How do i shrink a dvd file size

hi this proberbly very easy but i don't know how to do it so it isn't to me ,
I want to copy my childrens discs because they leave them lying around and the get knackered so i thought if i just give them the copy and stash the original it would be great anyway , when i try to copy the disc it the original files are around 7.3gb and most the blank dvd discs out there seem to be 4.7 , is there a way round this i usually use toast to burn my discs, lou

Yes.
But then again, this only applies to DVDs you own, and only for making backup copies of them. DO NOT COPY MOVIES YOU DO NOT OWN, IT IS ILLEGAL!
BTW, there is also DVD2OneX, to shrink the movies.
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