function FadeImage(strImageID, strStart, strEnd, strTime) {
    var speed = Math.round(strTime / 100);
    var timer = 0;
    var ua = window.navigator.userAgent
    var msie = ua.indexOf ( "MSIE " )


        if(strStart > strEnd) {
            for(i = strStart; i >= strEnd; i--) {
                setTimeout("setOpacity('" + strImageID + "'," + i + ")",(timer * speed));
                timer++;
            }
        } else if(strStart < strEnd) {
            for(i = strStart; i <= strEnd; i++)
                {
                setTimeout("setOpacity('" + strImageID + "'," + i + ")",(timer * speed));
                timer++;
            }
        }
    
}

function setOpacity(strID, strOpacity) {
    var object = document.getElementById(strID).style;
    if (object.visibility = "hidden") {
        object.visibility = "visible";
    }
    object.opacity = (strOpacity / 100);
    object.MozOpacity = (strOpacity / 100);
    object.KhtmlOpacity = (strOpacity / 100);

    /* object.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + strOpacity + ")"; */
}