File too large for DVD

[Bart Silverstrim]

alex wrote:

> I'm trying to burn it as an image by right clicking on the iso icon and 
> copying to disk  (DVD)..  This method has worked
>  several times in burning CD images.  What happens when I tried burning 
> to DVD, a notice comes up saying the disk doesn't have
> enough space.  The iso is on the order of  4.45 GB and the DVD is 4.7 GB.  
> 
> This was a straightforward download ---I didn't try to make any changes.
> 
> Isn't the image always considerably larger than the  iso?

I don't believe so, the image should be the size it'll be when it's 
burned to the disk media.