One way or another, the progress in the development of networks and data transfer speeds is inexorable, so everything more people can afford high-speed Internet access and streaming video has become more common than animated GIFs. And although this file format is gradually decreasing in popularity, it still remains very popular. Since the structure of a GIF file is technically an image, you can't prevent it from playing automatically by pressing the stop button, because there is no button. This is not a video file opened in the player. But there are ways to stop the automatic playback of a GIF file. Let's look at how to do this in 3 different browsers.
Google Chrome
IN Google Chrome it's very easy to do. Just download the extension called Animation Policy. After activation, the extension has three operating modes: Allow animation of all images, Allow images to animate, but only once And Disable image animation.
Mozilla Firefox
With Firefox, you don't even need any addons. You can use the built-in settings instead. Just type in the address bar about:config. Click the button I promise I'll be careful!
Now in the search bar enter image.animation and then double click on setting image.animation_mode. In the window that opens, enter none, if you don't want the gif to play, or once, if you want the gif images to play once.
Internet Explorer
Click Escape when the web page loads, and any GIFs will stop playing. But you can do it differently. To do this, click on the gear icon , and then select the command Internet Options.
Go to the tab Additionally, and then scroll down the list of options to the section multimedia, and uncheck the option Play animation on web pages.
These simple instructions will help you turn off playback gif images in the most popular browsers.
In VKontakte's endless quest to make our lives "better" (where "better" has a very subjective meaning), she added a feature to her mobile application, which automatically plays a video when it comes into view of the user. If you'd prefer to disable this annoying feature, here's how to do it.
If you have this feature enabled, then whenever a video comes into view, playback will immediately begin, regardless of whether you interact with the video or not. Annoying, isn't it? If you disable this feature, you will have to click on the video to start playing.
So, first, launch the VKontakte application and click on the three bars in the upper left corner or open the menu by swiping to the right.
Scroll down the menu that opens to Settings. Click on it.
In the settings that open, select “General”.
There are many presented here various settings applications, but we are interested in the “Photos and Videos” section. Find the specified section and click on the “Auto-play video” item.
Select the option that suits you from the pop-up menu. If you want to completely turn off automatic video playback, regardless of whether you use the limit mobile communications or unlimited access via Wi-Fi, then select the “Never” option. If you want to save mobile traffic and automatic video playback does not annoy you, you can select “Only via Wi-Fi”.
From this menu You can also turn off automatic playback of GIF animations. To do this, select "Autoplay GIF" and select "Never" from the pop-up menu.
After this, you will no longer be annoyed by automatically playing videos and GIF animations if you do not interact with them. There is also one good news: turning off this function will allow you to save traffic if you have a limited tariff and use a social network without using unlimited Wi-Fi.
On Odnoklassniki you can not only share photos, videos and music with friends, but also send GIFs. What are gifs in Odnoklassniki? These are animated small pictures. They can be compared to short videos without sound.
We add to ourselves
Where to get beautiful gifs and add them to personal page? There are two options. Log in to the Odnoklassniki website and enter the word “Gifs” in the search bar, search type – groups.
The second way to add an image is to download it from third-party resources and upload it to OK. At your convenience search engine(Yandex, Google, etc.) enter “download gifs” and download your favorite media files from any site to your computer. Examples of resources that allow you to download similar images:
- http://kripi.net/gif/
- http://javasea.ru
- http://www.gifprikol.com/
- and others.
Click on the selected object right click mouse and click on “Save image as...” download it to your computer:
To add to OK, go to the Photo section. 
Then click on the Gifa album.
An “Add Photo” button will appear above the content:
By clicking on it, select the previously downloaded file on your computer, and it will be downloaded to the collection.
Sending in messages
There is no need to show your friends collections of images, since sending such images in messages is quite simple. To do this, select a conversation with a friend in the Messages section. The communication history will open. In the “Write a message” line, click on the paperclip icon.
A list of photos, music, videos, and games that you can offer to your interlocutor will open. Select the “Photo” line from the list.
In the window that opens, you can add a gif from where it is saved by clicking on the checkmark in the upper right corner or upload from your computer by clicking on the button at the top.
After selecting a photo, click “Done!” and the envelope icon to send the message.
Sending from groups
If you find a beautiful animation in groups or on other accounts, you don’t have to add it to the page to show it to your loved ones, since you can send GIFs to your friends directly from the group menu. Under the entry you like, click on the button with the arrow.
A list will open with the option to send it in a message to a friend or group, or add it to your Feed.
To send to a friend, select the appropriate line in the list, and in the window that opens, select the recipient. Add your comment or send without text.
Removal
When animated images are added to a page's collections, they automatically appear in the Feed. How to remove gifs from your profile? To do this, open your personal page in the Feed and near the published post, move the mouse cursor to the upper right corner of the post - a cross will appear with the inscription “Remove event from the Feed”.
The user who first comes to the site social network Odnoklassniki, you will be faced with the need to customize your page. And in this article I will try to provide assistance in setting up a profile on Odnoklassniki. I'll tell you what, where and how.
Where are the settings in Odnoklassniki?
Settings in Odnoklassniki are located at: https://ok.ru/settings
There are several ways to get to the settings section directly from the ok.ru page:
- Click “Change settings” under your profile photo;
- In the top menu, click “More” and select “Settings” in the list that opens.
The screenshot below will clearly show where to find the settings section in Odnoklassniki:
Page settings in Odnoklassniki
Now let's go through all the page settings in Odnoklassniki.
Basic settings
Disabling this feature will prevent them from playing automatically. Especially useful for those who have glitchy Odnoklassniki or limited Internet traffic.
Video settings
- Enable or disable automatic video playback in the Feed;
- Hide or show video viewing history;
- Enable broadcast notifications.
Third Party Applications
IN third party applications can be deleted unnecessary applications, and also change the settings for access of these applications to your profile.
Section "About Me" in Odnoklassniki
And of course, one cannot help but write about the section “ About me", where you can provide personal information:
- Same settings as in “Basic”;
- Indicate your significant other;
- Specify school and university;
- Add information about your hobbies: music, books, films, games, sports, travel, cooking, cars, animals, etc.
I hope the article on setting up a profile on the Odnoklassniki website was useful to you.
In today's article, we'll look at methods to disable GIF animation playback in all popular browsers.
Mozilla Firefox
IN Firefox browser, there is a built-in way to disable GIF animations from playing, or to make them only play once.
In your browser's address bar, enter about:config and press Enter. A warning window will open that if you change the settings incorrectly, you can worsen the performance of the browser... You need to pretend that you are scared and with a shaking hand click on “I promise I will be careful”
Many options will open, you enter in the search bar image.animation and the result will be image.animation_mode. Click on image.animation_mode double click and instead of normal write none and click OK. These steps will disable the GIF animation from playing in Mozilla browser Firefox.
If you want animations to play only once, enter the value in the image.animation_mode parameter once To return everything as it was in the future, enter normal again in the image.animation_mode parameter
There are also extensions that have more options for blocking GIF animations. With extensions you can block the animation from loading, simply stop playing and only play when you hover over it. There are more settings there, if you're interested, install the extension, go to the three lines at the top right of the browser => and select "Add-ons" => opposite installed extension Click "Settings => and set the parameters you need.
Gif Block will simply block GIF animations in Firefox and where they should be - you won't see anything.
Google Chrome (and Yandex browser)
In Chrome, there is no option to disable GIF animations in the settings. Therefore, you need to install an extension in your Google browser to save yourself from animation. There are several options for extensions, choose the one you like:
Animation Policy official extension from Google to disable GIF animation in Chrome browser. After installation, this extension will appear at the top right of the browser, in the form of a yellow lightning bolt. Click on the lightning and you can: disable all image animation; play animation only once (allow animated images, but only once); or enable animation again (allow all animated images).
GIF Blocker - will block all GIFs on the page;
Gif Jam (Animation Stopper) - where the animation occurs, the GIF only shows the first image. That is, instead of animation, the first image from it will be shown in its place.
There are other extensions, and perhaps in the future Chrome will add a built-in ability to disable animation, but for now these methods should be enough for you. All these extensions work in Yandex browser.
IN Opera browser There is also no built-in option to turn off the animation. Previously, in older versions you could press F12, that is, go to settings and uncheck the "Enable GIF / SVG animations" box. But in new versions this feature has been removed, that is, it is possible to disable advertising by checking the box - which will remove some of the animation from the sites; you can also select “Do not show images” in the settings - which will remove pictures. But still, these methods are not a solution, because by banning advertising you will deprive sites of life, many blogs live off the fact that someone will click on an advertisement... And is turning off all the pictures a solution?
The gallery did not find any extensions to block GIF animations in Opera, but there is still one way:
- Install the add-on Download Chrome Extension
in Opera, which will allow you to install various extensions from the Google Chrome store in the future; - Now select any of the Chrome extensions we described above. In our example we will set GIF Blocker;
- That is, we open GIF Blocker => click "Install". Under address bar An inscription will appear where you need to click “Go”
A window will open with all the extensions; opposite GIF Blocker, click “Install”.
That's it, now everything is around where it should be GIF animation there will be a square with the inscription GIF, to play the animation if necessary - click on this square.
This method is only suitable for Internet Explorer; it no longer works in the new browser from Microsoft. There's no way to disable or stop animations for Edge yet, but a big one is coming soon. Windows update 10, and Edge will be updated with it. After the update, Edge will add the ability to install extensions and perhaps there will be options to disable animation.
Let's return to the Explorer browser:
1.Open any page through Internet Explorer; if the animation starts playing, press the Esc key and the animation will stop. That is, Esc must be pressed on each page when the animation appears to stop it;
2.To completely disable animation playback in Internet Explorer, you need to click on the wheel at the top right of the browser and select “browser properties”
Click on the "Advanced" tab and uncheck the "Play animations on web pages" box.
Now in Internet browser Explorer will not play the animation until you check the checkbox back.
That's all for today, if you know other ways to disable animation or have any additions - write a comment! Good luck to you :)
