Using iMovie to view AVCHD files. Is this this only way?

Video clips taken from my JVC camera are in AVCHD fromat. I find it difficult and limited using iMovie to view, sort and send clips. I don't want to use iFrame as ther is a significant loss of quality even though iFrame is a much more manageable format for a Mac.
Can anyone tell me if there is a simple way of viewing and sorting AVCHD clips? Is ther some way they can be viewed the same way as iFrame from the finder menu?

Mantas65 wrote:
... Is ther some way they can be viewed the same way as iFrame from the finder menu?
on your 'antique' system: No.
(G4 and 10.4 were invented way before AVCHD arised ... )
On any Intel-Mac/Mavericks (or higher), you just double-click in Finder, and get each clip as a preview...

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