diff --git a/gdk-pixbuf/ChangeLog b/gdk-pixbuf/ChangeLog
index 87120f9485..de7eb386a3 100644
--- a/gdk-pixbuf/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdk-pixbuf/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+2005-08-31  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
+
+	* io-ani-animation.c (gdk_pixbuf_ani_anim_iter_get_type) 
+	(gdk_pixbuf_ani_anim_get_type): 
+	* io-gif-animation.c (gdk_pixbuf_gif_anim_get_type) 
+	(gdk_pixbuf_gif_anim_iter_get_type): 
+	* gdk-pixbuf-loader.c (gdk_pixbuf_loader_get_type): 
+	* gdk-pixbuf.c (gdk_pixbuf_get_type): 
+	* gdk-pixbuf-animation.c (gdk_pixbuf_animation_get_type): 
+	Intern type names before registering the type to avoid 
+	unnecessary copies.
+
 2005-08-30  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
 
 	* gdk-pixbuf-io.c (format_check): Make this work again.
diff --git a/gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf-animation.c b/gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf-animation.c
index ad47774168..ad510bf2cd 100644
--- a/gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf-animation.c
+++ b/gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf-animation.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ gdk_pixbuf_animation_get_type (void)
                 };
                 
                 object_type = g_type_register_static (G_TYPE_OBJECT,
-                                                      "GdkPixbufAnimation",
+                                                      g_intern_static_string ("GdkPixbufAnimation"),
                                                       &object_info, 0);
         }
   
diff --git a/gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf-loader.c b/gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf-loader.c
index a2a131c4ce..6f9d6461a3 100644
--- a/gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf-loader.c
+++ b/gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf-loader.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ gdk_pixbuf_loader_get_type (void)
                         };
       
                         loader_type = g_type_register_static (G_TYPE_OBJECT,
-                                                              "GdkPixbufLoader",
+                                                              g_intern_static_string ("GdkPixbufLoader"),
                                                               &loader_info,
                                                               0);
                 }
diff --git a/gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf.c b/gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf.c
index 084bd22086..8847c734e5 100644
--- a/gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf.c
+++ b/gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ gdk_pixbuf_get_type (void)
                 };
                 
                 object_type = g_type_register_static (G_TYPE_OBJECT,
-                                                      "GdkPixbuf",
+                                                      g_intern_static_string ("GdkPixbuf"),
                                                       &object_info, 0);
         }
   
diff --git a/gdk-pixbuf/io-ani-animation.c b/gdk-pixbuf/io-ani-animation.c
index 07e70368a5..1b9c8fccbd 100644
--- a/gdk-pixbuf/io-ani-animation.c
+++ b/gdk-pixbuf/io-ani-animation.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ gdk_pixbuf_ani_anim_get_type (void)
                 };
                 
                 object_type = g_type_register_static (GDK_TYPE_PIXBUF_ANIMATION,
-                                                      "GdkPixbufAniAnim",
+                                                      g_intern_static_string ("GdkPixbufAniAnim"),
                                                       &object_info, 0);
         }
         
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ gdk_pixbuf_ani_anim_iter_get_type (void)
                 };
                 
                 object_type = g_type_register_static (GDK_TYPE_PIXBUF_ANIMATION_ITER,
-                                                      "GdkPixbufAniAnimIter",
+                                                      g_intern_static_string ("GdkPixbufAniAnimIter"),
                                                       &object_info, 0);
         }
         
diff --git a/gdk-pixbuf/io-gif-animation.c b/gdk-pixbuf/io-gif-animation.c
index c99a0805e5..57d4604080 100644
--- a/gdk-pixbuf/io-gif-animation.c
+++ b/gdk-pixbuf/io-gif-animation.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ gdk_pixbuf_gif_anim_get_type (void)
                 };
                 
                 object_type = g_type_register_static (GDK_TYPE_PIXBUF_ANIMATION,
-                                                      "GdkPixbufGifAnim",
+                                                      g_intern_static_string ("GdkPixbufGifAnim"),
                                                       &object_info, 0);
         }
         
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ gdk_pixbuf_gif_anim_iter_get_type (void)
                 };
                 
                 object_type = g_type_register_static (GDK_TYPE_PIXBUF_ANIMATION_ITER,
-                                                      "GdkPixbufGifAnimIter",
+                                                      g_intern_static_string ("GdkPixbufGifAnimIter"),
                                                       &object_info, 0);
         }