Canon Vixia HG20 - movies are loaded, but too large for DVD - help?

Hi, my HD camera uploads the movies just fine to iMovie 08. My problem now is, because they're in HD they are ginormous files. I can't even get 4 minutes of video onto one DVD!
Is there a magic way to convert or compress these HD files into regular DVD format? Do I have to get a new software to make this happen? I'm googling like crazy and just getting more and more confused.
Or should I just make everything a smaller file, for viewing on an ipod or youtube and put it all on a DVD?
I'm really frustrated and confused! Thank you in advance for your help!
Message was edited by: dotseurat

Hi
4 minutes to much - then You got problems.
a. iDVD doesn't care about GBs at all only duration of movie + menu
b. iDVD is very hard disk hungry - and only eats the internal/boot drive
so free space on other hard disks doesn't count
The internal/boot drive should have 25Gb or more free space.
c. No version of iDVD do HD-video - only SD (old time TV resolution)
There are no iDVD HD version out here yet.
alt. is to use Roxio Toast™ which if bougt as Pro incl. BR-component can burn to
a Blue-Ray burner and Disk (AND Small porojects on reg. DVDs - about 20-30 minutes)
BUT - These BR-disks or DVD (BR-coded) Can't be played on DVD-players or Macs
only on BR-players eg PlayStation 3
If it still don't work - see my list
*Not knowing the origin to Your problem - General approach when in trouble is as follows.*
• Delete iDVD pref file - *or rather start a new user/account* - log into this and re-try
iDVD pref file resides.
Mac Hard Disk (start-up HD)/Users/"Your account"/Library/Preferences
and is named. com.apple.iDVD.plist
While iDVD is NOT RUNNING - move this file out to desk-top.
Now restart iDVD.
• Free space on internal (start-up) hard disk if it is less than 10Gb should rather have 25Gb
• Hard disk is untidy. Repair Permissions, Repair Hard disk (Apple Disc Util tool)
• Program miss-match. iDVD 5.0.2, Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.5.5 - is OK - DON’T work under Leopard
• Program miss-match. iDVD 6.0.4, Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.5.5 - is OK (might work under Leopard)
• Program miss-match. iDVD’08 v. 7.0.1, Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.5.5 - is OK (might work under Leopard)
• iDVD (08) v7 Locate theme folder. Move out iDVD1, iDVD 2 and eventually iDVD4 folders to desktop - re-try
• Try a Cleaning CD/DVD that cleans the laser lens on the DVD burner/player
iDVD 6.0.4 and iDVD 7.0.1 are compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Last resort. from Craig. Solved the problem!! Finally!!
I deleted every iDVD application and folder from my boot drive,
emptied the trash and then installed iDVD 08 using the customize option
and I am up and running.
If You do a re-install be sure to get rid of all iDVD old parts AND then EMPTY the Trash-basket !
iDVD updated ?
Apple Codec updated ?
Start a New Clean project - or delete project assets
No of Colors - must be set to millions
Yours Bengt W

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