60i AVCHD footage transfer in with jagged edges. What am I missing?

I'm logging and transfering in Final Cut Express. The Canon C100 I just got uses AVCHD in the .mts files. Express has no problem recognizing the card in my SD card reader. I select AVCHD - Apple Intermediate Codec 1920x1080i60 in the easy setup. When I pull up Log and Transfer, all of the lines at an angle have those interlaced jaggy steps. If I import and put the footage and drop it in my timeline, I don't have to render and the jaggies are still there. Any options besides buying that $29 program that pops up on all the message boards when you google this problem?
Thanks in advance...

You are seeing the interlacing because computer displays do not (cannot) present interlaced footage correctly. Interlaced video is designed to display correctly on TV monitors, not computer monitors.
Seeing the interlacing in FC is not in itself problematic, because if you make a DVD of the video it will display correctly on a TV monitor.
If it bothers you while viewing the timeline, set the Canvas scale to something other than 100% and FC will suppress a field in the display.
MtD

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