DDP file size Vs. Video_TS ?

I exported a DDP file that is 29 MB from my project. In DVD studio pro, the file size is 1 GB. My question is do I actually have the entire project in the 29MB DDP file?
Also, why do you have to send a DDP file to the hard drive and then copy to a DVD? Why can't you just send it to a DVD?

Sounds like something is amiss with that big a size difference, you do not have the entire project
Make sure you have set your build folder and are writing the DDP file from the proper build
http://dvdstepbystep.com/build.php

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