Help with Canon VIXIA HF M31 4353B001 HD Camcorder

Hello, there
I bought this Camcorder, " Canon VIXIA HF M31 4353B001 HD "
and I'm new to this HD Cameras
I'm trying to figured out how to edit the video from this Camera,
the manual says that it produces
video file format:
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
others says that file format is:
AVCHD
Whatever that is, but?
what type of file should I see when I take a look in my memory card in my PC and
what do I do with those files?
I heard Premiere CS5 has trouble editing these files?
Please, help
I'll really appreciate it
Freddy

Copy the entire contents of the camera's card to your hard drive.
Use Premiere Media Browser to import the files into your project.
Do this:
caveat
And to understand what is happening, then watch this:
How do I choose the right sequence settings?

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