How to burn a 1 gig FCP/QT file to a DVD?

Hello
Got to deliver a 1 gig FCP/QT mov to someone, how do I burn this to a DVD (won't fit on CD)? I don't need to go through DVD SP, they just want the FCP file, no menu, etc. Just the FCP QT file to import into their FCP system. I know I can't just drag the file from desktop to my blank DVD, so how to do this simply?
Thanks
KB

Great, thank you - so I have this nearly 2 gig file, I made it self-contained QT mov, FCP file. Do I just import that into DVD SP 4, choose to burn it to DVD and the guys on the other end will be able to extract it and import it into their FCP system?
Thanks
KB

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