Maximum length of film to burn DVD on Toast

Hi Panel
Thanks again for all your help - new question. My film is 1 hr and 20 minutes long - can I burn this at best quality in Toast - or must I keep to 60 minutes? I am in a rush as this film must be ready for Sunday - I can't experiment either as I don't have an individual DVD player - my last effort I had to go up country to view it - thats why I took so long to tell you thanks. When I exported my first project to Quick Time full quality it knocked off the last 4 clips - the movie was only 42 minutes long - but Toast didn't tell me until it reached the end of the burn - than said 4 clips unsupported and DVD failed - you could still play the DVD but the player complained that the DVD had an error on it - don't really like to play the DVD like that in case it harms the player. That is why I am asking your advice. I can remove 12 minutes of movie but it would be a shame - but I'll still be longer than the 60 minutes by 7 minutes.
Can you advise?
Many thanks
peckerpac

I was obviously too late to get a reply in time - can u tell me when the group stops for the weekend?
... well.... this is an international board, people in the US are surprised, when I'm answering "in the middle of the night", vice versa I receive a yelling Good Morning form new Zealand, when I post in the middle of MY night... this is a 24/7 forum....
obviously...
your Q was very... Toast related, you asked in the iM4 section.. Roxio has its own support forum.- give it a try.

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