AVCHD and importing to 2003 Mac G5

I just bought a Sony HDR-CX550V Handycam - great camera - but I am having problems getting the content on to my aging MAC computer. The computer lists the video files as CPI clips but does not read them. The format it records in is AVCHD I believe. I assume there is a piece of software out there to solve my problem but I am not sure what I need to make things work. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Besides ilife 06' I also have Final Cut Pro HD 4.5 on my computer.

have a look at the products of shedworx.com ..
.. The computer lists the video files as CPI clips
no, the clipinfo/CPI doesn't contain any video, it's inside the .MTS ..
converting AVCHD on a G5 is a very, very, very time-consuming process ..
used MacMinis with an Intel-processor start at ~ 400$ ..

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