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CiSand
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Mar 1, 2020 8:45 PM UTC
Question

Need to put a video on a private website (don't want to use YouTube, etc.)

If I obtain Dreamweaver, will it help me with an existing website?   My previous ancient programs (Front Page and MS Expression Web) are apparently no longer.  I used to be able to upload video directly to our website (WMV etc.) without having to use a YouTube or Vimeo URL.   Now, certain browsers do not support older, basic video forms.   I cannot find a website-content-update program that will allow me to add videos to our website in a current format like MP4.    Will Dreamweaver do this?   Or is the purpose of Dreamweaver something else entirely?

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Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
Community Expert
Mar 1, 2020 11:09 PM UTC

Yes you can use DW to update your site.  However, so many things have changed since Front Page was discontinued you probably need a total re-build to modern code standards.

 

Go to Insert > HTML > HTML5 video. 

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Video Demo</title>

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<style>
video {max-width:100%; display:block}
</style>
</head>

<body>
<!--replace FOLDER name, POSTER_IMAGE and YOUR_VIDEO with yours-->
<video poster="FOLDER/POSTER_IMAGE.jpg" controls>
<source src="FOLDER/YOUR_VIDEO.mp4" type="video/mp4">
</video>
</body>
</html>

 

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