Why are iDVD saved project files so large if the media is not archived with it?

I now understand the difference (I think) between a saved project and an archived project, but I would expect my saved project files to be smaller in size. Are there really some hidden media files that it still can access (or that I can find)?

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In the Welcome screen, you can accept the license agreement and can go ahead with the installation. You will be asked for the serial number. If you don't have one, install it as a trial application. By default, it's installed in the Applications folder. However, you can change the installation folder in the third screen, if you have a reason. Please see the screenshot below:
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Why are iMovie events (2400 of them) shown in the iDVD movies pane along with my iMovie projects (12 of them)?

Sorry about the delay in responding, I've been putting up with a very slow iDVD, but now I'm fed up with it again. My version of iDVD is 7.1.2 (1158) running in Mac OS X, version 10.6.8, with 3.2GHz and i3 processor, 4GB of memory, on a desktop iMac. My version of iMovie'11 is 9.0.4 (1634).
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Why cant I save a iDVD 08 project file thats been saved to a DVD? I saved a project file to a TDK DVD (its 2 Gb). I needed the space at the time, now I want to work on it again. When I try to copy it to my hard drive I keep getting an error saying it cant read certain files. Only 2Mb makes it over. I tried the copy/paste and the drag/drop copy ways. Neither works. What gives?
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True but it's the necessary approach to saving a project that requires further editing in the future (otherwise original files get moved / assets may change locations and will confuse iDvd)
Quoting the Help Menu:
Saving an iDVD project
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Archiving your project creates a copy of the project, keeping all of its elements together and linked within the project file. It can take awhile to archive a large project, but after you do, you can move the file to another computer or hard disk, and then open it at any time for further editing or burning to a DVD.
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Are "working copies", "project files" and "editing files" the same thing?

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I have just joined the Adobe Forums as a newbie starting right at the bottom. I am still unfamiliar with the terms "working copies", "project files" and "editing files".
I wonder if someone will help me to know the difference between these terms.
I have just started the Dreamweaver tutorial, "Creating your first website, Part 1: Set up your site and project files" (http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/first_website_pt1.htm).
The tutorial read, "You've now defined a local site folder for the Check Magazine site. This is where you keep the working copies of web pages on your local computer.".
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Why would the raid level make any difference at all? My data files are all stored on a RAID 4 system and seems to do pretty well.
Murray *ACP*,
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Prel 13 saved project files will not open, or Prel stops working.

         Sandgrass-Saved files of Prel 13 projects will not open in Prel 13. Is there any way to reclaim/alter these files to where they will open? Could there be a missing codec?
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