C100 footage looks horrible in PPro CC on Windows

Hi folks!
I did my best to find the answer but I didn't find a good one. The same C100 (.mts) footage is imported perfectly on PPro CC on the Mac but when I bring it into PPro CC on Windows, it simply looks horrible. It's got a green cast in the shadows and looks REALLY noisey. Anyone have a clue? I tried to transcode to another format in AME and it looked exactly the same. Anyone have a clue?
Jonathan

Hi
Thanks for contacting adobe forums,
I hope we are following the proper workflow to import the avchd (.mts files) clips in premiere pro
these articles might help you out:
http://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/importing-assets-tapeless-formats.html
http://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/transferring-importing-files.html
http://www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/products/premiere/cs6/pdfs/adobe-production-prem ium-cs6-avccam.pdf
Please update of it works or not.
Happy Editing,
Sandeep

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