Cannot burn more than 2 gb file

The problem

When you burn a DVD, its usually the ISO-9660 format which is used (either in Nero or other burning software).

Or the ISO-9660 format doesn’t support file which are more than 2 Gb.
If you try to burn a file which is more than this filesize:
• Some burning softwares won’t be able to do so (eg. Nero)
• Others will be starting to burn but will fail during the burn process.
• And some will burn completely but the DVD will not be read.

The solution

To burn a file which is more than 2 Gb, use the UDF mode.
(In UDF mode, the maximal size of a file is from 18 446 744 709 551 616 bytes).
The UDF format is readable directly in some O.S.
(Except for Windows 95/98/ME and MACOS which will need a driver.

Note

• Note that the ISO format has other extensions (File Limit (65535), on maximum number of files per directory, on the length of file paths, etc.).. When in doubt, use the UDF.

• Some software (like Nero) can burn CD / DVD type ISO-9660 but not meeting the standard. This is not recommended because these CD / DVD will be unreadable in many systems.
• Some limitations of the ISO-9660 format can be circumvented without simply using UDF or Joliet RockRidge. These are extensions to ISO that allow (among others) to use long file names. But they can not overcome the limit of 2 GB.