Importing HD from a Sony HDR-CX7

Apologies for this crazy question, but the last time I was using iMovie was over a year ago (version 08). There were two problems with importing HD footage from my Sony HDR-CX7: (1) iMovie didn't correctly compress it, and the file size(s) ended up being huge; (2) iMovie didn't handle the 5-channel audio correctly and I ended up with only 1 channel (iMovie 08 wouldn't mix down 5-channel to stereo correctly (on the fly)).
The way I dealt with the first problem was to spend thousands of dollars on external drives for storage of the files.
The way I dealt with the second problem was this: for every single clip I downloaded from my camera, I had to: export it to Quicktime, delete the clip in iMovie, fix the sound in Quicktime, re-import it back into iMovie.
Does anyone know if this stuff has been fixed?
Thanks for any info!

Damon Curtis wrote:
Does anyone know if I can get the video off the card and into something like Quicktime without using iMovie?
I assume you are using AVCHD video... I have never used this format before, but I bet you could mount the disk on your computer and open the video files in something like MPEG Streamclip (free). You can then export it from that program how you wish. (Although exporting to Apple Intermediate Codec would probably be the fastest option for HD.)
Damon Curtis wrote:
Out of the box Iomega 1TB drive, I don't know how it is formatted. Just plugged it in an started using it.
You can mount the disk on your computer, then open Disk Utility. If you select the disk partition (partitions are indented), the disk format is on the bottom of the window along with other information.

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