HT3523 Codec Errors/ Wanting to drag into iMovie

Hi! So my goal is to edit this video on iMovie from these files. My friend sent me a drop box containing .mov files of film shot. However, I can't open it because it doesn't have the same codec. How can I solve this so it can be downloaded and edited? thanks!

Laurenlouiseclark wrote:
… So how to I download it to my local drive? …
drag'n drop … perhaps?
I assume, you got a link to a 'Public Folder' in your friends DropBox.
drag the file to your Macs desktop, or open Finder, your Movie folder, drag it into there, to keep things organized.

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