Dual Layer DVD burns not working......

I tried 4 different times, but to no avail. I took one of the burns & utilized a program to extract the Video_TS file, then used Toast to burn it - failed on verification (Toast has never burned a dual layer disc successfully for me on either of my burners). Is there a problem with iDVD not encoding discs properly when using dual layer media? That stuff is expensive & I get tired of creating 80 cent coasters. The other thing that bugs me is that the Apple factory burner only supports DVD+DL media (I will be rectifying that soon with a different internal burner - a Pioneer, not a crappy Hitachi). Any input into this problem will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

hey ara,
it's not about a disc that will work like all pressed discs out there.
it's just that most dual layer discs are dvd+r and most set-top dvd players can only read dvd-r discs.
if you want to look at your burned dual layer discs, look at them in a computer environment.
the lack of compatibility has nothing to do with DVDSP.
Mikey

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I need some help regarding dual layer dvd burning.
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Hi All,
I am having some trouble making a useable DVD. I have a video that I recorded and imported into iMovie (2h33m long). I exported it to iDVD, which told me that I needed to use a dual layer DVD to make it fit. Here's where I noticed the first problem: iDVD has one option for a dual layer disc, stating that it has 7.7GB storage space, and my discs have 8.5GB. I set it to use the standard setting for the DL disc any ways, turned the quality down a bit to make it fit, and burned the DVD. After burning two discs, I still do not have one that works. It comes up as "supported disc not available" on my Mac, and as a blank disc on any other machine I put it in. It will run on my coworker's brand new iMac, but that is the only one. Am I doing something wrong? The only mistake that I have corrected since I have tried all this is changing the aspect ratio back from 4:3 to 16:9 in iMovie (I am not sure how that happened, as the video was originally recorded in 16:9). I am re-exporting the file to my desktop now in the proper ratio, and changed the quality to HD. I am waiting for the file to encode as we speak. Any help would be greatly appreciated, as this work is for my local school board and is very time sensitive.
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I set it to use the standard setting for the DL disc any ways, turned the quality down a bit to make it fit, and burned the DVD.
That part I don't understand.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1502?viewlocale=en_US
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Best Performance is for videos of up to 60 minutes
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1502?viewlocale=en_US

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