Can I make a 5 Hour long DVD

Hi everyone, I have a client who has already had 5 hours of video put onto a DVD he wants me to do the same. Can iDVD handle this??? I know iDVD usually has a time limit of 2 hours, but when I gave it a QT movie that was over 2 hours long it just asked me to insert a dual sided DVD-R which I did and it worked out ok. Has anyone ever done 5 hours? And if so how??? Thanks, I hope someone can help before I create a 5 hour program and then discover it won't work!

I guess there are two questions: (1) could you and (2) should you.
(1) You probably can with something like compressor and DVD SP - heck, you could probably compress it enough to fit on a single layer disc. it will probably be 'ugly'.
(2) I can't imaging anyone wanting to sit down and view 5 hours of video in one showing! It would seem more sensible to break the video up in several watchable pieces - but I do understand that clients don't always want the sensible thing.
As to >Can iDVD handle this??? The answer is no. You need DVD SP (which comes with Compressor).
Another option is Toast 7 and a double-layer burner which will give you approximately 5 hours (according to page 68 of the Toast 7 manual).

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