Import from JVC

The docs say I can use a JVC Everio with 09
I have a GZ-HD7
iMovie 09 recognises the camera but fails to import
How do I do it?
Henry

Unfortunately, as great a mid-level camcorder as the JVC GZ-HD7 is, iMovie doesn't support importing from the camera's native .TOD files. In order to import footage that I shot I use Final Cut Pro to log and capture the footage using the RCA 3 to 1 that came included with your camcorder plugged into an external bridge. I believe that the same process should work within iMovie but this requires purchasing an external bridge and it obviously takes away one of the best features of the camera, it's crystal clear HD. There is probably a way to get a HD bridge but I don't believe that iMovie would support this import.
If anyone else has a better way to do it, please let us know, thanks in advance.

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I am a new Mac user, eager to get started with the iLife apps, but I have a problem so far.
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ped xing,
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