function processSlideshow(elem, imageList, imageDuration, fadeSpeed, current) 
{
	var listSize = imageList.length;
    if (!current || current >= listSize) current = 0;
    if (!imageDuration) imageDuration = 2000;
    if (!fadeSpeed) fadeSpeed = 1000;
    $(elem + " img").attr("src", imageList[current]);
    if (current == (listSize - 1)) { $(elem).css("background", "transparent url(" + imageList[0] + ") no-repeat");
    } else {
        $(elem).css("background", "transparent url(" + imageList[current + 1] + ") no-repeat");
    }
    $(elem + " img").animate({ opacity: "1" }, imageDuration).
	      animate({ opacity: "0.01" }, fadeSpeed, function() 
		   { 
		     $(this).css("opacity", "1"); processSlideshow(elem, imageList, imageDuration, fadeSpeed, current + 1) 
			});

} 

  //define a javascript array that contains your images
  var slideShow = new Array()
  slideShow[0] = "/img/home-1.jpg";
  slideShow[1] = "/img/home-2.jpg";
  slideShow[2] = "/img/home-3.jpg";
  slideShow[3] = "/img/home-4.jpg";		

function startSlideshow()
{
  processSlideshow("#slideshow", slideShow, 4500, 1500);
}

$(document).ready(startSlideshow);