DVD to Digital Service: Transfer Home DVDs to Digital Files
Your home-movie DVDs, off the shelf and onto your phone.
The DVDs from the 2000s, including the ones burned from your old tapes and film, are aging on a shelf and getting harder to play. We convert them to MP4 files you can store, back up, stream, and share, handled by our own team in Orange, California.
Personal, non-commercial discs only. In-house in Orange, CA since 2001.
DVD to digital service, at a glance
- Pricing
- Free itemized quote, per disc
- Delivered as
- MP4 files on a flash drive or hard drive
- We convert
- Home-movie and personal DVDs you own
- We cannot convert
- Commercial or copyrighted discs
- Turnaround
- Call (888) 405-2685 for current processing times and priority ordering
- Where
- In-house in Orange, CA since 2001
Why Transfer DVDs to Digital Files?
A DVD felt permanent when it was burned, but the disc itself is one of the shorter-lived ways your memories have ever been stored.
Discs do not last forever
Recordable DVDs store video in a dye layer that fades over the years, a problem known as disc rot. A disc that played fine a decade ago can freeze, pixelate, or refuse to load today.
Players are vanishing
New computers ship without a DVD drive, and fewer homes keep a working player near the TV. Digital files play on any phone, tablet, laptop, or smart TV.
Easy to share and stream
An MP4 can be copied to every family member, dropped into cloud storage, and streamed from the couch. A disc can only be in one player at a time.
One organized archive
Your DVDs can go on the same drive as your converted tapes, film, and photos, sorted into folders so your whole family history lives in one place.
If a disc is scratched or has started to skip, do not toss it. Many marginal discs still read on the right equipment, and the sooner it comes in, the more of it we can recover.
Which DVDs Can Be Converted to Digital?
We convert discs you own the rights to. That covers almost every disc people bring us.
Yes: your own memories
- Home-movie DVDs
- Discs a lab burned from your family tapes or film
- Wedding and event discs
- Recital and game footage, and any personal video you own
No: commercial or copyrighted
We cannot copy or convert Hollywood movies, TV shows, purchased concert or fitness discs, or any commercial or trademarked disc. Those are owned by someone else.
Not sure which yours are? Send them in. When there is any question, we set the disc aside and ask you before touching it.
Looking to put old film or VHS tapes onto DVD instead? That starts with our film transfer or video tape transfer service, where DVD is one of the delivery options.
DVD to Digital Service Pricing
A DVD already holds digital video, so converting one is a clean transfer rather than a real-time recapture. Pricing is per disc and depends on how many discs you have and how much they hold, so the honest answer is a quote.
Per disc, quoted up front
Tell us roughly how many discs you have and we give you a firm, line-by-line price before any work begins. No surprises, no per-minute meter running.
- MP4 files kept as close to the original disc as possible
- Flash drive or hard drive, priced at our cost with no markup
- Your original discs always come home
Why Use Our DVD to Digital Service?
No second round of compression
A DVD is already compressed once. We transfer it into MP4 as close to the original as possible, so the copy looks like the disc, not worse.
Everything stays in-house
Our own team in Orange, California, never subcontracted and never sent overseas. In more than a million reels handled since 2001, we have never lost one.
Your originals come home
Converting a disc does not harm it. You get your files on a drive and your DVDs back in the same box.
Combined and organized
We merge your DVDs with converted tapes, film, and photos onto one drive, in folders the way you have them grouped.
How to Transfer DVDs to Digital With Us
Gather your discs
Drop them off in Orange, ship them with a prepaid kit, or ask about local pick-up. No need to sort them first.
We convert them in-house
Each disc is transferred to MP4 by our own team, kept as close to the original quality as possible.
Watch them anywhere
Your videos as files on a drive to back up, share, and stream. Your original discs come back with them.
Every package is received and logged at our studio in Orange, California.
Your videos come back as files you can watch together on any screen.
DVD Conversion Reviews
“Scott and the team have always been very helpful and timely. I have taken many DVDs and photos in there and they have come back great! I would highly recommend their service!”
Nancy Stremick · Google review
“What a great place and its ownership? Amazed with professional and knowledgeable staff. I had some old VHS and home VCD/DVD's from overseas. And he converted them in to USB Drive. Moreover he taught me some little tricks about How to ! Mr. Scott , My best wishes for you. I have some more jobs for you. See you soon.”
Gurinder Bains · Google review
Our Satisfaction Guarantee
We stand behind every transfer we perform. If you're unhappy with the quality of our work, we'll make every reasonable effort to make it right, at no additional charge. And if another professional service can produce a visibly better transfer from the same originals, we'll match their quality or refund what you paid us for the affected transfer.
See Our Full Satisfaction Guarantee →DVD to Digital Service Questions
Can you convert DVDs to digital?
Yes. We convert home-movie and personal DVDs you own to MP4 files on a flash drive or hard drive, in-house in Orange, California, and your original discs come back to you. We cannot convert commercial or copyrighted discs.
How do I transfer a DVD to digital?
Send us the discs. Drop them off in Orange, ship them with a prepaid kit, or ask about local pick-up. Our own team transfers each disc to MP4, kept as close to the original quality as possible, and you get the files on a drive with your DVDs back in the same shipment.
How long does DVD to digital conversion take?
Processing times depend on our current queue and the size of your order, so call us at (888) 405-2685 for current processing times. Working toward a date? Ask about priority ordering, and we will tell you honestly what we can finish by then.
Which DVDs can you convert to digital?
Personal, home-movie DVDs that you own the rights to, including discs that were burned from your own tapes or film. We do not copy commercial or copyrighted discs such as movies, TV shows, or purchased programs.
What file format do converted DVDs come back in?
MP4 files on a flash drive or hard drive, ready to store, back up, share, and stream. Your original discs come home too.
How much does it cost to convert a DVD to digital?
Pricing is per disc and depends on how many discs you have and how much they hold, so we give you a free itemized quote before any work begins. There is a $50 order minimum, not counting drives.
Does converting a DVD to MP4 lose quality?
We keep it as close to the disc as we can. A DVD is already compressed once, so rather than squeeze it again into a tiny file, we transfer the video into MP4 at high quality. The copy looks like the original disc.
Can you convert a scratched DVD or one that skips?
Often, yes. Many marginal discs still read on the right equipment. Send it in rather than throwing it out, and the sooner it comes in, the more we can usually recover.
What happens if a DVD cannot be converted?
You are not charged for its conversion, and any amount already paid for it is refunded. We tell you which discs could not be converted, and why, before the final invoice, and the original comes back to you either way.
Can my DVDs go on the same drive as my tapes, film, and photos?
Yes. We put your converted DVDs on the same drive as your video tapes, film, and photos, organized in folders, so your whole archive lives in one place.
Do I get my original DVDs back?
Always. Converting a disc does not harm it. You get your files on a drive and your original DVDs back in the same shipment.
Other questions? Call us at (888) 405-2685. A real person answers, 7AM to 7PM, 7 days a week.
Have more than DVDs?
Send a mixed box and we sort, identify, and convert it all onto one organized drive.
Get your DVDs off the shelf and onto your phone.
Get a free, itemized quote. We convert your discs and your originals always come home.
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