IMovie: Can't Choose Place to Burn Archive of Project; says file too large

I Need to Archive My Projects in iMovie to free up space on my harddrive. I am getting a message telling me that there is too much info. to burn on disc, however, it does not ask me where I want to burn it; no choice of using a Dual Layer DVD or even an external harddrive which is obviously large enough to accommodate the file.
Can I archive to any external harddrive or does the harddrive need to be formated specifically for Apple? I don't see anywhere where I can choose where that Archive will be burned; only to disc. The software, iMovie, appears to assume a basic DVD disc will be used and doesn't allow for Dual Layer or external harddrive selection. Why can't I Archive my project in a selected location?
Mac Dual 2.7GH Mac OS X (10.4.4) Using EyeTV200

The crucial word here is "burn". The menu command File > Burn Project To Disk lets you burn an archive of your project onto a DVD. It's not used to archive to a drive.
Sorry, I have no experience with Dual Layer drives so I don't know if iMovie 6 can use Dual Layer or not. It may not. Searching for "burn" in iMovie Help didn't help.
If your can't burn to a Dual Layer with that command, you might try using the Finder to burn the project onto the DVD. It should be able to handle saving files on a Dual Layer disk. Search for "Dual Layer" in Finder Help.
To create an archive on an external disk, use the iMovie 6 menu command File > Save Project As. That saves a copy of the project on whichever drive you choose.
Yes, that volume must use the Mac OS Extended disk format, the standard Mac file format. If it's a different format iMovie can't reliably save to the volume. (Most FireWire drives ship with a different format.) Use the application Disk Utility to erase the drive.
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