function fade_imgs() {
opacity("logo", 0, 100, 750);
opacity("turntable", 0, 100, 3000);
opacity("teaser_records", 0, 100, 3000);
setTimeout("fade_imgs_2()", 1000);
}

function fade_imgs_2() {
opacity("mixer", 0, 100, 3000);
opacity("teaser_studio", 0, 100, 3000);
setTimeout("fade_imgs_3()", 1000);
}

function fade_imgs_3() {
opacity("qm", 0, 100, 3000);
opacity("teaser_consulting", 0, 100, 3000);
}

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 + ")";
}