Capturing  AVCHD files?

Will FCP 6 be able to capture AVCHD files? I have an HDV SD1 Panasonic HD camcorder that records onto the HCSD cards. I know that I can always use HDMI with the BMD Intensity card, but someone told me that with FCP6, I will be able to just import the files from the card into FCP.
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
My email is: [email protected]
Thank you in advance

at this point i'd be inclined to think not.
considering Sony's adoption of the codec one would have imaged that Apple would have announced support were it forthcoming
still, as Wes pointed out ... can't know for sure till it ships

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