Why can't I burn 2 hrs onto a 120 minute DVD-R

I want to burn 2 1 hour shows onto a 120 minute DVD-R but it always tells me there's not enough room. Is this because of the menus? Is there any way to use iDVD to just burn my movie content without the menu, which I don't really care about that much.

Hi
+I want to burn 2 1 hour shows onto a 120 minute DVD-R but it always tells me there's not enough room. Is this because of the menus?+
Yes
+Is there any way to use iDVD to just burn my movie content without the menu, which I don't really care about that much.+
No - But select an as simple menu as possibly. I use "Brushed Metal" and no animation or
background music. This should give space for 2 x 58 minutes movies at least.
There are ways to make DVDs without menu but then the material has to be on a miniDV tape
and the use of OneStepDVD. But there are no 120 minutes tapes as I know of.
And I don't think that one can change tape after first one is done.
Second alternative is to use another program eg Roxio Toast™
This can squees in more onto a DVD (with a bit of quality loss)
Third way is to use a Mac with a Double-Layer DVD burner and DL disks.
Yours Bengt W

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