AVCHD How to Edit on macbook.

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I have a Macbook 2.4Ghz 4GB of RAM and editing AVCHD is very laggy (and playback in Quicktime and VLC) so I converted it to H.264, and it play's back fine, but as soon as I put it in Premiere Pro it is almost as laggy as the .mts file. Is there anyway I can edit my footage without lag, and still export in HD (720p). Or do I need a faster computer.

P.S Only looking into getting HMC150, I downloaded HMC150 raw footage to test with. I really like the HMC150 but can't afford to buy a new computer along with it, if I can't find a way to edit AVCHD easily I'm am going to get a DVX100B.

WHAT CAN I DO!
 
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Look into the JVC GY-HM100U. Close to the HMC-150. 35Mbps HD video that should edit fine on your computer. 100B is standard def-only. That's no way to go today.
 
yeah ...pc only. in the meantime thanks to BenB I found how easy it is to import and transcode in FCP via log+transfer if the whole " PRIVATE" folder is untouched.

no extra softw. needed. quicker than anything I tested so far.

still not sure about the difference between intermediate and prores
 
By quick do you mean, quick import or quick editing? Will using FCP help anything with smooth editing or am I just as well off using Premiere Pro.
 
Given that h.264 is a delivery format, not an editing format, why convert it to that codec?

Convert it to a format that can be edited or purchase NeoScene for Mac.
 
RE: HMC150 raw footage

Can you point to where you downloaded the RAW HMC150 footage? I would like to do some tests as well.
 
If you want to have good editing performance on a Mac, transcode to ProRes and use FCP for editing. I think Adobe does not really optimize their software for OS X as much as Apple does. ProRes footage runs and edits smoothly in FCP but it does not in Premiere.
 
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