Ignoring the colour depth issue, it is possible to \"pause\" the image by holding down the scroll bar on your window - you can also \"pause\" the smilies on the forums. Well, for me anyway, but I\'m on Firefox.
Doesn\'t work for me and I also use Firefox. I can pause it by clicking on the photo and \"drag\" it, but I don\'t want to have to do that... No, I\'m not a fan of rotating minis when it\'s the paintjob I want to look at.