changeTimeout = setTimeout("ChangePicture()", 3000);

var opacity;

function ChangePicture()
{
    opacity = 1.0;
    setOpacity(document.BildByte, opacity);
    opacityTimeout = setTimeout("DecOpacity()", 100);
}

function DecOpacity()
{
    opacity -= 0.03;
    setOpacity(document.BildByte, opacity);
    if (opacity <= 0.05) {
        changeTimeout = setTimeout("ChangeImage()", 0);    
    } else {
        opacityTimeout = setTimeout("DecOpacity()", 40);    
    }
}

function IncOpacity()
{
    opacity += 0.03;
    setOpacity(document.BildByte, opacity);
    if (opacity >= 1.0) {
        pictureTimeout = setTimeout("ChangePicture()", 5000);
    } else {
        opacityTimeout = setTimeout("IncOpacity()", 40);    
    }
}

function ChangeImage()
{
    if (++index == count ) {
        index = 0;
    }
    document.BildByte.src = pictures[index].src;
    
    opacityTimeout = setTimeout("IncOpacity()", 0);    
}

function setOpacity( element, alpha ) {	
    var style = element.style;	
    if( style.MozOpacity != undefined ) { //Moz and older		
        style.MozOpacity = alpha;	}	
    else if( style.filter != undefined ) { //IE		
        style.filter = "alpha(opacity=0)";		
        element.filters.alpha.opacity = ( alpha * 100 );	}	
    else if( style.opacity != undefined ) { //Opera		s
        tyle.opacity = alpha;	}
}