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Arkynut7
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September 17, 2025
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Old man needs help with Dreamweaver 2004 coding

  • September 17, 2025
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Hello,  I've been out of the game for 20 years, I've forgotten so much about html coding, I know its changed alot but I need help because I can't figure out how to add what I'm sure is a simple bit of coding.  I'm trying to put a video on my website and all I have so far is a control bar beneath where the video is supposed to appear.  My code is as follow's:

<TR>
<TD>
<center><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="4" color="#FFFFFF">Train #2</font><BR>
<video width="640" height="360" controls>
<img src="images-trains/#2 Train.mp4" type="video/mp4"> </video>
<!--|<img src="images-trains/#2 Train.mp4">| --> </center>
</TD>
</TR>

 

A really big thanks to anyone who can help fix my problem.  I also take it, that Dreamweaver is no more??  I take it Adobe bought them out or something?

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    Ben MCommunity Expert
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    September 17, 2025

    Your video "mp4" is your image (img) source and not your video source (src). See this example here for the code you need: https://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_video.asp .

     

    If you are using DW MX2004 as your post suggests this code might not be recognized as your editor is very out of date and you will only be able to test in a browser.. You might want to consider an update for your website down the road. If you don't want to stay in the coding side of things there are also solutions like considering a CMS like Wordpress, or hosted solutions like Webflow or Wix.

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    Arkynut7Author
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    September 17, 2025

    Hi Ben, thanks for responding, Yes that's what I'm using, DW MX2004, thats what I went to college to learn so many years ago.  Those solutions you mentioned are chinese to me, I've been out of coding for so long, what's CMS? Wordpress, Webflow, Wix, sorry but i'm a dinosaur now. Is this stuff free, i'm trying to save bucks on my stretched budget. But thanks for your help.

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    Ben MCommunity Expert
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    September 17, 2025

    CMS = Content Management System. Basically you install a CMS, a theme, and then just manage the content without worrying about the code. Or the hosted solutions like Webflow, Wix, etc. just how and maintain the entire site for you taking all that away to just focus on your site content. Wordpress is free if you want to install it yourself on hosting you pay for, but the other solutions being all inclusive charge you $15 and up depending on what you need from them, but they can include the hosting and the management piece.

     

    With DW, be aware that if you update your computer at some point DW could break and even that is a subscription at $22.99/mo for just the one app.

     

    Did that article help you solve your issue with the video not playing?

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