Editing in AVCHD

I would like to find some in-depth information about shooting and editing in AVCHD.
There is very little in the FCE User's Guide or what I have been able to find online.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.

What do you want to know? First you should shoot in either 1440x1080 or 1920x1080 at either 60i or 30p.
Then, connect your camera to the computer. Open FCE and go to +File > Log and Transfer.+ Here FCE will show you a list of the clips you can ingest. Then, click on one to see it in the preview area. Here you can set in and out points, as well as below it add the name of it and any logging information you'd like. Click +Add Clip to Queue,+ and it should appear on the bottom left of the screen with a status bar showing you how long until it finishes ingesting. During this time, FCE is converting it from the AVCHD to a Quicktime Apple Intermediate Codec file that FCE can edit. You can add several clips to the queue at a time, and then just wait for them to be finished ingesting.
The AIC files FCE creates will be stored in your capture scratch folder. I recommend storing the Capture Scratch folder on an external drive. You can reset the Scratch Disk under +FCE System Settings.+ Once the clips are ingested, close the Log and Transfer window and you will see that the clips have now appeared in the Browser.
You should now make sure that your sequence settings match your clip settings. Go to +Sequence > Settings > Load Sequence Preset+ and set it to Apple Intermediate Codec 1440x1080i60 or 1920x1080i60, depending on the frame size you are using (this is assuming you are within North America, elsewhere you would use i50 presets). To have the sequences default to this setting, go to +Final Cut Express > Easy Setup+ and choose this AVCHD setting there. Then, in the future any sequences you create will already be set to this preset.
You can then edit your AVCHD footage just as you would any other Quicktime file. When you are done editing, export to Quicktime Movie for DVD or computer playback or Using Quicktime Conversion for the web.
Hope this helped,
Sasha
P.S. for more information on the Log and Transfer process look over the FCE User Manual pages 220-232.
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