Javascript background loader help needed please

JavaScript
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Hi, thanks for reading my post and thank you for trying to help me out.

I have a background changing script that changes/fade the background image to 1 of 10 images.
I would like two different versions of the same script, a color version and a B&W version.

I would like to add to both the following.

  1. Random load an image on refresh of browser a first image and display as soon as possible.
  2. Preload the rest of the images, start rest of animation fade when all preloaded.
  3. Then load the rest of the 9 color images before looping back to first image

Now the color version is then pretty straight forward finished.

For the B&W one, I would like to:

  1. Random load on refresh of browser a first image of the 10 B&W images
  2. Preload the rest of the images, start rest of animation when all preloaded.
  3. Check which first B&W image is loaded, then for the second image load the color version of the same image and start the animation fade.
  4. Then display the rest of the 9 B&W images before looping back to first B&W image

I think I need the following to my original script

  • Two arrays of images, the 10 color ones and then the 10 B&W ones. (either image1.jpg etc or imnage1bw.jpg etc)
  • A preloader
  • A randomizer on load/refresh
  • A check to see which B&W is loaded to determine the next color image 2


/*
* Author:      http://www.weparkdomains.com
*/

// Speed of the automatic slideshow
var slideshowSpeed = 15000;

// Variable to store the images we need to set as background
// which also includes some text and url's.
var photos = [ {
		"title" : "Amala Paul",
		"image" : "image1.jpg",
		"url" : "http://",
		"firstline" : "Test",
		"secondline" : "Test"
		
	}, {
		"title" : "Amala Paul",
		"image" : "image2.jpg",
		"url" : "http://",
		"firstline" : "Test",
		"secondline" : "Test"
	}, {
		"title" : "Amala Paul",
		"image" : "image3.jpg",
		"url" : "http://",
		"firstline" : "Test",
		"secondline" : "Test"
	}, {
		"title" : "Amala Paul",
		"image" : "image4.jpg",
		"url" : "http://",
		"firstline" : "Test",
		"secondline" : "Test"
	}, {
		"title" : "Amala Paul",
		"image" : "image5.jpg",
		"url" : "http://",
		"firstline" : "Test",
		"secondline" : "Test"
	}, {
		"title" : "Amala Paul",
		"image" : "image6.jpg",
		"url" : "http://",
		"firstline" : "Test",
		"secondline" : "Test"
	}, {
		"title" : "Amala Paul",
		"image" : "image7.jpg",
		"url" : "http://",
		"firstline" : "Test",
		"secondline" : "Test"
	}, {
		"title" : "Amala Paul",
		"image" : "image8.jpg",
		"url" : "http://",
		"firstline" : "Test",
		"secondline" : "Test"
	}, {
		"title" : "Amala Paul",
		"image" : "image9.jpg",
		"url" : "http://",
		"firstline" : "Test",
		"secondline" : "Test"
		
	}, {
		"title" : "Amala Paul",
		"image" : "image10.jpg",
		"url" : "http://",
		"firstline" : "Test",
		"secondline" : "Test"
	}
];



$(document).ready(function() {
		
	// Backwards navigation
	$("#back").click(function() {
		stopAnimation();
		navigate("back");
	});
	
	// Forward navigation
	$("#next").click(function() {
		stopAnimation();
		navigate("next");
	});
	
	var interval;
	$("#control").toggle(function(){
		stopAnimation();
	}, function() {
		// Change the background image to "pause"
		$(this).css({ "background-image" : "url(images/btn_pause.png)" });
		
		// Show the next image
		navigate("next");
		
		// Start playing the animation
		interval = setInterval(function() {
			navigate("next");
		}, slideshowSpeed);
	});
	
	
	var activeContainer = 1;	
	var currentImg = 0;
	var animating = false;
	var navigate = function(direction) {
		// Check if no animation is running. If it is, prevent the action
		if(animating) {
			return;
		}
		
		// Check which current image we need to show
		if(direction == "next") {
			currentImg++;
			if(currentImg == photos.length + 1) {
				currentImg = 1;
			}
		} else {
			currentImg--;
			if(currentImg == 0) {
				currentImg = photos.length;
			}
		}
		
		// Check which container we need to use
		var currentContainer = activeContainer;
		if(activeContainer == 1) {
			activeContainer = 2;
		} else {
			activeContainer = 1;
		}
		
		showImage(photos[currentImg - 1], currentContainer, activeContainer);
		
	};
	
	var currentZindex = -1;
	var showImage = function(photoObject, currentContainer, activeContainer) {
		animating = true;
		
		// Make sure the new container is always on the background
		currentZindex--;
		
		// Set the background image of the new active container
		$("#headerimg" + activeContainer).css({
			"background-image" : "url(images/" + photoObject.image + ")",
			"display" : "block",
			"z-index" : currentZindex
		});
		
		// Hide the header text
		$("#headertxt").css({"display" : "none"});
		
		// Set the new header text
		$("#firstline").html(photoObject.firstline);
		$("#secondline")
			.attr("href", photoObject.url)
			.html(photoObject.secondline);
		$("#pictureduri")
			.attr("href", photoObject.url)
			.html(photoObject.title);
		
		
		// Fade out the current container
		// and display the header text when animation is complete
		$("#headerimg" + currentContainer).fadeOut(function() {
			setTimeout(function() {
				$("#headertxt").css({"display" : "block"});
				animating = false;
			}, 500);
		});
	};
	
	var stopAnimation = function() {
		// Change the background image to "play"
		$("#control").css({ "background-image" : "url(images/btn_play.png)" });
		
		// Clear the interval
		clearInterval(interval);
	};
	
	// We should statically set the first image
	navigate("next");
	
	// Start playing the animation
	interval = setInterval(function() {
		navigate("next");
	}, slideshowSpeed);
	
});