Import Time Q for AVCHD

Hi,
Thinking about purchasing an AVCHD camera. I realize AVCHD can take a long time to "import" because you must import the clip and then have the computer convert the clip to AIC. Thus the total import time can be longer than actually 1X (which you can achieve with miniDV cameras).
My question is: what is the workflow/process for this? IE, can I import the clips off the camera fast (since it's digitized thus like copying files from the camera HDD to computer) then disconnect the camera and go back to shooting while the computer then works on converting the clips to AIC? OR, does the workflow consist of importing each clip one by one then converting thus the camera is tied up with the computer during the whole importing process?
Hopefully one can just offload the clips from the camera to the computer quickly, then resume shooting or go have more fun with the camera as the computer then processes the clips...
Thanks,
TM

The normal process is to connect your camera during the import process.
However, it is also possible to create a disk image of your camera and import from there. You can create a disk image in just a few minutes. When the disk image is mounted, it appears to iMovie to be just like a camera.
Also, if you have a flash memory based camera, like my SDHC model from Panasonic, you can quickly remove one SDHC card, put in another one, and keep filming. You can capture off the SDHC card through a USB card reader without having the camera attached.
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