.pds File Extension
File Type 1PowerDirector Script File
| Developer | CyberLink |
| Category | Video files |
| File Format | XML |
.PDS Type 1
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.
NOTE: PDS files are often built from a template provided with the software.
Programs that open PDS files
File Type 2Planetary Data System File
| Developer | NASA |
| Category | Data files |
| File Format | Binary |
.PDS Type 2
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.
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.
File Type 3The Print Shop Project
| Developer | Broderbund |
| Category | Page layout files |
| File Format | N/A |
.PDS Type 3
A PDS file is 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.
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 , choose "All Files (*.*)" from the file type dropdown menu, navigate to the location of the PDS file, and click . 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.