I'm trying to burn a movie to a dvd...

I've added the movie to a playlist, and then I select "Burn playlist to disc" from the file tab. My problem is that when I do this, it continually asks me what I'd like to do with the disc (and won't actually burn the movie). I get this notification both from iTunes and my computer. The dvd holds 120 minutes, and the movie is only 80 minutes long, so that's not the problem.

iDVD is no longer supported by Apple and does not come pre-loaded on new Macs.
If your computer did not come with iDVD and iWeb preinstalled, you can ask Apple for a free copy here:
   http://www.apple.com/feedback/idvd.html
Alternatively, you can purchase a boxed version of iLife '11 from Apple, Amazone, etc. Boxed versions come with iDVD and iWeb still on the disk.

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