Keeping track of multiple projects

I have an 84min movie I made years ago and want to edit a 3min trailer and a longer 12min trailer from footage I captured via the original VHS 4:3 transfer to mini-DV. I want to maintain the original 4:3 transfer but add 16:9 mattes to the two trailers.
My concern is how to keep track of the various versions I want to make. I have already created a New Project for the full 84 min 4:3 and created a 2nd New Project that I put a 16:9 matte over. Framing is quite good too.
I plan to make new projects for each version unless there's an easier way to keep track of everything. Nesting is also a consideration but I've never really done that before.
Any comments, suggestions, warnings, etc. greatly appreciated.

Not sure I understand what's wrong with the way you are doing it now.... creating new projects for each change? Or you could have one project with different sequences for each change.... Should be simple to keep track of things as long as you come up with a naming convention that works for you and then stick to it.
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