Avid MC 6.0.1: AMA Producer Task::Execute AMA Plug-in Unable to Provide Sample

[Q-Panic]

I'm working with Avid MC 6.0.1 on a MacPro (2x2.93 Ghz Quad-Core Intel Xeon w/ 18GB RAM on OS X v10.7.4).

We shooting R3D Epic in 5K. The media goes onto an internal 16TB Raid system (4x 4TB).

We've been linking the RED footage via AMA. The editorial process was fine for a while, but now an error has been coming up more and more:

AMA Producer Task::Execute AMA Plug-in Unable to Provide Sample

I haven't been able to completely understand the error. Everything plays fine and than it halts during playback. Once playback stopped, I can't even play the master clip any more. I matched back to it and tried stepping through it frame by frame, but the picture drops out at the same frame where it stopped playing in the timeline. I was able to bring it back online by re-importing via an ALE and was playable again. So I'm tempted to rule out a corrupt source file...

Is it just a speed thing (drive or CPU speed)?

Any idea would help.

Thanks,
Carsten

 

[Roger Viloria]

Hey Carsten, I am having the same problem
Did you find a solution to it? Any help is very appreciated!
Thanks

Roger

 

[MichaelP]

Make sure you're not using the QuickTime AMA plug-in to the proxies. Select RED R3D from the menu in the dialog box when linking.

Michael

 

[Eric J Robbins]

I've never seen this error, but would like to hear the solution if anyone finds one. Is your RED AMA plug-in up to date / correct?

 

[Eric J Robbins]

Also, make sure you're using the "Link to AMA Volume" and not the "Link to AMA File" command.