HT2479 My camcorder produces m2ts format movies, can I import this file format to my iMac?

I'm looking to take the leap into Mac ownership but hit a problem today - my camcorder movies (m2ts format) look like they aren't supported by Apple.  I have about 70 gb worth of movies and I'm concerned with the things I've read concerning the topic, namely that it's not straight forward to use this file format with iMovie.  Does anyone have any advice to offer, perhaps being a similar situation? I'm not 100% sure that I'm correct about the incompatibility, I've found it hard to find a straight answer on the web - one confused, hopeful mac owner!........

Actually, AVCHDs load into Premiere Elements EASIER THAN mjpegs because the program is designed to use them (as long as you set up your project with a project preset that matches your AVCHD source specs).
Version 9 will even edit AVCHDs natively. That means that you don't have to render them before you edit them, as you did in earlier versions (including version 9). If you're going to edit AVCHDs, you really should get version 9. It handles them much more effciently.
But regardless, you won't see jitter related to the source files. Not with AVCHDs, if your project is set up properly.
You WILL however, need a powerful computer. At least a quad core or i7 computer. Otherwise the program will work very slowly.
The best advice for creating a DVD is to output your finished AVCHD video first using Share/To Computer/AVI using the DV settings. Then open a new project set up for DV, load the AVI to your timeline and output your DVD from there (using Share/To Disc). This will give you a sharper final video and will save you hours of rendering time.

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