Copying Files To DVD

Hi,
I hope I'm posting in the right spot; my apologies if not.
I'm rather clueless. I have pictures (.jpg) files that I want to copy from my iMAC to a DVD that will be loaded on a Windows PC to be viewed there, but cannot figure this out.
I tried following instructions I found online and failed miserably. I have wasted 2 DVDs already.
Assume I know very little if anyone is willing to give me instructions on how to do this or a link to such instructions.
Thank you for your time.

Thank you so much for replying. I went further than usual, but got stuck:
I went to the KB on how to burn data dvd-r disc http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1479
I never got the info on step two to show as stated by the KB:
2. In the dialog box that appears, enter a name for the disc and choose the format you want to create. An icon for the DVD appears on the desktop.
I have Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L30) so the KB should apply.
I did get the following window when I insert the dvd in the iMAC's:
"You inserted a blank DVD. Choose an action from the pop-up menu or click ignore." I chose "Open Finder" (I have version 10.5.8)
In Finder, the DVD shows to the left under DEVICES and also under PLACES with the yellow and white circle next to it to burn it.
I'm able to rename the DVD to what I want, but nowhere in the menus or Command/Click do I find anything that would allow me to choose the format.
I don't know what to do from here.
I'll check on the other venues, but it seems daunting from here and Disk Utility which I know can format if I could only figure out how, but this last one is quite complicated for me. I understand I have to format FAT something so it's portable.
Any further help on the KB would be appreciated which seems rather simple if only I could find the format part.
Thank you so much for the help so far.
ETA:
The hatter said: Burn folders. Copying files to a DVD, they get written later when you eject. You've tried something along those lines?
To answer your question, I'm glad you mentioned the eject part. As far as burning folders, no, I used disk utility and it wound up to be so convoluted (for me) that I am not even sure what happened in the end. I'm running out of DVDs and they're not cheap.
Thanks gain.
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