Sony sr-11 import troubles of avchd files

Hi there,
i tried to import avchd files from the sony sr-11.
At the beginning everthing looks fine, fcp recognizes the cam and the log and transfer dialog appears. I can select the files but when i open them in the browser they are corrupt, i see only the upper lets say 10%, the rest is grey.
I was wondering if u have to set some special setting for the projekt?
Can somebody tell me if there are some setting requirements to make the import of avchd files work properly?
thanks a lot!

thank you for the quick response, i know imovie handles it.
I would like to stay in fcp pro to handle all my movies because:
a) it should work, and i would like to understand where the problem is
b) i don't want to jump around between the applications. FCS2 is perfect for all the rest...

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