Creating A Simple Ripple Effect I

How to create a simple ripple effect:

In the main menu go to Inset > New Symbol.
Then in the "Convert to Symbol" window:
- Enter the name of the symbol e.g. "waves_mc".
- Set the "Type" of symbol to "Movie clip".
- Press the "OK" button.
In the toolbar click on the "Oval Tool" icon.
Hold down the left mouse button then drag the cursor to create a oval shape.
Then in the toolbar click on the "Selection Tool" icon.
Select the oval shape
In the main menu go to Modify > Convert to Symbol.
Then in the "Convert to Symbol" window:
- Enter the name of the symbol e.g. "crest".
- Set the "Type" of symbol to "graphic".
- Press the "OK" button.

In the timeline:
- Right click on frame "30" and select "Insert Keyframe".
In the toolbar click on the "Free Transform Tool" icon.
Hover over the corner handle until the rescale icon appears.
Hold down the left mouse button then drag the cursor to scale the oval shape.
Then in the properties panel:
- Click on the chevron next to "Color" and select "Alpha".
- Set the alpha value to "0" percent.
In the timeline select frame "1".
Then in the properties panel:
- Click on the chevron next to "Color" and select "Alpha".
- Set the alpha value to "100" percent
Then in the timeline right click anywhere between frames "1" and "30" and select "Create Motion Tween".

Select frames "1" to "30".
Right click on the selection and choose "Cut frames".
Then right click on on the layer tab and select "Insert Layer".
In "Layer 2":
- Select frames "5" to "34".
- Right click on the selection and choose "Paste Frames".
Create a new layer.
In "Layer 3":
- Select frames "10" to "39".
- Right click on the selection and choose "Paste Frames".
Click on "Scene 1" exit the movie clip editing mode.
Then in the library panel drag "Waves_mc" on to the stage.