1. A method for transforming a webpage, the method comprising the steps of: loading the webpage containing an embedded object in a browser; capturing a portable text representation of an image of said embedded object by invoking said embedded object to rasterize itself into said portable text representation; streaming said portable text representation to a web server; converting said portable text representation into a native image representation on said web server; storing said native image representation and generating a URL for said native image representation; and retrieving said native image representation from said web server and replacing said embedded object with said native image representation.