Canon FS100 import and quality issues

I have a imac (lastest model) and imovie 11. I have a canon camcorder. Flash memory one. I movie cannot read the mod files form camcorder or if I make them mpg's they still cannot be read.
If I try to import them via usb into imovie there is alot of image degradation. If I do this on a windows computer, the image quality is perfect.
What can I do to fix this problem on a mac?
Michael Zwibel

see my posts in another thread on issue of S50 and RAW and iPhoto and Preview.
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