Just getting started with ffmpeg and ffplay. I do this: ffplay -t 5 somesong.mp3 and it gets to about 5 seconds and then just starts making a clicking noise? I'm using the latest version I just downloaded from their site. (Windows 7 64-bit)

To make <code>ffplay</code> exit automatically when the maximum duration is reached you need to use the <code>autoexit</code> option, otherwise it just cuts the input and waits: <code>ffplay -autoexit -t 5 somesong.mp3</code>

The -t option of ffplay won't stop playback

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To make ffplay exit automatically when the maximum duration is reached you need to use the autoexit option, otherwise it just cuts the input and waits:

ffplay -autoexit -t 5 somesong.mp3