Do I really need a dual-layer burner -- and that oh-so-affordable blank media to go with it -- to burn dvds? I would think if I'm willing to put up with turning a dl disk into a 2-disk set I should be able to. Am I fooling myself? Will this not be possible with commercial Windows apps?

If there's something that makes this straightforward in Linux, that's the preferred option. I just haven't played with any burning software under Linux, so I don't know how it compares.

Lots of current DVDs load just enough crap onto the extra features that you can't conveniently burn it to a single-layer blank. And my kids have destroyed enough originals that I've decided they only get to touch copies from now on. I'd like to be able to select which extras to leave out, or put onto a second disk.