Hi Geoffrey,

You have to set your project's aspect ratio before you enter the produce window.

To do that, click on the Director's Chair icon > Edit > Aspect Ratio > 4:3 or
16:9.

Regards
Dave

thank you dave
unfortunately it means that i have to redo all my edditing

Hi geoffrey,

unfortunately it means that i have to redo all my edditing

Not necessarily geoffrey.
See Dafydd's video tutorial at this link...

http://seemyworldonvideo.com/view/235/pd7-changing-aspect-ratio-in-saved-pds/

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Hi Cranston
thank you Ihave viewed SWV
however unable to locate pds file to alter it opens with right click but into actual library and time line as a project
i have gone into the software program but still cannot find file?

geoffrey,

Assuming you made saves to .pds, do you remember what you called the pds files?

In Windows, try this...
Start > Search > (then just enter "pds" into the search box), and let Windows search for any saved pds files that you can't locate.
If Windows finds it, then create a new folder and copy that once lost .pds to that new folder, and then follow the video instructions above, on how to change the aspect ratio.

In the future, it would always be a good idea to create a new folder for each project you do, and then save everything in the project, to that project's folder.

Good Luck!

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of cause i have the pds file if i rigth click
i get an popdown window

open with power director /this opens the project to time line
open with /this shows the file and requests which programe to use
share
send to
cut
copy
create shortcut
delete
remame
properties

nothing opens the file to rewrite

hi Cranston look at last message i fogot to put your name on

Hi Geoffrey,

Please remember to save a copy of your .pds file as a backup.

Use the option 'open with' and then browse or choose notepad from the options.

This will open the .pds file - which is a plain text file - and you can then carry out your edit from the tutorial using notepad as the editor.

when your edit is complete use 'save' or 'save as' whichever you choose.

Cheers
Adrian

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Hi
with borth Cranston and at the end Adrian help
I got there
Thank you one and all