Animated Backstretch

(function($) {
 
    $.backstretch = function(src, options, callback) {
        var defaultSettings = {
            centeredX: true,         // Should we center the image on the X axis?
            centeredY: true,         // Should we center the image on the Y axis?
            speed: 1500                 // fadeIn speed for background after image loads (e.g. "fast" or 500)
        },
        container = $("#backstretch"),
        settings = container.data("settings") || defaultSettings, // If this has been called once before, use the old settings as the default
        existingSettings = container.data('settings'),
        rootElement = ("onorientationchange" in window) ? $(document) : $(window), // hack to acccount for iOS position:fixed shortcomings
        imgRatio, bgImg, bgWidth, bgHeight, bgOffset, bgCSS;
 
        // Extend the settings with those the user has provided
        if(options && typeof options == "object") $.extend(settings, options);
 
        // Initialize
        $(document).ready(_init);
 
        // For chaining
        return this;
 
        function _init() {
            // Prepend image, wrapped in a DIV, with some positioning and zIndex voodoo
            if(src) {
                var img;
 
                // If this is the first time that backstretch is being called
                if(container.length == 0) {
                    container = $("<div />").attr("id", "backstretch")
                                            .css({left: 0, top: 0, position: "fixed", overflow: "hidden", zIndex: -999999, margin: 0, padding: 0, height: "100%", width: "100%"});
                } else {
                    // Prepare to delete any old images
                    container.find("img").addClass("deleteable");
                }
 
                img = $("<img />").css({position: "absolute", display: "none", margin: 0, padding: 0, border: "none", zIndex: -999999})
                                  .bind("load", function(e) {                                          
                                      var self = $(this),
                                          imgWidth, imgHeight;
 
                                      self.css({width: "auto", height: "auto"});
                                      imgWidth = this.width || $(e.target).width();
                                      imgHeight = this.height || $(e.target).height();
                                      imgRatio = imgWidth / imgHeight;
 
                                      _adjustBG(function() {
                                          self.fadeIn(settings.speed, function(){
                                              // Remove the old images, if necessary.
                                              container.find('.deleteable').remove();
                                              // Callback
                                              if(typeof callback == "function") callback();
                                          });
                                      });
 
                                  })
                                  .appendTo(container);
 
                // Append the container to the body, if it's not already there
                if($("body #backstretch").length == 0) {
                    $("body").append(container);
                }
 
                // Attach the settings
                container.data("settings", settings);
 
                img.attr("src", src); // Hack for IE img onload event
                // Adjust the background size when the window is resized or orientation has changed (iOS)
                $(window).resize(_adjustBG);
            }
        }
 
        function _adjustBG(fn) {
            try {
                bgCSS = {left: 0, top: 0}
                bgWidth = rootElement.width();
                bgHeight = bgWidth / imgRatio;
 
                // Make adjustments based on image ratio
                // Note: Offset code provided by Peter Baker (http://ptrbkr.com/). Thanks, Peter!
                if(bgHeight >= rootElement.height()) {
                    bgOffset = (bgHeight - rootElement.height()) /2;
                    if(settings.centeredY) $.extend(bgCSS, {top: "-" + bgOffset + "px"});
                } else {
                    bgHeight = rootElement.height();
                    bgWidth = bgHeight * imgRatio;
                    bgOffset = (bgWidth - rootElement.width()) / 2;
                    if(settings.centeredX) $.extend(bgCSS, {left: "-" + bgOffset + "px"});
                }
 
                $("#backstretch img:last").width( bgWidth ).height( bgHeight ).css(bgCSS);
            } catch(err) {
                // IE7 seems to trigger _adjustBG before the image is loaded.
                // This try/catch block is a hack to let it fail gracefully.
            }
 
            // Executed the passed in function, if necessary
            if (typeof fn == "function") fn();
        }
    };
 
})(jQuery);
 
var images = ["/images/site/background-home-waikiki-shoreline.jpg","/images/site/background-home-waterdrop.jpg"];
var index = 0;
$.backstretch(images[index]);
setInterval(function() {
	index = (index >= images.length - 1) ? 0 : index + 1;
	$.backstretch(images[index]);
}, 8000);