diff --git a/js/plugins.js b/js/plugins.js
index f659012..98e4010 100644
--- a/js/plugins.js
+++ b/js/plugins.js
@@ -302,10 +302,14 @@ plugins.factory('userPlugins', function() {
      * mp4 video Preview
      */
     var videoPlugin = new UrlPlugin('video', function(url) {
-        if (url.match(/\.(mp4|webm|ogv)\b/i)) {
+        if (url.match(/\.(mp4|webm|ogv|gifv)\b/i)) {
+            if (url.match(/^http:\/\/(i\.)?imgur\.com\//i)) {
+                // remove protocol specification to load over https if used by g-b
+                url = url.replace(/\.(gifv)\b/i, ".webm");
+            }
             return function() {
                 var element = this.getElement();
-                var velement = angular.element('<video></video>')
+                var velement = angular.element('<video autoplay loop muted></video>')
                                      .addClass('embed')
                                      .attr('width', '560')
                                      .append(angular.element('<source></source>')
@@ -314,6 +318,7 @@ plugins.factory('userPlugins', function() {
             };
         }
     });
+    
 
     /*
      * Cloud Music Embedded Players