[FFmpeg-user] how to programitically close a ffplay event

[Jim Shupert, Jr.]

> On Wed, 30 Dec 2015 11:52:03 -0500
> "Jim Shupert, Jr." <jshupert at theppsgroup.com> wrote:
>
>> I am very much able to PLAY in the manner i wish but seem UNABLE  to end
>> a
>> ffplay event so that it can move forward to the next event.
>
> -autoexit


that WORKS!  so simple , so good
I am so thankful

in the possibility that this could serve another here is the script
it plays and "auto exits" moving along to next

thanks again!

#!/bin/bash
# ~~~~~~~~~~batch
# ~~~~~~~~-
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
#-----------------------------------
#################################################################################
#
#
####---FROM < where the avis are . eg /media/data/cap
#Src=/media/data/cap
Src=/home/jshupert/Videos/t
job=playtest

etn=mp4
###--- the dir where the source avi are
cd $Src
echo            $(date)	  
__________________________________________________START_of_SESSIONj >>
~//01_logs/$job.txt
for f in *.$etn ; do

###################################---------  play 1  for 5 sec from top

ffplay -t 00:00:05.000 -autoexit $Src/$f

###################################---------  play 2  for 5 sec from 1 min
deep


ffplay -ss 00:01:00.000 -t 00:00:05.000 -autoexit $Src/$f

##-- rpt size
#vidSize=$(du -h $Src/${f%.*}.$etn)
###vidSize=$(du -h $Src/$f)
echo ${f%.*}	$vidSize ## >> ~//01_logs/$job.txt

echo            $(date)	   ________________________ >> ~//01_logs/$job.txt
echo -- >> ~//01_logs/$job.txt
  echo " -----------------------------------------------------------"
  echo " finished  ----- $f  -----"


##-- make the checksum
###  md5sum -b /home/jshupert/Videos/t/Bug_Love_sjp.mp4 >
/home/jshupert/Videos/t/Bug_Love_sjp.mp4.md5

echo "doing CHKSUM for  $f"
#md5sum -b $Src/${f%.*} > $Src/${f%.*}_.md5
#md5sum -b $Src/${f%.*} > $Src/$f_.md5
#md5sum -b $Src/${f%.mp4} > $Src/$f.md5
md5sum -b $Src/$f > $Src/$f.md5


echo $f		ok checksum  >> ~//01_logs/job_log.txt
echo            $(date)	  >> ~//01_logs/$job.txt





echo $f		$(date)		fin run ALL >> ~//01_logs/$job.txt
echo ------- >> ~//01_logs/$job.txt
echo ------- >> ~//01_logs/$job.txt
echo " -----------------------------------------------------------"
echo " finished $f --------- nnn --------"


#### - end
done