It's almost certainly data corruption, but what may have caused it is unclear, as there are so many possibilities. Given that the OS and other apps had problems playing the files I'd start with possible drive issues - drive failing, bad directories, bad blocks, etc.
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Any ideas? Solutions? My sense is that if this happens and you're not backed up, you're hosed.
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If data corruption occurs, no matter what the application, if you're not backed up the, yes, you're hosed.