Ideal compressed format for editing on a Mac?

Hi
I have some AVCHD files I need to edit in PrPro CS5. Is there any good compressed format I could transcode the source files to, in order to get rid of the source files and eliminate the need to render the timeline just to get started with editing without any playback hiccups?
Thanks
Greetings

If you are working in DV, you connect your NTSC monitor to a analog/DV converter and the converter to the firewire port of the Mac.
The manual will have a good description of all the various permutations of this.
If you are working in HDV, your only monitor options are the cards from Kona or Decklink (which give you i/o options) or the Matrox MXO box which is output only through the DVI connector.
I don't believe FCE will let you edit in formats other than DV or HDV so the Kona card would be overkill.
good luck.
x

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