MXF files show up as Red on timeline and in export

Like many others on here, I've become the latest victim of the "red screen of unending frustration." I've been working freelance for a company for a few months on this project, and just this week when I was set to submit the final versions, the red frames reared their ugly a** heads.
They didn't show up until I exported through AME (yes, all my products are up to date - that was the first thing I checked) and some of them had issues, some didn't. I've noticed some things about the files that are giving me trouble. The files are all:
- MXF files from the same camera - I didn't shoot the footage so I don't know what exact camera was used (the files are named AA016401.mxf - a naming convention similar to that of the Canon XF 305 that I use at my full-time job)
- Spanned to at least three mxf files
- Blue screen footage (doubt that has anything to do with it)
Every instance of the problem file has this issue - it's not just frames, it's the entire clip on the timeline that shows up as red.
I've tried clearing caches in both AE and PP. I've tried moving the files to my local drive, renaming, refreshing, etc...nothing helps. I've tried using Prelude to convert them to .mp4s or .movs...that just froze my computer multiple times. I've tried restarting programs, the computer, ejecting and reconnecting the thunderbolt drive. I can't get anything to even make me feel like it's helping.
Since I know someone will ask - I'm using a Mid-2011 iMac (I don't do lots of editing at home for obvious reasons!), running OSX 10.8.5 with 12 GB RAM. All footage, stills, project files, etc. are connected with a Thunderbolt external with plenty of space on it. I'm sure there is some vital piece of info I'm forgetting to include.
PS - I usually hate it when people point out that this is their livelihood and they get pissed that their problem isn't fixed ASAP...well, now I hate myself, cause that's how I feel. C'mon Adobe. Fix this.

Yeah - they froze my computer, which made me originally think that Adobe/Premiere/AE had done something to change the original file - crazy, I know.
I took the drive with me to work and transcoded the problem files into MP4s and had no problem - which now makes me think that my computer at home needs an upgrade (*spoiler alert* it does). I don't have CC on my computer at work so I couldn't check to see if I was having the problems on a different computer or not. But I did notice that in the original MXFs in Prelude there were no red frames, unlike on my home computer where Prelude was showing me lots of them, presumably the parts that are on my PP and AE timelines.
I'm going to hopefully be replacing the problem clips from the MXF files with encoded MP4s tonight, so I'll report back with anything that goes well or not.
Fingers crossed.

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This also happens if I import the timeline into AME and try to render from there.
The Files on the timeline are 720x576 progessive @25fps Avi Type 2's
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We're having a "horrendous problem" importing XDCAM. About half the clips "black out" while playing on the sequence timeline, although the associated sound files play fine. BTW the clips that black out always do so in the same place in the clip.
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No problems Harm
I appreciate you taking the time to help me out with this issue.
Let me go through what I do, hopefully you can pick any holes.
I import from FX1 via capture in PP - usuing the DV preset (No option to change except for HDV) - you referred to "capture in MS DV AVI type2" but I have no option to chage any setting. It's either DV or HDV.
I import the Footage from the SDR via Sony PMB (Picture Motion Bridge) and then import into PP using the double click on project panel method, then set up a series of BINS to make it all very tidy.
I then use 1 sequence and sync up the footage, then just use keyframes to mix in and out where required.
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