Canon HG10

I just got the new Canon HG10
How do I import HD video from the camera to Premiere Pro CS3
What project settings I use
help please
thank you
Manfred

The Canon HG10 records AVCHD for HD video, Premiere Pro CS3 doesn't support that natively.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Video_Codec_High_Definition

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