How to Import a Mini DVD to a Computer. Mini DVD camcorder footage is easily imported into computers for manipulation, digital archiving or conversion to full-sized DVDs. Using an editing program ...

Connect the USB connector on the capture device to your computer and install the software and drivers that came with the device. Once complete, open up the software and turn on the MiniDV camcorder.

Say you have a movie on DVD, but you want to watch it on your phone, tablet, somewhere else. You can “rip” that DVD—or turn it into a movie file on your computer—to play it wherever you ...