Newbie Question - DVD Authoring

I am brand new to the Mac and DVD authoring, but so far love it and won't go back to a PC!!!
I have approx. 150+ 8mm/Hi8/Digital 8 tapes to edit and create DVDs from. Do I need to keep the original analog or digital tapes for future projects?
The real question is, in the future, can I take a completed iDVD disc and extract video/audio from it to create a new project or do I need to have the original 8mm tape?
If I can extract from an iDVD disc, how?
Thanks!
Tim
PS. Sorry if this is a simple question!
iMac Mac OS X (10.4.10)

The real question is, in the future, can I take a completed iDVD disc and extract video/audio from it to create a new project or do I need to have the original 8mm tape?
Yes you can with an app like:
http://www.dvdxdv.com/NewFolderLookSite/Products/DVDxDV.products.htm
but it will lose significant quality. Best to hold on to all source footage /mini dv and hi8 tapes.
Keep the original tapes or move your iMovie to mini dv tape and keep those for future edits. But you will likely lose your chapter markers. Or save your iDVD's in the form of a disc image to an ext. FW HD (less desireable due to the fact you cannot make future edits unless you opt for the above mentioned app).

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possibilities.
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application.
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>> I want to do it with Authorware 5, 5.1, 6.0
>>
>> Can anybody tell me what the benefits are to upgrade
to 7.
>> (for CD/DVD authoring)
>>
>> Or maybe i can better wait for authorware 8. Adobe
studio ........(swf
>> output?...is this really possible? )
>>
>> Thanks in Advance,
>> Marc
>>
>>
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x

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