Change the body background image with fade effect in jquery

Question

Hey i want to fade in a new background image let´s say every 60 seconds. I´ve set the background image like this:

body {background-image: url(background.jpg)         


        

Answer 1

Building on Deryck's answer...

If jQuery Color does not function properly (which it sometimes does), you can use fadeIn() and fadeOut() instead:

 $(document).ready(function () {
    var img_array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
        newIndex = 0,
        index = 0,
        interval = 5000;
    (function changeBg() {

        //  --------------------------
        //  For random image rotation:
        //  --------------------------

            //  newIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * 10) % img_array.length;
            //  index = (newIndex === index) ? newIndex -1 : newIndex;

        //  ------------------------------
        //  For sequential image rotation:
        //  ------------------------------

            index = (index + 1) % img_array.length;

        $('body').css('backgroundImage', function () {
            $('#fullPage').fadeOut(1000, function () {
                setTimeout(function () {
                    $('#fullPage').fadeIn(1000);
                }, 3000);
            });
            return 'url(http://www.fleeceitout.com/images/field.' + img_array[index] + '.jpg)';
        });
        setTimeout(changeBg, interval);
    })();
});