe.
42. Drag Ripple.Mc from the library over the background.
43. Select Frame 25 of the Ripple 2 layer and insert a new keyframe.
44. Insert a new layer and name it as Ripple 3.
45. Select Frame 10 of the Ripple 3 layer and insert a new keyframe.
46. Drag Ripple.Mc from the library over the background.
47. Select Frame 30 of the Ripple 3 layer and insert a new keyframe.
48. Insert a new layer and name it as Ripple 4.
49. Select Frame 15 of the Ripple 4 layer and insert a new keyframe.
50. Drag Ripple.Mc from the library over the background.
51. Select Frame 35 of the Ripple 4 layer and insert a new keyframe.
52. Insert a new layer and name it as Ripple 5.
53. Select Frame 20 of the Ripple 5 layer and insert a new keyframe.
54. Drag Ripple.Mc from the library over the background.
55. Select Frame 40 of the Ripple 5 layer and insert a new keyframe.
56. Select Frame 40 of the Background layer and insert a new keyframe.
57. Play.