Hi Ralph,
I just checked the Introduction To Creative Movie Making book posted by Niel of Cubbyhouse Films. (You need to download this book). On p. 15, it says that it will import MPEG4-AVC / H.264. Since Wave Editor is a stand alone program which accepts PD9 material, you can be confident that it will edit it also.
Hope this helps.
Pax
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