Burning FCE large file to 4.7GB

I have a FCE program that is over 1 hour. How can I get it to fit on one DVD? Is there a way to save it smaller without compromising the quality. I shot with Sony HDV camera. I haven't tried to burn it yet, but I feel I will run into trouble...
Thank you so much!

If you want to create a playable DVD, just export from FCE to QuickTime Movie. The length (in time) of your movie is what's important, not the file size. With iDVD you can put up to about 2 hours of video on single-layer DVD media, about 4 hours on dual-layer DVD media.
A few tips -
Be sure to do the following before exporting from FCE:
*Sequence > Render All > Both* and
*Sequence > Render Only > Mixdown*
When you export to QT Movie, UNcheck the option called "Make Movie Self-Contained". This will create what's known as a QT reference movie, which you can import into iDVD just the same as a self-contained QT movie. (But your export from FCE will be much faster and the file will be relatively small).
If you have created chapter markers in FCE, make sure to select *Include > Chapter Markers* in the QT Movie export dialog.
To have iDVD automatically create chapter menus from your FCE chapter markers, be sure to set *iDVD > Preferences > Movies* to "Create Chapter Submenus" before importing your video from FCE.

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