Help fitting project on single layer DVD.

A little confused on how this adds up.
My DVD size is 395.4MB with all my menus, and AC3 audio with NO VIDEO.
When I add my video, which is 4.08GB to the timeline, my project goes up to 4.9 GB. Shouldn't it be around 4.5 total? Does DVD studio only add up what's in use in the assets window?
Thanks!

Factor in the size of the audio of your movie, if you have not already.
Keep in mind that if you use any of the stuff in the palette - shapes, buttons, etc. - DVDSP will render motion mpegs for the entire duration of the menu, even if the background is still. This may also be the case if you use DVDSP to composite multiple photoshop layers in the background.

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AS per David suggestion, get yourself on A.Pack and convert your audio to Ac3.
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Still this link will help you both:
http://www.dvdxdv.com/Tutorials/ProV1/FCP.multi-channel.htm
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Hi Millaard
I repeated again build my project in PP3 1 hour and 8 munite long video , Exprot Encore , I selected following setting as Type : DVD doule layer,
Direct burn without menus
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or Medium qality
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Birates setting : VBR , 1 pass
minimum : 1.5
target : 4.
Max : 7.
GOP : M frame 3
M frame 15
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That 's all the setting I did , Whatever I swicthed single layer or double layer , the export file estimate no change .
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The other option in PP3 did not work for any 3rd party sofwarer ,
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