Splitting project to burn to DVD?

Greetings. I finished a project in Elements 3.0 and wound up at 10G+ of data. I'd like to burn to 2 DVDs to maximize image quality so can you tell me how to split the project in half?? I've snooped around in the Elements user guide but came up empty. Did I miss something?
Thanks very much for any direction.
-M

I received an error message stating something to the effect of 'insufficient memory' despite the fact that I have ot set to 'fit to available space'.
This is most likely an error regarding your system resources, and not disc space.
What is the amount of free disc space that you have on your HDD's. That would be the first place to look. PrE (and any NLE), needs much more disc space, than the size of the files - much more.
Next, this ARTICLE might help you get the most from your computer, with PrE.
Good luck,
Hunt

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