Re-ripping an iDVD creation back into an archive file

Hi,
I created a DVD using iDVD, and have since lost the archived project file. I know I can rip the DVD's contents back onto my computer in case I want to re-burn another copy, but was wondering if there's a way to rip the DVD so that it can become an iDVD archive file where I could easily modify the file (change audio, modify titles etc).
I'm guessing the answer is no, but maybe someone has figured out a way to do that. Thanks in advance.

Hi, DannyG,
You don't have to rip a DVD content to burn another copy. Just insert the burned DVD disk you have, and use Disk Utility (applications/utilities) to create a disk image file and then use that to burn more DVD disks. You will not lose any quality this way.
The disk image file is a self-contained file that cannot be edited, but it makes a great backup and you do not have to save all the original media used in your iDVD project. You should be making disk images of all your iDVD projects...you do it from within the iDVD project selecting 'Save as Disk image' while you still have the iDVD project available.
If you mean that you want to edit the media--photos, iMovies--used in a DVD that you have created, you can rip its contents, but you will lose some quality because the media has to be compressed when you burn it to DVD, has to be uncompressed to rip it to iMovie for editing, and then recompressed to burn to DVD again. But, if it is important to re-edit, you can extract the footage using Handbrake, Ripit or MPEG Streamclip. The first two you must purchase, Streamclip is free, but you may need to purchase Apple's Quicktime Component for $20.
If, however, you mean that you might want to change some of the titles and audio of the iDVD project itself, not the media used in it, you would have to recreate the iDVD project. That data would not be extractable from the files within the project. If you no longer have the original media used in the project, you would then have to extract the media files as above and put those into the new iDVD project, and then create an archive file of that project.

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