Burn 32Gb iPhoto file to 4.7Gb DVD's

I have 2011 Macbook pro. Have 12600 pics file (32GB) I need to copy to 4.7Gb DVD's for backup/security but when I try to upload/burn the file to DVD it says file to big so won't allow sequential burn to 8 DVD's. Is there a way around this?
Thanks,
Nick B

John Kernan wrote:
I keep getting the message that it is too big. What's the secret?
That's because a "4.7" GB DVD is 4.7 GB in decimal notation, but is actually 4.38GB in binary, which is the way computers see data.
You get this by dividing the decimal GB by 1.0737.
So you can see that your 4.4 GB is a tad too large for the DVD.
Looking at it the other way, your 4.4GB of data is 4.72 GB the way DVDs are measured.
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