diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 7d1e515..820623a 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,3 +1,28 @@
 *.py ident
 *.php ident
 * text eol=lf
+
+#
+## These files are binary and should be left untouched
+#
+
+# (binary is a macro for -text -diff)
+*.png binary
+*.jpg binary
+*.jpeg binary
+*.gif binary
+*.ico binary
+*.mov binary
+*.mp4 binary
+*.mp3 binary
+*.flv binary
+*.fla binary
+*.swf binary
+*.gz binary
+*.zip binary
+*.7z binary
+*.ttf binary
+*.eot binary
+*.woff binary
+*.pyc binary
+*.pdf binary