Capturing .MTS Files in Premiere

With FCP 7, I could go to File>Log and Transfer and the software would ingest my .MTS clips into my project and store them on my scratch disk. I tried the Adobe Premiere equivalent, which I believe is File>Capture, but I can't seem to get it to work. Will Premiere not ingest .MTS files this way? I know I can copy the AVCHD folder to my computer and import the files (Files>Import), but this creates another step. It seemed easier with FCP 7 as I could get the files into my project and store them on my machine simultaneously.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.

The Caption function is used for recording the video stream that is coming from a tape camera, using playback through a connection that is not very common these days. It was a part of the Tape-based workflow. Most of the industry has moved to a tape-less workflow, using file structures like AVCHD instead. Capture would take much longer than copying, as you would have to play the tape back to get the actual movie off the camera.
When you are talking about moving the files off of a media card, the term is Ingest. We do have an ingest tool, Prelude, which can copy the files off the card and get them ready for use in Premiere, but it is not necessary. Just copying the full directory structure of the card onto the hard drive is just fine.
For FCP7, what the program was actually doing was copying those files onto the hard drive, then transcoding them into a format that FCP could readily work with. We don't require that. So, we are actually saving you a step by allowing you to just copy those files and start editing.
It is technically possible to just edit the files directly on the card, but it is discouraged. Copy your files first.

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