Hello.  I am a novice at this so please bear with me.  I purchased Avid media Composer V3.0 and a Sony AVCHD Handycam.  My intention was to film with with the handycam and edit in Avid once I learn it.  But my problem is that it seems Avid does not support AVCHD.  What can I do with out spending more money to convert these files so that I can edit in Avid?

Do a forum search for AVCHD - I believe you'll find talk of a free AVCHD to P2 converter by Panasonic (might not work with the Sony camera, though) - there are other alternatives.... and this has been discussed quite often.

Good luck,

Here is the link to the AVCHD to P2 converter. This one should work with your Sony camera.