.PDS File Extension

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.

PDS files are often built from a template provided with the software.

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.