FCE and Canon Files

I have a six month old Canon Vixia HF R100 and latest Final Cut Express on the latest 21 inch iMac.
When I try to import video I can see in the preview window, using log and capture, the import icon spins for a few seconds and turns into a red exclamation point. From what I have been reading FCE does not support .mts files (known as AVCHD "lite"?) that the Canon shoots.
Is this correct and is there a reasonable workaround? The Canon box doesn't refer to the AVCHD as being "lite". Thanks for comments.

Sadly, the Canon camcorders often use a Canon-specific implementation of H.264 (MPEG4-AVC / H.264).  It is not AVCHD or AVCHD-Lite but instead is a subset of the H.264 specification that they chose to implement.
As David indicated in his earlier post, try using either MPEG Streamclip or Clipwrap to convert your video files to QuickTime/Apple Intermediate Codec.  (You will not need the QT MPEG2 Component because your camera does not record to MPEG2, it records to MPEG4-AVC / H.264.)  In FCE you will then use File > Import  > Files to bring them into FCE.

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