Some info would help.

Which version of Vegas Movie Studio.
At which stage does it fail to accomplish
Any error messages at the failure point

Also note that burning an MP4 to a DVD does NOT make a DVD.

So if you plan to play this disc on a TV/DVD player, you need a program capable of converting your MP4 to DVD VOB files.

platinum 17.

Project - Make Movie - Burn to DVD/Blu-Ray - DVD (no menus)

Shows estimated size to be 6.99GB

6.99 gb is too big for a single layer DVD. Are you burning to a double layer disc?

The maximum capacity of a single-layer is 4.7 GB and 8.5 GB for a double-layer DVD. But in computer terms, the usable capacity is more like 4.38 GB and 7.92 GB respectively. For some reason I've long forgotten, the advertised capacity of disc media and hard drives is always higher than the capacity than can actually be used in real life - basically different methods of calculating capacity apparently.

For some reason I've long forgotten, the advertised capacity of disc media and hard drives is always higher than the capacity than can actually be used in real life - basically different methods of calculating capacity apparently.

It's a competition, that's why. You'll be OK keeping your DVDs at 4.35GB.

And like so much equivocation in advertising, it's a deliberate error in arithmetic. Is a Gigabyte really 1000^3 or 1024^3 bytes?

Thanks @Musicvid  ... Yes, that's it. I think it was the early to mid-90s that it became a bit of a 'truth in advertising' issue as computers rapidly increased their presence in the consumer market.

Long before that, actually. They were "measuring" teevee screens diagonally before 1960, I'm certain.

Yes. Yes. And yes! I have burned this file to DVD before but now will not. the MP4 file is only 1,067,571KB but through the SW it wants to show it as 6.99GB and is too much for a single sided DVD. I have checked all setting but all "look" ok.

I have said this before, only two things affect file size, length of program and encoding bitrate. If you want a smaller file you have to change one of the two. If your version of Movie Studio does not allow you to change bitrate, then you will need to make two dvds and divide the show.

@ClintDawes DVDA will be recompressing your mp4 file as mp4 files are not compliant with DVD specs. So the resultant file size to go on the disc will depend on the bitrate used to compress. If you use a similar bitrate to your original mp4 file then the converted file on disc will be of a similar size.

@ClintDawes I can now see your problem.

I don't normally use VMS17P to burn discs as I export files then use DVDA. Playing with VMS Burn DVD I get the same window as you. As below. It is very basic. There is no provision to see the bitrate used and adjust it. There also is no provision to create a disc, or folder image, for later burning.

Presumably VMS uses an appropriate bitrate to fit the file onto the disc and it would read the blank disc in your drive to find the space available i.e. single or dual layer. A 93 min movie should fit comfortably on a single layer disc with a bitrate around 6 Mbps. For some reason this isn't happening for you. The only suggestion I have is try a "factory reset". Instructions here https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/faq-how-can-i-reset-vegas-pro-to-default-settings--104646/ Whilst written for VP it also applies to VMS. Make sure you tick the box to clear the cache.

If the factory reset does not change things, another possibility is to use VMSP to render the project (with both video and audio) to 4.35 GB or less, open a new VMSP project, import the 4.35 GB (or less) render and then burn to DVD from that render.

If the factory reset does not change things, another possibility is to use VMSP to render the project (with both video and audio) to 4.35 GB or less, open a new VMSP project, import the 4.35 GB (or less) render and then burn to DVD from that render.

That should work, although with a trial run I've just done using a short mpg file created a couple of years ago by VMS16 it was re-rendered. But on close examination I cannot find any image deterioration. My file was PAL 720x576 4:3.

Thanks for all of the feed back. It's frustrating that something that was once possible can no longer be done and no way to communicate directly with the SW manufacturer.

I used Roxio to create the DVD and all is good. Debating future upgrades with Movie studio....

Debating future upgrades with Movie studio....

You don't have to. Sadly, Vegas Movie Studio is now a discontinued product and thus will never be upgraded again. VMSP17 is the last ever version.

Really.

https://link.letter.magix.com/u/gm.php?prm=zKvsTvD4Kq_760557976_329887_20747&_esuh=_11_6f75302d45f144ccddc27250d3fc32aa92b65fad9e7fb2c4643cde691559acc0

Vegas Pro is continuing, but Movie Studio has been discontinued.