Panasonic Camcorder not working in iMovie 11

Hi. I bought a new Panasonic X900M Camcorder which is supposed to work in iMovie 11. When I connect the camcorder to my iMac (OSX10.7.5), iPhoto pops up for some reason and then the rolling ball shows. I do a force quit. I would have thought that iMovie 11 would automatically open. I have to manually open iMovie up but when I try to import anything, it too shows the rolling ball. When I connect the camcorder, a file opens up on the desktop but inside it are just a few video clips and photos. Most of my video work doesn't even show. And I can't drag and drop the few that are there, to iMovie.
Any thoughts about this? I have used the old iMovie HD for years and found it very easy to use with my old DV camcorder. This new camcorder and new iMovie has me wondering.
Thanks!
Richard

iMovie can import 30P and 30i and 60i from this camcorder. If the camcorder shoots 60P AVCHD, iMovie cannot import the 60P clips. Also, iMovie will not know how to handle 3D clips.
You can use Final Cut Pro X, which can import 60P. You can also get a third party converter like ClipWrap or Voltaic to process the 60P clips into an h.264 MOV format that iMovie can handle.
Going forwade, set your camcorder to 30P for best results. If you shoot a lot of slow motion, then it may be worth investing in Final Cut Pro, ClipWrap, or Voltaic.

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