Importing AVCHD files when I don't have the camcorder

I have a number of movie clips I created on a Panasonic AVCHD camcorder that I've stored out on a windows share. I no longer have the camera (I traded it in for a Canon). How do I load the files into iMovie08? I can see the files in the Finder, but have also read the discussion threads about not being able to load these files directly from the Finder, only the camera. Is there another way to get them into iMovie?

I have a Canon Vixia HF10. What I do after a shoot is transfer the AVCHD folder from the SD card to my hard drive. I then create a DMG of that particluar folder. Once you mount the DMG file, open iMovie and it will recognize it as a 'camera' and you'll be able to import the files as if your video camera was connected. Try this out and see if it works.
Sainath

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