[Jeremy Mckenna]

I’d like to export in AVCHD as well, so my blu ray player will recognize the files on a USB or SDHC device, so I can quickly view projects I’ve completed or in the process of editing on the big screen downstairs. When I searched for how to do this in Media Encoder I basically found what I assumed and you’ve said here. Except I found a link for Adobe Elements support which suggest you can actually export as AVCHD…

https://help.adobe.com/en_US/premiereelements/using/WS09e4b3c48f3a79fc19b622510385d4355c-7de2.html

“Export to AVCHD for computer playback

Using AVCHD export, you can export a video as a high definition file to your computer in the MP4 or M2T format. You can, if necessary later, import the MP4 and M2T files into Premiere Elements.

Choose Share > Computer.

In Computer:Choose Location and Settings, select AVCHD.

Based on your requirements, select an option from the Presets menu.

Enter a name for the AVCHD File that is created.

Specify a location in the Save In option. Click Advanced to specify more export settings as required, and click OK.

Select Share WorkAreaBar Only if you want to export only the portion of the movie selected in the timeline.”

Needless to say this is frustrating to know this feature is available on a consumer/prosumer product, and not easily identifiable or even available in Premier Pro.