diff --git a/terminal/.config/vifm/vifmrc b/terminal/.config/vifm/vifmrc
index aefa0ec..79feaa3 100644
--- a/terminal/.config/vifm/vifmrc
+++ b/terminal/.config/vifm/vifmrc
@@ -442,8 +442,10 @@ filextype *.avi,*.mp4,*.wmv,*.dat,*.3gp,*.ogv,*.mkv,*.mpg,*.mpeg,*.vob,
 fileviewer *.avi,*.mp4,*.wmv,*.dat,*.3gp,*.ogv,*.mkv,*.mpg,*.mpeg,*.vob,
           \*.fl[icv],*.m2v,*.mov,*.webm,*.webp,*.ts,*.mts,*.m4v,*.r[am],*.qt,*.divx,
           \*.as[fx]
-        " needs to be %pu uncached or it flickers itself into oblivion :(
         \ exist chafa && ffmpeg -v quiet -y -hide_banner -loglevel panic -ss 00:00:01.000 -i %c -frames:v 1 -c:v png -f image2pipe - | chafa --size %pwx%ph %pd %pu %N || echo chafa not found,
+        " Theoretic implementation actually _playing_ the previews, but too
+        " slow on current setup, makes vifm unresponsive
+        "\ ffmpeg -v quiet -i %c -f gif - | chafa --size %pwx%ph %pd %pu %N,
          \ ffprobe -pretty %c 2>&1
 
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