Connecting Sony HDR-CX130 to IMac?

I've bought the above mentioned handycam.
It's Manual says PMB software cannot be connected to IMac
How can I transfer the movie clips to IMovie?

Sergio66,
Have you followed the instructions in the iMovie tutorials? If you're not familiar with it the link is:
http://www.apple.com/support/imovie/
Also there is an iMovie forum, if you still have questions with iMovie then I'd recommend posting there.
Good luck!

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