diff --git a/include/aocharmovie.h b/include/aocharmovie.h
index bc0e30a..f54f510 100644
--- a/include/aocharmovie.h
+++ b/include/aocharmovie.h
@@ -29,15 +29,12 @@ public:
 
   void combo_resize(int w, int h);
 
-  void set_frame(QImage image);
-
 private:
   AOApplication *ao_app;
 
   QMovie *m_movie;
   QVector<QImage> movie_frames;
   QTimer *preanim_timer;
-  QTimer *ticker;
 
   const int time_mod = 60;
 
@@ -49,13 +46,11 @@ private:
 
   bool play_once = true;
 
-  bool preprocess = false;
-
 signals:
   void done();
 
 private slots:
-  void movie_ticker();
+  void frame_change(int n_frame);
   void timer_done();
 };
 
diff --git a/src/aocharmovie.cpp b/src/aocharmovie.cpp
index a0afc35..ac12f63 100644
--- a/src/aocharmovie.cpp
+++ b/src/aocharmovie.cpp
@@ -13,16 +13,12 @@ AOCharMovie::AOCharMovie(QWidget *p_parent, AOApplication *p_ao_app) : QLabel(p_
   preanim_timer = new QTimer(this);
   preanim_timer->setSingleShot(true);
 
-  ticker = new QTimer(this);
-  ticker->setSingleShot(true);
-
+  connect(m_movie, SIGNAL(frameChanged(int)), this, SLOT(frame_change(int)));
   connect(preanim_timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(timer_done()));
-  connect(ticker, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(movie_ticker()));
 }
 
 void AOCharMovie::play(QString p_char, QString p_emote, QString emote_prefix)
 {
-  preprocess = false;
   QString emote_path;
   QList<QString> pathlist;
   pathlist = {
@@ -37,22 +33,30 @@ void AOCharMovie::play(QString p_char, QString p_emote, QString emote_prefix)
       if (file_exists(path))
       {
           emote_path = path;
-          if (emote_path.endsWith(".apng"))
-              preprocess = true;
           break;
       }
   }
 
-  delete m_movie;
-  m_movie = new QMovie(this);
   m_movie->stop();
-  this->clear();
   m_movie->setFileName(emote_path);
-  m_movie->jumpToFrame(0);
-  this->set_frame(m_movie->currentImage());
-  qDebug() << "playing file path: " << emote_path;
+
+  QImageReader *reader = new QImageReader(emote_path);
+
+  movie_frames.clear();
+  QImage f_image = reader->read();
+  while (!f_image.isNull())
+  {
+    if (m_flipped)
+      movie_frames.append(f_image.mirrored(true, false));
+    else
+      movie_frames.append(f_image);
+    f_image = reader->read();
+  }
+
+  delete reader;
+
   this->show();
-  ticker->start(m_movie->nextFrameDelay());
+  m_movie->start();
 }
 
 void AOCharMovie::play_pre(QString p_char, QString p_emote, int duration)
@@ -147,43 +151,12 @@ void AOCharMovie::move(int ax, int ay)
   QLabel::move(x, y);
 }
 
-void AOCharMovie::movie_ticker()
+void AOCharMovie::frame_change(int n_frame)
 {
-  if(preprocess)
-      ticker->start(m_movie->nextFrameDelay());
 
-  if(m_movie->currentFrameNumber() == m_movie->frameCount() - 1)
+  if (movie_frames.size() > n_frame)
   {
-    QString last_path = m_movie->fileName();
-    delete m_movie;
-    m_movie = new QMovie(this);
-    m_movie->stop();
-    this->clear();
-    m_movie->setFileName(last_path);
-    m_movie->jumpToFrame(0);
-    if(play_once)
-    {
-         timer_done();
-    }
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    m_movie->jumpToNextFrame();
-  }
-  this->set_frame(m_movie->currentImage());
-//  this->play_frame_sfx();
-  if(!preprocess){
-      ticker->start(m_movie->nextFrameDelay());
-  }
-}
-
-void AOCharMovie::set_frame(QImage image)
-{
-    QPixmap f_pixmap;
-    if(m_flipped)
-        f_pixmap = QPixmap::fromImage(image.mirrored(true, false));
-    else
-        f_pixmap = QPixmap::fromImage(image);
+    QPixmap f_pixmap = QPixmap::fromImage(movie_frames.at(n_frame));
     auto aspect_ratio = Qt::KeepAspectRatio;
 
     if (f_pixmap.size().width() > f_pixmap.size().height())
@@ -195,6 +168,13 @@ void AOCharMovie::set_frame(QImage image)
       this->setPixmap(f_pixmap.scaled(this->width(), this->height(), aspect_ratio, Qt::FastTransformation));
 
     QLabel::move(x + (this->width() - this->pixmap()->width())/2, y);
+   }
+
+  if (m_movie->frameCount() - 1 == n_frame && play_once)
+  {
+    preanim_timer->start(m_movie->nextFrameDelay());
+    m_movie->stop();
+  }
 }
 
 void AOCharMovie::timer_done()