The tiny tape behind most early-2000s home video
Convert Your MiniDV Tapes to Digital.
MiniDV was the small digital cassette nearly every camcorder used from the late 90s into the 2000s. We transfer it to digital MP4 at roughly 12.5 GB per two-hour tape, capturing the clean digital signal off tape that increasingly few machines can still read.
Get a Free MiniDV QuoteIn-house in Orange, CA since 2001. Over a million reels handled, never one lost.
per tape (regularly $28.50). Any brand.
Convert Your MiniDV Tapes to Digital.
The tiny tape behind most early-2000s home video
MiniDV was the small digital cassette nearly every camcorder used from the late 90s into the 2000s. We transfer it to digital MP4 at roughly 12.5 GB per two-hour tape, capturing the clean digital signal off tape that increasingly few machines can still read.
Get a Free MiniDV QuoteIn-house in Orange, CA since 2001. Over a million reels handled, never one lost.
$19.95
per tape (regularly $28.50). Any brand.
Since 2001
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Expert Technicians
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What MiniDV Is
Introduced in 1995, MiniDV is a small digital cassette, a little larger than a matchbox, that became the dominant camcorder format of the late 90s and 2000s. It recorded a clean digital picture that still holds up today, if you can read the tape.
The signal is digital, but it lives on a thin ribbon of tape that can jam, drop out, and shed with age like any other cassette.
MiniDV bridged home video into the memory-card era, so these tapes often hold the most recent, and most complete, family footage.
Because the cassettes are tiny, boxes of them get forgotten in drawers. They are worth digging out and digitizing.
The camcorders and decks that read MiniDV are aging out, and dropouts on old tape can be tricky to recover without the right gear.
Why Digitize MiniDV Now
As MiniDV tape ages, digital dropouts and glitches increase. Capturing sooner means fewer gaps in the finished video.
Working MiniDV camcorders are increasingly scarce, and many people no longer have the FireWire hardware to capture from them.
MiniDV can stick or jam in an old deck. Do not force a troublesome tape at home; send it in.
You do not need a camcorder or a computer. Send the tapes and we capture them on maintained equipment.
MiniDV Transfer Pricing
Most MiniDV tapes hold about an hour, so one tape is one flat charge.
Delivery on flash drive or hard drive, and optionally on DVD: $5 per disc for disc-only orders, $15 per disc when a drive is included. $50 order minimum. We skip blank footage and never charge for the empty parts of a tape.
Which Tape Do You Have?
Not sure what you are looking at? Match your tape below and tap it for the details, or just send a mixed box and we sort and identify them for you.
Consumer and Home Formats
Professional & Broadcast
Low-compression MP4 or MOV files delivered on flash drive, hard drive, the cloud, or long lasting archival DVD.Â
Why Our MiniDV Transfers Look Better
We capture the clean digital signal MiniDV recorded without piling on extra compression, so the picture stays sharp.
A technician monitors each capture and tries troublesome tapes in multiple decks to minimize dropouts.
We trim blank footage and never charge for the empty parts of a tape.
Your tapes are digitized by our own team in Orange, California, never subcontracted or sent overseas.
How It Works
Getting your MiniDV tapes to us is simple, and your originals always come home.
Send it to us
Free local pickup across Southern California, a secure prepaid shipping kit by mail, or drop off at our Orange, CA counter.
We digitize it in-house
Each tape is captured in real time, tried in multiple decks if needed, and the blanks are trimmed.
You relive it
Get your videos as MP4 on a drive or DVD to share and stream, and your original tapes come back with them.
MiniDV Questions
How much does it cost?
Do I need the camcorder or a FireWire cable?
My MiniDV has glitches when it plays. Can you help?
Is MiniDV higher quality than VHS or 8mm?
How do I get my videos back?
Can you combine my MiniDV with other tapes and media on one drive?
How long does it take?
Do you have a minimum order?
Those Little Tapes Hold Your Most Recent Home Movies.
Get a free, itemized quote. We count every tape, tell you the exact cost, and your originals always come home.
Get My Free MiniDV QuoteOr call (888) 405-2685 · Orange, CA · In-house since 2001