Dual Layer Burning In DVD Studio Pro 3

I am working on a 2 plus hour project. If I want it to fit on a standard 4.7 GB Disc I will most likely have to compress it a great deal. I have a dual layer burner and media. Is there a switch or setting I can use to simply burn to dual layer? The video is over 2 hours and I want 3 audio tracks and some special features. Burning to dual layer would allow me not to compromise any quality etc. Thanks.

Is there a switch or setting I can use to simply burn to dual layer?
Yes. You just select the disc type (in the normal way). What is trickier is setting a suitable layer break-point. You either have to make sure that you do have chapter marker(s) at a suitable place, or - if your material is made up of short elements - 'balance' them between the two layers.

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This is definitely not the behavior I see. When I left click it adds a marker,
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https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2491

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when I try to burn a dual dvd with 7.1 gb on it. The discs are 8.5gb dual dvd's, it says this in the error box.
Formatting was not successful. Layer 0 exceeds the maximum layer size allowed. Please choose a suitable marker location that will support this condition.
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please email me back at [email protected]
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Hey timeline
welcome to the apple boards...
ill give you the easy fix, although i would recommend the proper fix.
first, build your project on any of your drives so you can see your audio and video TS folders.
once you see your build, then click on "Format" and before you click on format (on the lower right hand corner of the Format window, click on the second tab and under "Layer Break" click the drop down box and whatever is NOT greyed out, can be used as a layer break.
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Formatting was not successful. Layer 1 cannot exceed Layer 0 for a OTP configured disc. Please choose a suitable marker location that will support this condition.

Hey James
this particular error means that layer 1 is larger (as in size) to layer 0.
since we dont have enough details of your project, i cannot correctly tell you what to do.
i will ask you however, where did you set your layer break? tell us how much larger layer 1 is to layer 0. what will you be burning your image to, DLT, disc, hard drive? did you check the format properties and see where a suitable layer break can be? did you set layer break to automatic?
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