Not sure iPhoto backed up my entire library

I just backed up my iPhoto library, but I'm not sure iPhoto included all of my content.
When I do File > Get Info on my iPhoto library, it says it's over 10GB in size. I tried to create a Burn Folder in Finder and burn the library onto multiple DVD's, but Finder says I need a disc that holds more than 10GB and doesn't seem to want to archive it very easily.
I figured there's got to be an easy way to do this, so I searched on "iPhoto library backup to DVD" in this forum and someone nicely said that to back up in iPhoto 7.1.3 (which is what I'm using), simply go Share > Burn.
I did the Share > Burn thing and iPhoto created a DVD for me, theoretically of my entire iPhoto library. It all fit on one dual layer DVD+R disc and the resulting iPhoto library file size is about 7.8GB.
So I'm wondering, where did the other 2GB go? Or does iPhoto use this space for thumbnails or something like that? At first I thought to myself, "okay, maybe it copied all my photos, but left out all my iPhoto videos"... but no, all those appear to be there...
Can someone put my mind at ease here? Did iPhoto backup my whole library? It didn't ask me to insert a second disc. Also, if it happens that iPhoto DID backup my whole library, and for example, the remaining 2GB of apparently "missing" photos are thumbnail-space etcetera, when I eventually do have more than 8.5GB of library to backup, will the Share > Burn feature spread them out over two or more dual layer DVD's?
Thanks for any insights here.
Travis

It may be the database files that are of a different size. Compare the thumbXXsegment.data files and the Library6.iPhoto database files for size differences. I've not tried a whole library via that method so don't have first hand experience on what the size differences might be caused by.
However, if the photo count in the two are the same then you must be OK.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.≤br>
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