function opacity(id, opacStart, opacEnd, millisec) {
    //speed for each frame
    var speed = Math.round(millisec / 100);
    var timer = 0;

    //determine the direction for the blending, if start and end are the same nothing happens
    if(opacStart > opacEnd) {
        for(i = opacStart; i >= opacEnd; i--) {
            setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",(timer * speed));
            timer++;
        }
    } else if(opacStart < opacEnd) {
        for(i = opacStart; i <= opacEnd; i++)
            {
            setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",(timer * speed));
            timer++;
        }
    }
}

//change the opacity for different browsers
function changeOpac(opacity, id) {
    var object = document.getElementById(id).style;
    object.opacity = (opacity / 100);
    object.MozOpacity = (opacity / 100);
    object.KhtmlOpacity = (opacity / 100);
    object.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + opacity + ")";
} 

function FadeOutImage(sElement)
{
	if(document.getElementById("EyeCandyAlternativeImage") != null)
	{
		iCounter++;

		opacity(sElement, 100, 0, 1000);
		setTimeout("FadeInImage(\"" + sElement + "\")", 1000);
	}
}

function FadeInImage(sElement)
{
	if(document.getElementById("EyeCandyAlternativeImage") != null)
	{

		if(iCounter >= aImages.length)
			iCounter = 0;

		document.getElementById(sElement).src = aImages[iCounter];
		opacity(sElement, 0, 100, 1000);
		setTimeout("FadeOutImage(\"" + sElement + "\")", 4500);
	}
}