Over limit - help with options

Question

I have a wedding dvd that is 4.59 GB so it's just a hair over the limit. I need it to be best quality for viewing - so the encoding is set right now at "Best Performance." I have menus at 780 MB (they have motion and audio - audion is only like 5 MB, motion I already reduced menu as a QT menu to play in background - it's only 21 MB, so that's not going to get me there by eliminating).
I don't think I want to change quality of encoding - or is there a setting that is less that won't change viewing quality on DVD?
Or, how many minutes do I need to cut? If I cut video, then how do I replace the video on iDVD. Everything is all set and customized, not a standard theme, so I don't want to redo. Would like to replace the movie for "Play movie" and will chapters all stay set pulling from the movie?
ARGH - so close!
Thanks for your help -
Alexa

Answer 1

Or, how many minutes do I need to cut?
Did you check project info ? For example .....
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If DL is supported on your Burner then you should be ok provided iDvd can see the settings for DL as opposed to SL.
Burning to a DVD+R DL (Double Layer) disc
Newer SuperDrive optical drives in Macintosh computers can burn discs in DVD+R DL (Double Layer) format. Double-layer discs store almost twice as much content as single-layer discs, making them a great choice for large projects.
To see whether your computer’s SuperDrive can burn DVD+R DL discs, choose Project > Project Info. If you see 8.0 GB (Double Layer) in the DVD Type pop-up menu, you can use DVD+R DL discs for your project.
To burn a project to a DVD+R DL disc:
With the finished project open in iDVD, choose Project > Project Info and then choose Double Layer (DL) from the DVD Type pop-up menu.
Select the encoder setting you want to use. If you have more than 120 minutes of content, select High Quality.
Click the Burn button (shown below).
When prompted, insert a DVD+R DL disc into the drive.
You can use your internal SuperDrive or an external third-party drive.
If the disc isn’t blank, iDVD asks whether you want to erase the disc.
If your project is small enough to fit on a single-layer disc and you insert a double-layer disc, you see a dialog giving you the option to change the media type. You can cancel the burn and start again, or insert a single-layer disc and continue.
You should always burn double-layer discs directly from iDVD and not from a disc image. Double-layer discs burned from a disc image may cause playback issues in some DVD players, such as freezing during playback.
NOTE: After burning, to eject a disc from your computer’s internal disc drive, press the Media Eject key on your keyboard, if there is one. On keyboards with no Media Eject key, hold down the F12 key until the eject icon appears and your disc is ejected.
Hope this helps but if not just come on back.