Not sharpest tool in the shed but...?

Question

here goes nothing. I had old 8mm films (family footage) done over into a DVD by a local company. The dvd wouldn't play on my computer so d/led VLC Media Player (plays fine now). Am able to copy the DVD using NeroStartSmart, but am unable to import video to Windows Movie Maker to edit as it tells me I need a codec program. I've been told there are a lot of codecs out there and nothing good will come out of me d/ling all of them. There must be a simpler way of doing this.

Answer 1

"as it tells me I need a codec program" - get the one it recommends.

Answer 2

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