Can't Get 120 Minutes on DVD

Trying to move 100 minutes onto a DVD as a test, but the file is larger than the 4.7 gigs on the DVD after importing into IDVD. I was unable to locate any posts on this, but I am sure it has been discussed.
I was hoping to be able to capture and move to disc and edit later. From what I can tell, my best option seems to be to edit and export back to tape. Or perhaps an external hardrive. I have about 40 hours of digital tape to edit and just not sure what my best alternative is.
Would Final Cut Express help me at all?

A ComboDock IS an external FW drive.
The only difference to regular external drives is that the ComboDock has only an ATA connector and a power connector to the ATA drive, and a FW bridge so you can connect it to the Mac via FW400/800 (or USB2, if you want).
WiebeTech provides an optional protecting plate to the ATA drive's bottom. I also usually "mount" the ComboDock and the ATA drive on top of a stiff and thin book so the connectors don't bend when transferring the unit.
The ComboDock lacks the other parts of the FW enclosure so you can quickly switch bare ATA drives to it.
So: basically the ComboDock allows you to treat multiple bare ATA drives like big floppies.
The ComboDock is quite expensive considering it lacks the enclosure the other "proper" FW drives have. But on the other hand you save money because you can use the same FW bridge for multiple ATA drives. I also have a regular OWC FW enclosure so I can easily transfer files between my three 250 GB ATA drives (my PB's internal HD is only 80 GB).
Disclaimer: just a happy ComboDock user.

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