Why won't my prject fit on one DVD

I am trying to put a wedding reception that is 3.38 GB onto a DVD using DVD Studio Pro 2. But when I put it in a menu and try to print it says that the disc can't hold 5 GB of info. Why is it so much? The disc claims to hold up to 6 hrs in ep mode. Why can't I do that? How can they fit King Kong on one DVD and I can't fit this wedding reception? Please help, the project is long overdue and I can't figure this out.
What's even weirder is that when I create a separate for buttons DVD Studio Pro tries to put the same file on the disc TWICE meaning that that huge 3.38 GB file is being burned twice. Why? It shouldn't have to do that. Please help, I'm desperate.

What is the total length of your video in minutes?
What is your average bit rate for encoding the video?
How long have you been working with DVD SP?
What "disc claims to hold up to 6 hrs in ep mode?"
There is no ep mode for DVD authoring.
King Kong is encoded on a DL disc, not a DVD 5.

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