Opera GX v104.0.4944.70 hides a bizarre 8MB video

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ricardob last edited by ricardob

So, Opera GX v104.0.4944.70 was released just to bundle an 8MB bizarre comedy video inside opera_gx_splash.exe, really?

Instead, security updates next time, please.

See the video here

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @ricardob last edited by

@ricardob That file exists since almost ever, it's the animation you see when there is an update.

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ricardob @leocg last edited by

@leocg No, this video is hidden inside a file resource on the new version. You can notice the installer size increase:

Opera_GX_104.0.4944.60_Setup_x64.exe = 133,65 MB (140.138.816 bytes)
Opera_GX_104.0.4944.70_Setup_x64.exe = 142,80 MB (149.735.248 bytes)

This is the result of this video being included in splash.exe in addition to the other two normal tiny videos used in the splash screen.

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @ricardob last edited by

@ricardob Just got the same animation here.

Anyway, 8MB is totally irrelevant.

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ricardob @leocg last edited by leocg

@leocg Not irrelevant is a company that pretends to be trustworthy, but hides a crap video like that and pushes a new version just to add it.

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ricardob last edited by

Hey Opera team, you are ruining the reputation of Opera Browser every single day!

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @ricardob last edited by

@ricardob They are not hiding anything. If you do a search, you will see that it's known that this file is the one for the startup animation.

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burnout426 Volunteer @ricardob last edited by

@ricardob said in Opera GX v104.0.4944.70 hides a bizarre 8MB video:

This is the result of this video being included in splash.exe in addition to the other two normal tiny videos used in the splash screen.

Just extracted it from "opera_gx_splash.exe". "Opera GX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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ricardob last edited by

"opera_gx_splash" itself is a nuisance that I'm sure never made a single user happy. Opera has long become a browser to be avoided, except for one or other feature, just like any other thing made only for invasive marketing purposes.

I'm glad GX still uses the not-so-broken traditional UI, now that "Opera One" UI is a broken and unusable thing since its birth.