Cannot burn in iDVD 2008: maximum content problem on small file!!

Hello all,
I am having a very weird problem with iDVD '08. I have a file that is only 15 minutes long that I edited in iMovie. The file is about 840mb, and with the menu and everything, it comes up to about 866 mb. iDVD shows everything as fine, encodes, previews, etc..
However, when I go to burn the DVD, it says "Your project exceeds the maximum content duration. To burn your DVD, change the encoder setting in the Project Info window."
In the project info, I have it set as "Best Performance", and that, according to the movie should be ok because the movie is only 15 minutes!!
I have tried everything that I can think of, and it is driving me crazy. I have tried DVD+R, DVD-R, and I have even tried saving the image to the PC, and then burning with Disk Utility.
When I try to burn with Disk Utility (the file is 849mb), it says the DVD does not have enough free space!
Can anyone shed some light on this for me?
Thanks in advance.
Subhash

Hello
I'm having the exact same problem, my file is only 12 minutes @ 424 mb! I'm still trouble shooting as we speak so if anyone hears of a worthy solution please pass it on.
With a file containing only 424mb, space should not not a problem. One problem could be the DVD-RAM recordable disk I'm trying to burn to. I was told it would work.
Could it be that my video comes from my new Oylmpus Stylus 820 camera that the apple dudes said would be great for importing video to imovie then sharing to idvd so I could burn with no problem. hmmm.
Is there some crazy application that I have to download to supplement idvd?
Please help.
Thanks
Zimmerlucky

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