[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #17311: DIRECTOR: Opera Fatal (Windows/Italian) - black screen and no audio after splash

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#17311: DIRECTOR: Opera Fatal (Windows/Italian) - black screen and no audio after
splash
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Reporter:  filippofotografia  |       Owner:  (none)
    Type:  defect             |      Status:  new
Priority:  normal             |   Component:  Engine: Director
 Version:                     |  Resolution:
Keywords:                     |        Game:
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Description changed by filippofotografia:

Old description:

> Game: Opera Fatal (Windows/Italian, "I Grandi CD-ROM" by la Repubblica),
> CD version
> Target: operafatal-win-it
> OS: Windows 11 (10.0.26200)
> ScummVM: 2026.3.1git32051-g13d61c20ed4 (daily build Oct 7 2026); also
> tested the Oct 2 2026 daily build (windows-x86-64-master-20bec53d)
>
> OPERA.EXE: 1708e82d4b297a1e74fe683f86521dc4, 697739 bytes
> OPERA/SPRINT.DXR: 26c83c0cac1d40e91487e3a142d29733, 479390 bytes
>
> Related: #13899 (English edition, which does start).
>
> The game is detected correctly. The Repubblica logo screen appears, but
> there is no audio during it (in the original game on the same CD the logo
> plays with sound). After that the screen stays black indefinitely, cursor
> active, no further output in the console.
>
> Console output ends with:
>   "play movie "opera\intro\intro""
>   WARNING: STUB: loadConfig(): Movie bit depth is 8, but set to 32!
>
> Tried, with the same result: running from the CD and from a copy of the
> files on disk; forcing true color (32 bpp) on and off; V-Sync off; volume
> and Windows mixer checked.
> Files appear intact: OPERA/INTRO contains CON0822.MOV (audio-only
> QuickTime clip, PCM 16-bit mono 22050 Hz, plays in VLC) and INTRO.DXR.
>
> Full console log attached.

New description:

 Game: Opera Fatal (Windows/Italian, "I Grandi CD-ROM" by la Repubblica),
 CD version
 Target: operafatal-win-it
 OS: Windows 11 (10.0.26200)
 ScummVM: 2026.3.1git32051-g13d61c20ed4 (daily build Oct 7 2026); also
 tested the Oct 2 2026 daily build (windows-x86-64-master-20bec53d)

 OPERA.EXE: 1708e82d4b297a1e74fe683f86521dc4, 697739 bytes
 OPERA/SPRINT.DXR: 26c83c0cac1d40e91487e3a142d29733, 479390 bytes

 Related: #13899 (English edition, which does start).

 The game is detected correctly. The Repubblica logo screen appears, but
 there is no audio during it (in the original game on the same CD the logo
 plays with sound). After that the screen stays black indefinitely, cursor
 active, no further output in the console.

 Console output ends with:
   "play movie "opera\intro\intro""
   WARNING: STUB: loadConfig(): Movie bit depth is 8, but set to 32!

 Tried, with the same result: running from the CD and from a copy of the
 files on disk; forcing true color (32 bpp) on and off; V-Sync off; volume
 and Windows mixer checked.
 Files appear intact: OPERA/INTRO contains CON0822.MOV (audio-only
 QuickTime clip, PCM 16-bit mono 22050 Hz, plays in VLC) and INTRO.DXR.

 Full console log attached.

 Note: the attached log.txt was taken with "Force true color (32 bpp)"
 disabled. With it enabled, the log is identical except that it ends with
 an extra line:
 WARNING: STUB: loadConfig(): Movie bit depth is 8, but set to 32!
 Same black screen and no audio in both cases.

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