function Image_gallery() {
  var self = this;
  
  this.thumbs = this.root.children('div.thumbs').children('a');
  this.basin_holder = this.root.children('div.basins');
  this.basins = this.basin_holder.children();
  this.active_index = 0;
  
  this.start_up = function() {
    self.basin_setup();
    if (!self.root.hasClass('video')) {
      self.auto_play();
    }
    self.thumbs.bind('click', self.slide_basin);
  }
  
  this.basin_setup = function() {
    for (var i = 0; i < self.thumbs.length; i++) {
      if (i === self.active_index) {self.thumbs.eq(i).addClass('active'); continue}
      var new_basin = new Image();
      new_basin.src = self.thumbs.eq(i).attr('href');
      self.basins.push(new_basin);
    }
  }
  
  this.auto_play = function() {
    if (self.auto_time) {clearTimeout(self.auto_time);}
    self.auto_time = setTimeout(function(){self.basin_switch(self.active_index + 1);}, 7000);
  }
  
  this.slide_basin = function(e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    if ($(e.currentTarget).hasClass('active')) {return false;}
    self.basin_switch($(e.currentTarget).prevAll().length);
  }
  
  this.basin_switch = function(new_index) {
    if (new_index >= self.thumbs.length) {new_index = 0;}
    else if (new_index < 0) {new_index = self.thumbs.length - 1}
    self.old_acitve_index = self.active_index;
    self.active_index = new_index;
    self.thumbs.eq(self.old_acitve_index).removeClass('active');
    self.thumbs.eq(self.active_index).addClass('active');
    self.basin_holder.prepend(self.basins.eq(self.active_index).css({opacity : 0, display : 'block'}));
    new Underdevelop_img(self.basin_holder, '');
    if (self.basin_holder.children().eq(0).hasClass('flashed')) {
      setTimeout(function() {
        var temp_event = new Object();
        temp_event.currentTarget = new Object();
        temp_event.currentTarget.complete = true;
        self.basins[self.active_index] = self.basin_holder.children()[0];
        self.basin_visiual_switch(temp_event);
      }, 500);
    } else {
      self.basins.eq(self.active_index).bind('reloaded', self.basin_visiual_switch);
      self.basins.eq(self.active_index).trigger('reloaded');
    }
  }
  
  this.basin_visiual_switch = function(e) {
    if (!e.currentTarget.complete && typeof e.currentTarget.complete == 'boolean') { $(e.currentTarget).bind('load', self.basin_visiual_switch); return false;}
    self.basins.eq(self.active_index).unbind();
    self.skch(self.basins.eq(self.active_index), {opacity : 1}, function(){
      self.basins.eq(self.old_acitve_index).remove();
    }, .85, 'easeOutCubic');
    self.skch(self.basins.eq(self.old_acitve_index), {opacity : 0}, null, .3, 'easeOutQuad');
    if (!self.root.hasClass('video')) {
      self.auto_play();
    }
  }

  return this;
}