Copying unedited video from tape to DVD

I have some video on miniDV tape, and want to give a copy of the video to someone on DVD. What's the best way to do this? I want to leave the video in a format that they can easily do whatever they want with it: edit it, put some of it on their web site, whatever, even if they use a PC. Keeping the footage completely unprocessed would be ideal.
Any suggestions? Normally I import my videos straight into iMovie 8, but I doubt that's the way to do this.
DanK

Putting the video on a DVD is the worst way to give it to your friend, if their intention is to edit it. DVD's are end products, not intended for editing and jumping through some hoops to do so will only degrade the video quality.
If they have a miniDV cam as well, make them a copy of the video and send them the tape, but first, you will need to get iMovie HD6, which is a free download for users of iLife 08. That is to enable you to export your video back to your cam. iMovie 08 doesn't allow it.
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/imovieHD6.html
Capture your video into HD6, put the clip(s) in the timeline and then export the movie back to a new tape. The video on the new tape will be one long clip though, not broken up into clips, as you may have on the original tape.
Does that work for you? I don't see other options.

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