var img = new Array();
img[0] = "upImg";
img[1] = "downImg";
curr = 2;
op = 0;
steps = 30;
stepsRemain = 0;
intTimer = 0;
howlong = 5;
basedir = "HomePageBackdrops/";
filenm = "OYC0";
suffix = ".jpg";
qty = 6;

function fader(){
	if (stepsRemain >= 0)
	{
		c = Math.round((--stepsRemain / steps)*100)/100;
		op = 1 - c;
		iec = c *100;
		ieop = op * 100;
		document.getElementById(img[0]).style.opacity = op;
		document.getElementById(img[0]).style.filter = "alpha(opacity="+ieop+")";
		document.getElementById(img[1]).style.opacity = c;
		document.getElementById(img[1]).style.filter = "alpha(opacity="+iec+")";
	} else {
		window.clearInterval(intTimer);
		/* fetch the next picture while the viewer is looking at the current one */
		v = img.shift();
		img.push(v);
		if(++curr > qty) {curr = 1};
		cur_img_index = curr;
		cur_src = basedir + filenm + cur_img_index + suffix;
		document.getElementById(img[0]).setAttribute("src", cur_src);
		
	}
}

JimsFade = function () {
	
	
	stepsRemain = steps;
	intTimer = window.setInterval('fader()',howlong*300/steps);		
	}

var t = window.setInterval('JimsFade()', 10000);