diff --git a/resources/logic_ui.js b/resources/logic_ui.js
index 6cb2456..6ec8db4 100644
--- a/resources/logic_ui.js
+++ b/resources/logic_ui.js
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ function initFilters() {
     if (!activeData || activeData.length === 0) return;
 
     // Ensure all filter Sets exist (add new ones if missing)
-    const filterKeys = ['model', 'sampler', 'scheduler', 'denoise', 'lora', 'positive', 'negative', 'size', 'seed', 'steps', 'cfg', 'upscaleMethod'];
+    const filterKeys = ['model', 'sampler', 'scheduler', 'denoise', 'lora', 'positive', 'negative', 'size', 'seed', 'steps', 'cfg', 'upscaleMethod', 'mediaType'];
     filterKeys.forEach(key => {
         if (!filters.hasOwnProperty(key) || !(filters[key] instanceof Set)) {
             filters[key] = new Set();
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ function initFilters() {
                 const shortModel = model ? String(model).replace(/\\/g, '/').split('/').pop().replace(/\.[^.]+$/, '') : '';
                 return shortModel ? `${mode} + ${shortModel}` : mode || 'Upscaled';
             }
+            if (key === 'mediaType') return d.media_type || 'image';
             return d[key];
         }))].sort();
 
@@ -1284,14 +1285,11 @@ function createCard(d) {
             <div class="stat"><b>Size:</b> ${d.width}x${d.height} &nbsp; <b>Seed:</b> ${d.seed}</div>
         </div>`;
 
-    // For videos: hover-play, click for fullscreen, update aspect ratio once metadata loads
+    // For videos: autoplay when visible is handled by videoAutoplayObserver in logic_virtual.js.
+    // This block wires click-to-fullscreen and loadedmetadata aspect ratio update.
     if (isVideo) {
         const videoEl = card.querySelector('video');
         if (videoEl) {
-            card.addEventListener('mouseenter', function() { videoEl.play().catch(function() {}); });
-            card.addEventListener('mouseleave', function() {
-                if (!document.fullscreenElement) { videoEl.pause(); videoEl.currentTime = 0; }
-            });
             // Click: open native fullscreen with browser controls
             videoEl.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
                 e.stopPropagation();
@@ -1301,7 +1299,7 @@ function createCard(d) {
             });
             // Remove controls when exiting fullscreen
             videoEl.addEventListener('fullscreenchange', function() {
-                if (!document.fullscreenElement) { videoEl.controls = false; videoEl.pause(); }
+                if (!document.fullscreenElement) { videoEl.controls = false; }
             });
             videoEl.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', function() {
                 if (videoEl.videoWidth && videoEl.videoHeight) {
diff --git a/resources/logic_virtual.js b/resources/logic_virtual.js
index a0f7a04..0c40fca 100644
--- a/resources/logic_virtual.js
+++ b/resources/logic_virtual.js
@@ -145,6 +145,25 @@ const imageObserver = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
     });
 }, { rootMargin: '400px' });
 
+// --- VIDEO AUTOPLAY OBSERVER ---
+// Autoplay videos whose cards are visible in the viewport.
+// Pauses (and resets) videos that scroll off screen to save bandwidth/CPU.
+const videoAutoplayObserver = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
+    entries.forEach(entry => {
+        const vid = entry.target;
+        if (entry.isIntersecting) {
+            // Ensure src is loaded (lazy loader may not have fired yet)
+            if (vid.dataset.src && !vid.src) {
+                vid.src = vid.dataset.src;
+            }
+            vid.play().catch(() => { /* browser may block until user interaction */ });
+        } else {
+            vid.pause();
+            vid.currentTime = 0;
+        }
+    });
+}, { rootMargin: '0px', threshold: 0.25 });
+
 // --- CALCULATE VISIBLE RANGE ---
 function calculateVisibleRange() {
     const viewport = document.getElementById('viewport');
@@ -246,6 +265,12 @@ function renderVisibleItems(forcePositionUpdate = false) {
     toRemove.forEach(id => {
         const node = nodeMap.get(id);
         if (node) {
+            // Stop observing any video in this card and pause playback
+            const vid = node.querySelector('video');
+            if (vid) {
+                try { videoAutoplayObserver.unobserve(vid); } catch (e) {}
+                vid.pause();
+            }
             if (_cardPool.length < MAX_POOL_SIZE) {
                 // Pool the card for reuse instead of destroying
                 node.style.display = 'none';
@@ -309,10 +334,11 @@ function renderVisibleItems(forcePositionUpdate = false) {
                 img.src = img.dataset.src;
                 img.onload = () => img.style.opacity = '1';
             }
-            // Lazy-load videos too (same data-src → src pattern)
-            const vid = card.querySelector('video[data-src]');
-            if (vid && !vid.src) {
-                vid.src = vid.dataset.src;
+            // Videos: observe for autoplay-when-visible. Observer handles
+            // lazy src loading on first intersection too.
+            const vid = card.querySelector('video');
+            if (vid) {
+                videoAutoplayObserver.observe(vid);
             }
 
         } else {