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PDS File - What is a .pds file and how do I open it?
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What is a PDS file? Video project file or slide show created with PowerDirector, a digital video-editing program; stores references to audio and video files and includes settings for menus, effects, transitions, and other home video production information; used for authoring video CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray, and AVCHD discs.
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Popularity2.0 | 4 Votes
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.PDS File Extension
3 file types use the .pds file extension.
PowerDirector Script File
| Developer | CyberLink |
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3.5 | 62 Votes |
What is a PDS file?
Video project file or slide show created with PowerDirector, a digital video-editing program; stores references to audio and video files and includes settings for menus, effects, transitions, and other home video production information; used for authoring video CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray, and AVCHD discs.
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NOTE: PDS files are often built from a template provided with the software.
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CyberLink PowerDirector 365
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CyberLink PowerProducer 6
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Category: Video Files
Updated: September 15, 2015
Planetary Data System File
| Developer | NASA |
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3.4 | 20 Votes |
Scientific data format created by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration); used to store planetary, solar, and lunar data collected from earth and space missions.
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PDS files often contain labels that are written in the Object Description Language (ODL). These labels use keywords that describe the data contained in the file.
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NASA PDS Tools Package
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NASA NASAView
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NASA PDS Tools Package
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NASA NASAView
Free
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NASA PDS Tools Package
Free
NASA NASAView
Free
Category: Data Files
Updated: February 22, 2012
The Print Shop Project
| Developer | Broderbund |
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2.0 | 4 Votes |
A PDS file may also be a project created by Broderbund The Print Shop, a program used to create the layout of personal and business prints. It contains a project for a blank page or sign layout that may include text, headlines, shapes, lines, images, tables, and other design features.
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PDS files have been used by various versions of The Print Shop to save projects throughout the years. However, the PDS file format was not used after The Print Shop 10. To open a PDS file in The Print Shop 10 or later, select File → Open , choose "All Files (*.*)" from the file type dropdown menu, navigate to the location of the PDS file, and click Open . You may need to reformat some of the elements in the print layout in the PDS file.
NOTE: PDS files created by The Print Shop Ensemble I, II, or III cannot be opened by any other versions of The Print Shop. Also, PDS files created by The Print Shop 5 and 6 can be opened by any later versions of The Print Shop.
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Broderbund The Print Shop
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Category: Page Layout Files
Updated: June 28, 2018