AVCHD - What's up, Mac?

Got a Vixia HG20 - HDD, connected to a G4 Powerbook with i-Movie HD 6.0.3: Is there any hope of ever being able to transfer and edit footage from the Vixia? Does anyone out there know, for sure, whether or not Mac, Canon, or a third party provide an affordable fix for this? If so, what is it? Thanks, ScaiacS

My new iMac seems to have taken care of the problem. It just accepts the AVCHD format and allows me to edit in iMovie ... such a smart machine

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