diff --git a/AO2XPbase/themes/default/effects/hearts.png b/AO2XPbase/themes/default/effects/hearts.apng
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rename from AO2XPbase/themes/default/effects/hearts.png
rename to AO2XPbase/themes/default/effects/hearts.apng
diff --git a/AO2XPbase/themes/default/effects/hearts.png~ b/AO2XPbase/themes/default/effects/hearts.png~
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diff --git a/AO2XPbase/themes/default/effects/impact.png b/AO2XPbase/themes/default/effects/impact.apng
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rename from AO2XPbase/themes/default/effects/impact.png
rename to AO2XPbase/themes/default/effects/impact.apng
diff --git a/AO2XPbase/themes/default/effects/impact.webp~ b/AO2XPbase/themes/default/effects/impact.webp~
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diff --git a/AO2XPbase/themes/default/effects/reaction.png b/AO2XPbase/themes/default/effects/reaction.apng
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rename from AO2XPbase/themes/default/effects/reaction.png
rename to AO2XPbase/themes/default/effects/reaction.apng
diff --git a/AO2XPbase/themes/default/effects/reaction.webp~ b/AO2XPbase/themes/default/effects/reaction.webp~
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diff --git a/AO2XPbase/themes/default/effects/realization.apng b/AO2XPbase/themes/default/effects/realization.apng
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diff --git a/gameview.py b/gameview.py
index 83dfa5a..56aea23 100644
--- a/gameview.py
+++ b/gameview.py
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ class AOMovie(QtGui.QLabel):
     pillow_frames = []
     pillow_frame = 0
     pillow_speed = 1
+    pillow_loops = 0
     xx = 0 # for restoring from screenshake
     yy = 0 # for restoring from screenshake
 
@@ -485,7 +486,7 @@ class AOMovie(QtGui.QLabel):
     
     def play(self, p_image, p_char=""):
         gif_path = p_image
-        pillow_modes = {".gif": 0, ".apng": 1, ".webp": 2}
+        pillow_modes = {".gif": 0, ".apng": 1, ".webp": 2, ".png": 1}
         
         p_image = unicode(p_image)
         
@@ -502,7 +503,7 @@ class AOMovie(QtGui.QLabel):
                 if exists(f):
                     gif_path = f
                     break
-                    
+
         self.use_pillow = pillow_modes[os.path.splitext(gif_path)[1]]
         
         if not self.use_pillow:
@@ -723,6 +724,8 @@ class gui(QtGui.QWidget):
             self.bench.setPixmap(bench.scaled(VIEWPORT_W, VIEWPORT_H, QtCore.Qt.KeepAspectRatioByExpanding, QtCore.Qt.FastTransformation))
 
         self.effectview = AOMovie(self.viewport)
+        self.effectview.resize(VIEWPORT_W, VIEWPORT_H)
+        self.effectview.setScaledContents(True)
         
         font_db = QtGui.QFontDatabase()
         font_db.addApplicationFont(AO2XPpath + 'font/Igiari.ttf')
@@ -2215,11 +2218,12 @@ class gui(QtGui.QWidget):
             self.playSound(fx_sound)
 
         if "effects" not in self.features: return
+        #print "effect", repr(effect)
 
-        self.effectview.set_play_once(False)
-        try: self.effectview.play(effect)
-        except: pass # Windows XP webp error with Pillow
-        print "effect", repr(effect)
+        self.effectview.set_play_once(True)
+        #try: 
+        self.effectview.play(effect)
+        #except: pass # Windows XP webp error with Pillow
 
     def start_chat_ticking(self):
         if self.text_state != 0: