Idvd dvd size help

Hi
I'm trying to burn a movie on idvd but it is 4.5 gb
I have a 4.7 gb disc in but i dvd says it is only 4.2 gb
can't see how to change it

The limiting factor for iDVD is the total length in time of the movie, not its size. iDVD will compress it to fit if the movie is under 2 hours including iDVD menu content. You don't have to do any compression yourself. Many of my iMovies are between 25 and 65 GB, and they all fit onto a single layer DVD because they were under 2 hours.
Are you using iMovie? Which version?

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