Are there stores that can transfer mini dv tapes to dvd?

Question

cause i have alot of old family home videos that i would like to preserve, and have on a disc instead of a little old tape

Answer 1

CVS, Walgreens, etc.

Answer 2

Probably, but you can do them yourself if you have a PC and a firewire connection, you can edit them and combine them.

If you have a mini dv (cassette) camcorder….

Your dv camcorder needs a firewire connection (ieee 1394) in order to download video, your PC probably did not come with a firewire port, so you will have to buy one and install it, since most computers (except possibly brand new) don't come with a firewire port, your camcorder did not come with a firewire cord so you have to purchase a cord too. Your camcorder did come with a USB cord and that is used for downloading stills from your camcorder. Make sure your camera is in playback mode.

Answer 3

There are lots of people who'll do this for you.  Googling for "transfer", "Minidv" and "DVD" will give you loads of hits.  It can get expensive if you've a lot of tapes - it might be cheaper to do it yourself, even if you need to buy a new camcorder.

Answer 4

There probably are some that can. You should try contacting some photo processing shops and ask them. If they don't do it their selves they might know who can.