Edge Animate CC Make Clipping Mask

Hi guys
How can I create an animation? in a circular mask on the transparent backgorund
exmple :
http://www.arifdemiroz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Untitled-1.jpg

Thanks Michael for the link
This subject is recurrent in the present forum :
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1260756?tstart=0
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1285275?tstart=0
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1296701?tstart=0
Gil

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[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/stalsby/packagedesign.jpg[/IMG]

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