Canon HV20 and FCPX

I'm still using the Canon HV20 camcorder and Final Cut Pro 6. Capturing footage from the HV20 requires a slighly compllicated process of capturing the video in FCP6 and then converting it in Compressor in order to edit it on a ProRes timeline.
Does any one have any experience using an HV20 camcording with Final Cut Pro X? Could you tell me what your workflow has been? Thanks.
-Andrew Bertke
Minneapolis

Download MPEG Streamclip and use it to convert your MPEG-2 footage to ProRes 422.
MPEG Streamclip allows you to set in and out points and only convert the footage you want for editing, but it's wise to keep the originals (just in case).
Once your footage is transcoded (with minimal re-compression) it will be a breeze to edit and colour correct.
Andy

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