diff --git a/rogueviz/objmodels.cpp b/rogueviz/objmodels.cpp
index cd6d89a9..77eb3de0 100644
--- a/rogueviz/objmodels.cpp
+++ b/rogueviz/objmodels.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ char peek(fhstream& fs) {
 bool model::available() {
   if(av_checked) return is_available;
   av_checked = true;
-  is_available = false;
+  is_available = file_exists(path + fname);
   return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/rogueviz/playing-with-impossibility.cpp b/rogueviz/playing-with-impossibility.cpp
index 571e0117..0439f6c2 100644
--- a/rogueviz/playing-with-impossibility.cpp
+++ b/rogueviz/playing-with-impossibility.cpp
@@ -1015,10 +1015,19 @@ slide dmv_slides[] = {
     "(the animation is not included with RogueViz)"
     ,
     [] (presmode mode) {
+      static bool pic_exists, video_exists;
+      if(mode == pmStartAll || mode == pmStart) {
+        pic_exists = file_exists("rogueviz/nil/emty-ring.png");
+        video_exists = file_exists("rogueviz/nil/emty-ring.mp4");
+        }
       slide_url(mode, 'i', "Instagram link", "https://www.instagram.com/p/B756GCynErw/");
       empty_screen(mode);
-      // show_picture(mode, "rogueviz/nil/emty-ring.png");
-      // show_animation(mode, "rogueviz/nil/emty-ring.mp4", 720, 900, 300, 30);
+      if(video_exists)
+        show_animation(mode, "rogueviz/nil/emty-ring.mp4", 720, 900, 300, 30);
+      else if(pic_exists)
+        show_picture(mode, "rogueviz/nil/emty-ring.png");
+      else
+        slide_error(mode, "(image not available)");
       no_other_hud(mode);
       }
     },
diff --git a/rogueviz/presentation.cpp b/rogueviz/presentation.cpp
index 95eb02e3..66529aec 100644
--- a/rogueviz/presentation.cpp
+++ b/rogueviz/presentation.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,10 @@ void read_all(int fd, void *buf, int cnt) {
 /* note: this loads the whole animation uncompressed into memory, so it is suitable only for short presentations */
 void show_animation(presmode mode, string s, int sx, int sy, int frames, int fps) {
 #if CAP_VIDEO
-  if(mode == pmStartAll) {
+  if(mode == pmStartAll || mode == pmStart) {
+    /* load only once */
+    if(textures.count(s + "@0")) return;
+    /* actually load */
     array<int, 2> tab;
     if(pipe(&tab[0])) {
       addMessage(format("Error: %s", strerror(errno)));