Problem writing Imovie to disc using IDVD on my Mac

Using a Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8 Intel Core with IMovie 11 and IDVD to create movies. I created the discs using my Sony DVD Direct VRD MC6 and converted the files to .mp4 using Handbrake. I've created several but had some difficulties - mostly in getting IDVD to write them. I have no problem creating, editing, copying, etc. and chosing the style ("Professional Quality") and "Normal" or Wide Screen" format to write them in. At first, after "finalizing" and "Sharing" with IDVD and then chosing the "Magic" DVD process, I would get this drop down which stated "Your file is in too large format for the program to write to disc" (or similar) - so I would go back to IMovie, cut, clip and erase to get the total time down to little more than one hour of video - which showed to be well below the 4.7 G available on the blank disc. Now it has progressed ot the point that as soon as the movie is "finaliized" I have the same "drop down" even before I open IDVD to select "Magic DVD".
Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks much in advance and I look forward to any suggestions.
samfromhernando

Hi
Yes - I don't use Magic-DVD that way.
I do
• in iMovie - NOT "Share to iDVD" - BUT "Share to Media Browser" and as Large (NOT HD or other resolution as result will SUFFER)
• Close iMovie
• Open iDVD and create a brand NEW Project (using old ones set's off the iDVD BUG with lot's of strange problems)
• Now in iDVD I select a theme I like - Usually from Old Themes - "Brushed Metal" as this takes very little time from over all duration and this is VERY important in iDVD - Movie time PLUS Menu time. Menu can take 15 minutes or more). iDVD only cares about DURATION not at all about Mb or Gbs ! !
• Then I click on the Media button down right and here select Movie (top right) and Here select Your movie and drag and drop it into the big iDVD Menu window to the left.
• Select Encoding Quality - I use Pro Quality (always)
• Set down burn speed to x2 or x4
• Use high quality DVD brand - I use only Verbatim
• I use DVD-R as they play on more and even older DVD-Players
Good Luck !
Yours Bengt W

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