Reverse 3:2 Pulldown to convert AVCHD PF24 to 24P proper?

Hi Everyone,
Does anyone know if Final Cut Pro X has the ability to natively convert video shot in PF24 and convert it to a true 24 frames per second? Proper de-interlacing is a must.
I have a Canon HF20 and I love it except for the fact that it doesn't have a native 24P mode. My old Adobe Premiere CS5 flow I set up has a few 3rd party scripts that can chew on the video overnight and spit out beautiful 24P footage after doing a proper 3:2 reverse pulldown, but the process takes forever and the output AVIs are massive... too big to be practical to be used on my Macbook Pro.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Mike

I doubt FCP X can do it but I don't know and I'm sure someone who does will correct me if I'm wrong. That being said, there's a way to do it that requires converting the video with Compressor first. So you'd need to spend the extra US$49 for Compressor if you don't have it.
There is an Apple Support Article on how to do this same thing for the Canon HV20 which shoots HDV PF24. The article is a few years old and focuses on FCP 6 and the version of Compressor that shipped with it. So you might need to change a few things if you're using a newer version of Compressor. I haven't tried it with Compressor 4 but it should still work.

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