Changing mod to avi using Power Director v7

Question

I was just given a JVC Hard drive Camcorder and Power Dirctor v7 as a gift.  I prefer using my Adobe Premier 7, much better editing.  But I am wanting to use the Power Director to change my clips to DV-AVI.    I can render to DV.AVI if I just do individual clips or  a series of clips put in there time line and processed from there.  But Power Director v7 crashes every time I try to render a video from their timeline made with added audio, titles etc.  I get no answer from there forum (Boy you guys are so great here with your prompt answers, we should give you hugs.) I am expecting that I cann't render a whole video into a file to put into Premier  as a DV.AVI file.  Is this because of the audio and titles, effects etc, or the program just not working?  I kind of like some ot their titles and stuff I downloaded there, but I can live without it.
I can just put the mod clips into Premier and they seem to work okay for productions, but I heard that they would be better changed to DV-AVI.
Maybe I should ask this in a different post ....but, should all my wma audio be changed to mpeg3 or will wma work okay in Premier?
Betty

Answer 1

Good luck with both your camera and the new aspect of your art.
I understand the utilization of some existing elements. I have been using several Magix audio programs and picked up their NLE, just to utilize some of the image material, actually contained within the audio programs and in their additional content discs. It works fine for that, using their proprietary video format. Still, I do only rudimentary work within that program, and then Export to something that I can use in PrPro (in my case). It's like having my Snap-On® swivel sockets in my toolbox, that is mostly filled with Craftsman® tool sets. When you need a different tool, you acquire it. 
I'm also glad to hear mention of Painter. I love that program and have used it from ver 3, back long before Corel became involved. While I'm up to ver 10, I still have a copy of 4 on one machine, because I like some of the old Fractal Design interface better. However, back before about ver 5, it did not support .PSD files so well, so I still do a lot of work in the older version, then bring through ver 10 and on to Photoshop.
Unlike a lot of folk, I like keeping programs apart, though I do appreciate their working well together. If I want to do NLE work, then I grab PrPro. If I want to do paint work, then Painter comes into play. Same for Encore for DVD authoring and Illustrator for vector art work. They are but tools, like a palette knife, or Japanese brushes.
I also feel that PE should support a wider range of consumer/prosumer formats, than it does. Still, it's better than its "big-brother," PrPro, and that is why I have it - to get material into PrPro for actual editing. At least with the PE forum, users are lucky to have Steve, Paul_LS, Robert Johnson and others, who have the knowledge and take the time to find ways to get all sorts of media to work. Yes, there may be an extra step, or two, but they come up with workflows that work, allowing one to use various media types to get the final result. Users, who come here, are fortunate, indeed. Too many fora are populated with people who's response is just, "nah, can't be done. Get different software." These guys are good, and many benefit greatly from their work and expertise.
Fortunately for me, my hemispheres occupy about equal control, so I get my "tech fix," and my "art fix."
As Eddie Lotter says, "happy editing."
Hunt