AVCHD corrupt folder structure? crashes iMovie 9 ... repair?

Hi,
I shot almost 300 clips with a Canon HF11 a while ago. Tried importing to iMovie 9 (latest update) and crashed every time I mounted the camera.
The clips play fine in the camera's internal memory, I backed them up. In fact, I returned the HF11 and bought an HF20 and dragged/dropped the AVCHD folder onto the HF20 and they play fine internally too...
Also crash my iMovie when I mount the camera though... no chance of importing the clips to the library.
Some people told me the AVCHD folder is corrupt, maybe I pushed record again too fast before the camera could have processed one of the clips, etc.
I have done a few test shots after cleaning the internal memory and guess what? The new files import very easily, plug and import...
So, is there a way to FIX/REPAIR/REBUILD the data on the AVCHD folder so I can import to iMovie with all clip data, etc.? I know I can convert to AIC with Toast Titanium... but that would mean losing the metadata (dates in which each clip was recorded)...
Thanks...

You might try Voltaic HD to see if it can read and convrt the files to Apple Intermediate Codec.
After you have salvaged your files, reformat your camera's hard drive using the controls on the camera.

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