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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.

    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    September 18, 2025

    Morning Ben,

      Sorry but so far nothing has helped me get this working, I just don't understand it now.  Is Dreamweaver MX 2004 or any thing with Macromedia Dreamweaver still around?  I'm okay with coding just regular images onto my website (www.daviddholt.com) and doing basic updates to it but video's are now a problem for me since things have changed so much over the years. But thanks for your help, I might just have to stick to what I know.

     


    Your current site is sorely outdated code-wise, it lacks accessibility for disabled users, and it's not web friendly for people on smaller devices. Those THREE website CARDINAL SINS make it toxic by modern web standards. 

     

    When people can't use your site as expected, there's no point in having one. 

     

    You need an online website builder. No coding skills or technical know-how required. Just EZPZ point, click, drag & drop, you're done. 

     

    WIX is probably the simplest & most affordable online site builder. It's powered with AI so you can have a new site up & running in just a few clicks. 

    https://www.wix.com/

     

    Best of all, your new site will look great & perform well for all users. That's a win/win for everyone, especially you. 

     

    Hope that helps. Good luck with your project.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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