How do I unarchive an iDVD

Hi, Some time back, I made an archive of an iDVD disk. It created a folder called BenefitA Archive. There are a bunch of files in it, but I do not know how to make this back into an iDVD project/disk, so I can burn another disk of it. I have iDVD 7. I seem to be missing something in the process. Thanks for the help. Roy

Thanks for the extra detail.  I have not seen that type of folder on my system, but I am running iDVD6 on a power PC that does not have an intel chip.  Perhaps there may be some differences between our systems that affects this issue. 
Try using the Find feature in the Finder File Menu to search for your iDVD project name, and see if you come up with an actual project icon to click on.  When you archive a project you should have the entire project intact, with a project icon that you can click on to open the project.  It seems like the folders you have uncovered contain the project assets but not the project itself. 
If the above doesn't work, post back and perhaps someone who is running your system will have other suggestions. 

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