IMovie HD and AVCHD

I intend to buy a new camera working with AVCHD.
Can I edit this format with iMpvie (any version) ?
If not, can somebody recommend a suitable (preferable free) video-cut program for Mac ?
Thank you for help.
HEZ

No, AVCHD requires iMovie '08 or (better) iMovie '09.
AVCHD can be converted to use in iMovie 5 HD and/or iMovie 6 HD.
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First thing that comes to mind is - Have You just installed FinalCut on
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I take it from this new thread that you were unable to return/exchange the cam with Sony. That's too bad, but you seem to be making progress, albeit at more of a snail's pace. I didn't realize your cam format was AVCHD in the previous thread, otherwise I might have mentioned that this format does take more processor time in iMovie 08. Hopefully someone who knows about this aspect better than I will help out.
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On the new computers with 10.5 we only got Imovie08, which is quite awkward to begin with..
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I have a Canon HG-10 as well. Let me explain, take a couple of minutes to read patiently:
AVCHD is a relatively new type of compression, based on MPEG 4 H.264 codec. It is probably the most efficient compression to date. It allows you to have GINORMOUS amounts of HD video in a little minuscule handheld device. That is what it was created for.
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