How to fit 4 1/2 hours onto a DVD

OK i dont get it. Because It says that a standard DVD fits 4.7 GBs on a DVD. So when I finished my project with FCP. I exported using QT conversion. I exported my file as an MP4 using H.264. and got my 4 1/2 hour project down to 2.4 GBs. But when I tried to import it to DVDSP it said incompatible format...
What is the best way to fit my 4 1/2 hour video onto a DVDSP project without losing a lot of quality...

I just dont understand that if I can get the files to under 3 GBs why they wont fit on a single layer DVD
I think you may be missing the basic element here. The DVD-Video specification was established so that DVD-Video discs would be properly recognized and play in DVD players from any manufacturer. But in order for that to happen, the files on the DVD MUST comply with the DVD-Video specification. That spec requires specially formatted, MPEG-2 video and multiplexed with either AIFF (PCM) or AC3 (Dolby Digital) audio in the form of VOB files.
It wouldn't matter if your file had the size of only 2mb. If it isn't in the right format, it won't work. Essentially, it isn't the size that matters in this case; it the file format you provide to DVD-SP.
When you exported your movie using QuickTime Conversion, it doesn't matter what the resulting file size is ... because you chose MPEG-4 (h.264) and that doesn't meet the DVD-Video specification, nor does it meet the requirements of DVD-SP for encoding.
That's what Compressor is for. You simply export from FCP "Using Compressor" and choose the appropriate DVD preset. In your case, you'd have to modify a preset to meet the bit rate requirements for a program the length of yours ... or use a dual layer disc as has already been suggested.
You can also export a reference or self-contained movie form FCP and use the resulting file in Compressor or import it directly into DVD-SP and let it do the encoding. However, using Compressor will allow you much more control.
-DH
ps: a single layer DVD disc (DVD-5) only has about 4.3gb of usable space even though the discs are rated at 4.7gb.

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