Dvd's for computers/.BUPfiles/calculating dvd burn time

I've now been told that my film will be watched on a computer. This means that, whatever, the film (which is a QT movie, 5.4 Go exported from FCP) needs to be encoded as MPEG-2? Computer dvd drives can read MPEG-2?
I ask the question because i did manage to create a dvd a few hours ago which i did in Toast. The one with the faded colours when i watch it on TV. But when i try to open it on my mac i get a folder containing files with extensions i don't know: .bup .vob .ifo My mac tells me i have no default application to open them. I get the same message when i try to open the same type of files when i insert the dvd of "Chicago", bought in a shop. Does this mean that the problem lies with the dvd which is not appropriate for a computer, or rather it's because i don't have the necessary program. (What is the most popular program used by Macs to read movies on dvd?)
I have to get this flippin dvd done within 4 hours, and already after trying a mini-test using Compressor, i've calculated that it will take about 4 hours to encode using Fastencode120minmpeg2. Is this normal for a 25 min film? I'm trying to install DVDSP3 right now... I'm going to try ur suggestion of putting my film directly into studio pro. Maybe the encoding will go faster than with Compressor. After that i have to burn the dvd too. With a 8x machine how long should that take? I mean how do u calculate?
If u still have time david ... or anyone else... i'd be grateful for help.
dswimmer

OK Shane. Thanks. So the problem is that i need a DVD playing application? I'm new to OSX and never really looked into it. I guess that OSX 3.9 does not come with a DVD player? I heard that VLC is one i can download free. Does anyone know if it's a good one?
As for the other question, will a mpeg2 play on a comp? And do those compression times i talked about seem normal? Maybe it's because i only have a 466Mhz processor? Is the think that took toast a long time the encoding? Or does the actual writing onto the dvd take a long time too?
Thanks for ur help
dswimmer

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I'm burning 1 .avi and 2 .dat movies to a dvd. Together, they take up about 3.5 gb of space.
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I've read several comments here about oh-so-slow DVD burning times.
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3. If you're using the Finder, you may need up to 9.4GB available on your hard disk to burn a DVD. Toast has a lower requirement.
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In an effort to better my DVD burn times, I upgraded to a new internal DVD 8x/Dual Layer drive.
After installation, I burned a DVD of previously recorded material that I had also burned on the old drive.
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External Multi-Format DVD RecorderDRX-830UL/T $129.00
http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/%3Cwbr%20target=blank%3EINTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProductInformation-Start ?ProductSKU=DRX830UL%2fT&Dept=computers&CategoryName=cpu_Sony_PCAccessories_CD%2 fDVDBurnDVDBurners
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