TZ20 camera video's on to mac?

Can someone please help me here,
I took some videos on a panasonic lumix TZ20 camera, but the format the video is taken in, you need the photofunstudio 6.1 to view/edit/export etc.
But the problem is photofunstudio 6.1 is not compatible with mac os x. (I only have mac's in our house)
So my question is this: How can i get my video's on a mac from the panasonic lumix TZ20 camera?
Please help, this is driving me nuts!
Any help appreciated!
Sincerley,
Chris

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