Google Chrome freezing on animated GIFs?

monkey0506 · Wed 05/06/2013 19:31:52

I've recently found that if an animated GIF is loaded and I go do something in another tab, the tab with the animated GIF freezes when I return to it. I have noticed this repeatedly because my avatar has a random chance of being an animated GIF and not a static PNG.

The exact circumstances in which I have been able to replicate this:

- Load a page with an animated GIF (e.g., refresh this page until my avatar catches on fire)
- Open another tab, and browse the web on it for at least 2-3 minutes, loading new pages, images, etc.
- Switch back to the original tab

Is anyone else able to replicate this? It's rather frustrating... I tried searching for information on it, but just found a bug listing from 5 years ago, and people talking about various other (unrelated) issues Chrome has with animated GIFs. Maybe it's time I finally sort out how to adopt the aPNG format and abandon animated GIFs altogether.

Crimson Wizard · Wed 05/06/2013 19:36:38

Quote from: monkey_05_06 on Wed 05/06/2013 19:31:52
Is anyone else able to replicate this?

Yes.... :-/

Eric · Wed 05/06/2013 19:42:22

Mine actually hung only with your avatar, the one with the flames.

selmiak · Wed 05/06/2013 21:07:13

it works in firefox

and aPNGs rock, look at my sig (mastermind), looked really crappy as GIF, but aPNGs get really huge in filesize very quick.

Ghost · Sun 09/06/2013 22:57:03

Chrome is clearly trying to figure out how to pronounce GIF.

Crimson Wizard · Mon 10/06/2013 18:11:45

Yes, monkey_05_06, today my Google Chrome just hanged completely when you posted in that religion/whatnot thread with a new Gif on your avatar.

EchosofNezhyt · Tue 11/06/2013 04:00:29

Quote from: Crimson Wizard on Mon 10/06/2013 18:11:45
Yes, monkey_05_06, today my Google Chrome just hanged completely when you posted in that religion/whatnot thread with a new Gif on your avatar.

Stay off 4 chan. :3

Crimson Wizard · Tue 11/06/2013 08:25:41

Quote from: Frito Master on Tue 11/06/2013 04:00:29
Stay off 4 chan. :3

Do what???

monkey0506 · Fri 14/06/2013 13:46:09

I don't understand why Chrome should suddenly be freezing when loading my avatar. Nothing about the animated GIF rendering has changed...although there were a couple of other changes that I wouldn't think should have been related, I'll try and do some testing when I can.

However, I'm experiencing similar results with other animated GIFs, not just my avatar. $:-\$ Guess I'll just have to go back to using Internet Explorer.

(lol, no)