VIDEO UPDATE: Following up on my earlier video post, I was at the mall this afternoon and picked up a copy of Final Cut Express 4 HD, and installed it on my Macbook Pro. Once I figured out that the files came in via “log and transfer” rather than “import” or “capture” it was fine — brought over a couple of clips from the camera and fiddled with them a bit. I’m not as fluent in Final Cut as in Vegas or Premiere, but it seems to work well. Helen thought the video looked better in Final Cut than in Vegas, though that may just be a function of the different monitors.

Note, by the way, that you must have an Intel-based Mac to handle AVCHD in Final Cut. Don’t ask me why.