Walgreens Video to DVD: Prices, Formats & the Catch
Quick answer: yes, Walgreens still converts home movies — tapes (videotapes start at $34.99, DVD delivery only), plus film reels, photos and even your phone's videos onto DVD, each priced on Walgreens' own page. The work is done by iMemories, not in the store. The catch most people discover too late: by Walgreens' own service FAQ, tapes and film come back on DVD only— no USB, no MP4 files. This guide lays out every published price and format as of August 2026, what the drop-off process looks like, and when a DVD is the wrong destination for footage you're trying to save.
2026 prices and accepted formats
From Walgreens Photo's home movie & print digitization page, August 2026:
| Service | Starting price | Formats accepted | Comes back as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Videotapes | videotapes start at $34.99, DVD delivery only | VHS, VHS-C, Betamax, 8mm, Hi8, Video8, Digital8, MiniDV, MicroMini | DVD only |
| Movie film | Starting price on Walgreens' page | 8mm, Super 8, 16mm | DVD only |
| HD videos (your digital/phone files) | Starting price on Walgreens' page | Digital video files | DVD |
| Photos | Starting price on Walgreens' page | Prints, slides, negatives | USB available |
Competitor prices and turnaround checked September 2026 from each company's own published pages. All of these services discount frequently and re-quote by project — confirm your total at checkout.
Notice the last column: only photoscan come back on USB. Every video format returns as a DVD. If you're unsure what tapes you have, our camcorder tape identifier sorts it out from the cassette's shape.
How the service works
Walgreens does not digitize in the store — orders ship to Walgreens' digitizing partner and come back to your store with the discs. As of September 2026 that partner is iMemories, whose branding you'll see during the process; retail fulfilment partners change over time, so it's worth asking at the counter who is doing the work and what output format you'll get. Walgreens does not publish a turnaround window, so ask for the current estimate when you drop off.
The convenience is real — there's a Walgreens on every third corner, and handing tapes to a human beats printing a shipping label for some folks. How it stacks against mailing tapes yourself is covered in TapeSave vs Walgreens.
Phone & iPhone videos to DVD
The "HD Videos" service is the reverse of tape digitizing: you already have digital files — usually phone videos — and Walgreens puts them on a DVD that plays in a disc player. People order it for grandparents with DVD players, memorial services, and "I want a physical copy" peace of mind.
One honest caution before you buy it for backup purposes: a burned DVD is a single scratch-able copy in a format players are abandoning, and standard DVD is lower resolution than the phone footage you're putting on it. For keeping phone videos safe, two digital backups (cloud plus a drive) protect better than a disc — see our backup guide. The DVD is for playing, not preserving.
What Walgreens doesn't do
- Tapes to USB or digital files. Their FAQ is explicit: videotapes and film transfer to DVD only.
- DVD-to-DVD copying.Disc duplication isn't on the published digitization menu. Some stores may assist at the kiosk — call ahead — but for home-movie DVDs the durable fix is ripping them to files; our DVD transfer guide shows how.
- Audio cassettes to CD.Audio isn't on the menu either — videotapes, movie film, and photos only. A dedicated audio service or a USB cassette player gets you MP3s instead.
The DVD-only problem
Here's the uncomfortable math on a DVD as your family archive: it can't be backed up without ripping it, it can't be texted to your sister, it doesn't play on a phone, new TVs and laptops increasingly ship without a drive, and discs degrade. Your tape's footage escaped one dying format and landed in another.
If you've already got Walgreens DVDs on the shelf, they're not a dead end — rip them to MP4 files, then split each disc's long recording into dated, labeled clips with TapeSave so the footage finally lands on phones, cloud albums, and the family group chat. If you haven't sent tapes anywhere yet and want files from the start, choose a service that delivers digital — the best-services roundup compares them.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Walgreens charge to put video on DVD?
As of September 2026, videotapes start at $34.99, DVD delivery only. Walgreens also lists film reels, photo digitization and 'HD Videos' — putting your existing digital or phone videos onto DVD — each with its own starting price on its own page. Walgreens doesn't publish what the videotape starting price covers (per tape, per hour, or per order), so confirm at the photo counter.
Can Walgreens put my tapes on a USB drive instead of DVD?
No. Walgreens' own service FAQ states that home movie films and videotapes can be transferred to DVD only — USB delivery is offered just for photo prints, negatives, and slides. If you want your tapes as digital files (MP4s you can back up, share, and edit), Walgreens' tape service can't deliver that directly.
Does Walgreens copy DVDs?
Straight DVD-to-DVD duplication isn't on Walgreens' published digitization menu, which covers tapes, film, photos, and digital videos. Some stores may help at the photo kiosk, so it's worth a call — but for a home-movie DVD, the more useful move in 2026 is ripping it to a file you control. Our DVD transfer guide walks through it.
Can Walgreens transfer my iPhone videos to DVD?
Yes — that's the 'HD Videos' service; its starting price is on Walgreens' own page. You provide the digital files and they come back on a playable DVD. Before ordering, ask what the disc is for: if the goal is safekeeping rather than a DVD player, a cloud backup plus organized clips preserves phone videos better than a disc that can scratch.
Does Walgreens convert audio cassettes to CD?
Audio cassettes aren't on Walgreens' published transfer menu, which lists videotapes, movie film, and photos. For cassettes, look at a dedicated audio digitizing service or a USB cassette player — both get you MP3 files rather than another aging disc format.
What formats of tape does Walgreens accept?
Per Walgreens' service page: VHS, VHS-C, Betamax, 8mm, Hi8, Video8, Digital8, MiniDV, and MicroMini videotapes; 8mm, Super 8, and 16mm movie film; and photo prints, slides, and negatives.
Have Walgreens DVDs or digitized files already?
Rip the disc, upload the file, and TapeSave splits it into dated, labeled clips your family can watch anywhere. Starting at $9.99 per video.
Get startedTapes still waiting — and you want files, not discs?
Any service that delivers digital files skips the DVD dead end entirely — mail-in kits, Costco Next, and most local shops all do. Ask for digital delivery, then come back here to organize the footage.
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