So in looking at all the duplicate files and such produced by directly importing the MTS files into premiere or using the media browser I went searching for several instructions on better ingesting AVCHD from premiere or prelude. They both talked about (in the media browser or in prelude's ingest) that when you get inside the private folder and in the AVCHD folder the "view as" dialog would switch to AVCHD and recognize the contained clips. However for us the view as is not switching, and the view still shows the BDMV and further folder structure rather than clips.
This video outlines the technique around 1:15:
https://vimeo.com/54406564
Am I missing something here? I'm now regretting the recommendation of these cameras as the file format is such a PITA!
Any help here would be much appreciated!
David