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How do I avoid saving my project as a .pds file? I produced it as mpeg and want to view on other media players.
I think there is a big misunderstanding here.
Your PD
project will always be saved as a
PDS file, because that's the only way the PD can save the detailed editing instructions you've made to create your finished video. That is
COMPLETELY SEPARATE from
producing a video, which is how PD makes all of the edits
permanant by cerating a finished video that can be played on any device.
The PDS file
IS NOT a video file, nor is it playable in any way, on any device. The PDS file is just a detailed list of instructions telling PD exactly how to repeat the editing steps that you've you made to create your finished video, very much like a recipe.
Only PD can read the PDS file and act on it correctly, so for instance, you can't load it into another editor and have it make the same edits and give you an identical finished video.
This is 100% intentional.
When you
produce the finished video using PD, you can specify the exact resolution, encoding format, bitrate and video container type (such as MP4 or MPEG) and
that produced video clip is what you would use to watch on your TV or tablet or computer. That produced video is
fully self-contained and doesn't need PD to be played.
So when you're happy with your editing in PD and you "produce as mpeg" you've done exactly that, and the newly-created mpeg file is the finished product. End of story! Go and watch it!
Saving the project (PDS file) is how you can retrieve all of the existing edits that you've made later on. For example, if you wanted to make changes and produce a new version of the video, you'd want to start with the edits you've already made. Like tomasc suggested, you don't ever have to save tyhe project/PDS file if you don't want to, but that has nothing whatsoever to do with producing the video first.
Finally, there are no conversions or any other apps needed her at all! So please ignore that linked article.