Welcome to Macromedia® Flash™ MX 2004 and Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004, the solutions for developing rich Internet content and applications. Whether you are designing motion graphics or building data-driven applications, the Flash MX 2004 products have the tools you need to produce great results and deliver the best user experiences across all major platforms and on many popular devices such as PDAs and mobile phones.

If you've purchased Flash MX 2004 and are interested in learning more about Flash MX Professional 2004 please refer to the in-product Help menu where you can evaluate or purchase Flash MX Professional. Select Help > Upgrade to Flash MX Professional 2004.

Also included is Macromedia Flash Player 7, the universal rich client for Internet content and applications. The Flash Player ensures all Flash (SWF) content is viewable and accessible consistently and across the broadest range of platforms, browsers and devices. Flash Player continues to be distributed with every major partner, including Microsoft®, Apple®, Netscape®, and AOL®, to bring rich content and applications immediately to 97% of Internet-enabled desktops worldwide.

We have some great resources to help you discover more about Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX Professional 2004, get support, and send feedback to the team. Please note that while this Readme file has information pertaining to both products, you will only receive the product for which you have purchased a license.

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Release Notes
Release Notes contain late-breaking information and known issues about Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX Professional 2004.

Developer Center
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