Server geeks, take heart: If you're sick of wading through pages of animation and graphics instruction just to find the nugget of info that's relevant to you, you now have an alternative! This volume leaves the designing to the designers and instead focuses on the core concepts that you (as a programmer and developer) need to master to create rich user interfaces, online advertising, enterprise application front ends, and more with Flash MX Pro 2004. By providing advanced functionality for creating sophisticated interactive content, rich Internet applications, pro-quality video, and easy device deployment, Flash MX 2004 Pro offers an ideal development environment'and one that's being widely adopted across the Web. Using hands-on projects'including two real-world applications'and exercises to reinforce learning, author Nate Weiss delivers important quick-start information for those new to Flash MX development and goes in depth for veterans. A companion Web site includes downloadable code, links to the working applications developed through the book's exercises, and video demos.