(function($){

    var CarouselEvo = function(element, options){
        var settings = $.extend({}, $.fn.carousel.defaults, options),
            self = this,
            element = $(element),
            carousel = element.children('.slides');
            
        carousel.children('div').addClass('slideItem');
        var slideItems = carousel.children('.slideItem'),
            slideImage = slideItems.find('img'),
            currentSlide = 0,
            targetSlide = 0,
            numberSlides = slideItems.length,
            isAnimationRunning = false, 
            pause = true ;
            videos = {
                youtube: {
                    reg: /youtube\.com\/watch/i, 
                    split: '=', 
                    index: 1, 
                    url:'http://www.youtube.com/embed/%id%?autoplay=1&fs=1&rel=0'},
                vimeo: {
                    reg: /vimeo\.com/i, 
                    split: '/', 
                    index: 3, 
                    url: 'http://player.vimeo.com/video/%id%?portrait=0&autoplay=1'}
            };
            
        this.current = currentSlide;
        this.length = numberSlides;
        
        this.init = function(){
            var o = settings ;
            
            initSlides();
            
            if (o.directionNav == true){
                initDirectionButton();
            }
                            
            if (o.buttonNav != 'none'){
                initButtonNav();
            }
            
            if (o.reflection == true){
                initReflection();
            }
            
            if (o.shadow == true){
                initShadow();
            }
            
            if (o.description == true){
                initDesc();
            }
            
            if (o.autoplay == true){
                runAutoplay();
            }
            
            initVideo();
                         
        };
            
        /* _________________________________ */
    
        /* IMAGE */
        /* _________________________________ */
           
        var setImageSize = function(p){
            var o = settings,
                n = numberSlides ,
                w = o.frontWidth, 
                h = o.frontHeight, 
                ret;
                
            if (p != 0){
                if (o.hAlign == 'center') {
                    if (p > 0 && p <= Math.ceil((n-1)/2)){
                        var front = setImageSize(p-1);
                        w = o.backZoom * front.width ;
                        h = o.backZoom * front.height ;
                    }
                    else {
                        var sz = setImageSize(n-p);
                        w = sz.width;
                        h = sz.height;
                    }
                }    
                else {
                //left & right
                    if (p == (n -1)){
                        w = o.frontWidth / o.backZoom;
                        h = o.frontHeight / o.backZoom;
                    }
                    else{
                        var front = setImageSize(p-1);
                        w = o.backZoom * front.width ;
                        h = o.backZoom * front.height ;
                    }
                } 
            }          
            
            return ret = {width:w, height:h};
        };
        
        /* _______________________________ */
        
        /* SLIDE */
        /* _______________________________ */
        
        var setSlideSize = function(p){
            var o = settings,
                n = numberSlides ,
                w = o.frontWidth, 
                h = o.frontHeight + reflectionHeight(p) + shadowHeight(p),
                ret;
                
            if (p != 0){            
                if (o.hAlign == 'center'){
                    if (p > 0 && p <= Math.ceil((n-1)/2)){
                        var front = setImageSize(p-1);
                        w = o.backZoom * front.width ;
                        h = (o.backZoom * front.height) + reflectionHeight(p) + shadowHeight(p);
                    }
                    else {
                        var sz = setSlideSize(n - p);
                        w = sz.width;
                        h = sz.height;
                    }
                }    
                else {
                    //left & right
                    if (p == (n -1)){
                        w = o.frontWidth / o.backZoom;
                        h = (o.frontHeight/o.backZoom) + reflectionHeight(p) + shadowHeight(p);
                    }
                    else{
                        var front = setImageSize(p-1);
                        w = o.backZoom * front.width ;
                        h = (o.backZoom * front.height) + reflectionHeight(p) + shadowHeight(p);
                    }
                }
            }            
            
            return ret = {width:w, height:h};
        };       
        
        var getMargin = function(p){            
            var o = settings,
            vm, hm, ret, 
            iz = setImageSize(p);
            
            vm = iz.height * o.vMargin;
            hm = iz.width * o.hMargin;
            return ret = {vMargin:vm, hMargin:hm};
        };
                
        var centerPos = function(p){
            var o = settings,
                c = topPos(p-1) + (setImageSize(p-1).height - setImageSize(p).height)/2;
            
            if (o.hAlign != 'center'){
                if (p == (numberSlides -1)){
                    c = o.top - ((setImageSize(p).height - setImageSize(0).height)/2);
                }
            }
            return c;            
        };
        
        var topPos = function(p){
            var o = settings,
                t = o.top,
                vm = getMargin(p).vMargin ;
                
            if (o.vAlign == 'bottom'){
                t = o.bottom;
            } 
            
            if (p != 0){    
                if (o.hAlign == 'center'){
                    if (p > 0 && p <= Math.ceil((numberSlides-1)/2)){
                        if (o.vAlign == 'center'){
                            t = centerPos(p);
                        }
                        else {
                            t = centerPos(p) + vm;
                        }         
                    }
                    else{
                        t = topPos(numberSlides -p);
                    }            
                }
                else {
                    if (p == (numberSlides -1)){
                        if (o.vAlign == 'center'){
                            t = centerPos(p);
                        }
                        else {
                            t = centerPos(p) - vm;
                        }                           
                    }
                    else{
                        if (o.vAlign == 'center'){
                            t = centerPos(p);
                        }
                        else {
                            t = centerPos(p) + vm ;
                        }                   
                    }                              
                }
            }
                
            return t;                     
        };
        
        var horizonPos = function(p){
            var o = settings,
                n = numberSlides ,
                hPos,
                mod = n % 2,
                endSlide = n / 2,


//              hm = getMargin(p).hMargin+80;    // +80 was added to move the images more out
            hm = getMargin(p).hMargin; // @FIXME NOTE: Original line is above. JK tweak.

            if (p == 0){
                 if (o.hAlign == 'center'){
                    hPos = (o.carouselWidth - o.frontWidth)/2;
                 }
                 else {
                    hPos = o.left ;
                    if (o.hAlign == 'right'){
                        hPos = o.right;
                    }
                 }
            }
            else {                       
                if (o.hAlign == 'center'){
                    if (p > 0 && p <= Math.ceil((n-1)/2)){
                        hPos = horizonPos(p-1) - hm;
                    
                        if (mod == 0){
                            if (p == endSlide){
                                hPos = (o.carouselWidth - setSlideSize(p).width)/2 ;
                            }
                        }                
                    }
                    else{
                        hPos = o.carouselWidth - horizonPos(n-p) - setSlideSize(p).width;
                    }                   
                }
                else {
                    if (p == (n -1)){
                        hPos = horizonPos(0) - (setSlideSize(p).width - setSlideSize(0).width)/2 - hm ;
                    }
                    else{
                        hPos = horizonPos(p-1) + (setSlideSize(p-1).width - setSlideSize(p).width)/2 + hm;
                    }
                }
            }
                
            return hPos;           
        };
        
        var setOpacity = function(p){
            var o = settings,
                n = numberSlides ,
                opc = 1, 
                hiddenSlide = n - o.slidesPerScroll; 
			
            if (hiddenSlide < 2){
                hiddenSlide = 2;
            }
            
            if (o.hAlign == 'center'){
                var s1 = (n-1)/2,
                    hs2 = hiddenSlide / 2,
                    lastSlide1 = (s1+1) - hs2,
                    lastSlide2 = s1 + hs2;
                    
                if (p == 0){
                    opc = 1;
                }
                else {
                    opc = o.backOpacity;
                    if (p >= lastSlide1 && p <= lastSlide2){ 
                        opc = 0;
                    }
                }                             
            }
            else { //left & right
                if (p == 0){
                    opc = 1;
                }
                else {
                    opc = o.backOpacity;
                    if (!(p < (n - hiddenSlide))){
                        opc = 0 ;
                    }
                }      
            }
            
            return opc;                    
        };
        
        var setSlidePosition = function(p) {
            var pos = new Array(),
                o = settings,
                n = numberSlides ;
                        
            for (var i = 0; i < n; i++){
                var sz = setSlideSize(i);
                if (o.hAlign == 'left'){
                    pos[i] = {width:sz.width, height:sz.height, top:topPos(i), left:horizonPos(i), opacity:setOpacity(i)};
                    if (o.vAlign == 'bottom'){
                        pos[i] = {width:sz.width, height:sz.height, bottom:topPos(i), left:horizonPos(i), opacity:setOpacity(i)} ;
                    }
                }
                else {
                    pos[i] = {width:sz.width, height:sz.height, top:topPos(i), right:horizonPos(i), opacity:setOpacity(i)} ;
                    if (o.vAlign == 'bottom'){
                        pos[i] = {width:sz.width, height:sz.height, bottom:topPos(i), right:horizonPos(i), opacity:setOpacity(i)} ;
                    }
                }
            }                                            
            return pos[p];  
        };
        
        // returns the slide # at location i of the ith image
        var slidePos = function(i) {
            var cs = currentSlide, 
            pos = i - cs;
            
            if (i < cs){
                pos += numberSlides ; 
            }
                
            return pos;       
        };
        
        //returns z-index
        var zIndex = function(i){            
            var z,
                n = numberSlides ,
                hAlign = settings.hAlign;
                
            if (hAlign == 'left' || hAlign == 'right'){
                if (i == (n - 1)){
                    z = n - 1;
                }
                else {
                    z = n - (2+i);
                }
            }
            else {
                if (i >= 0 && i <= ((n - 1)/2)){
                    z = (n - 1) - i;
                }
                else {
                    z = i - 1 ;
                }
            }                                
            return z;
        };
        
        var slidesMouseOver = function(event){
            var o = settings ;
            if (o.autoplay == true && o.pauseOnHover == true){
                stopAutoplay();
            }
        };
        
        var slidesMouseOut = function(event){
            var o = settings ;
            if (o.autoplay == true && o.pauseOnHover == true){
                if (pause == true){
                    runAutoplay();
                }
            }
        };       
        
        var initSlides = function(){
            var o = settings,
                n = numberSlides,
                images = slideImage ;
                
            carousel
                .css({'width':o.carouselWidth+'px', 'height':o.carouselHeight+'px'})
                .bind('mouseover', slidesMouseOver)
                .bind('mouseout', slidesMouseOut);
    
            for (var i = 0; i < n; i++){
                var item = slideItems.eq(i);
                item
                    .css(setSlidePosition(slidePos(i)))
                    .bind('click', slideClick);
                    
                slideItems.eq(slidePos(i)).css({'z-index':zIndex(i)});
                images.eq(i).css(setImageSize(slidePos(i)));
                    
                var op = item.css('opacity');
                if (op == 0){
                    item.hide();
                }
                else {
                    item.show();
                }                                   
            }
            
            // mouse wheel navigation
            if (o.mouse == true){
                carousel.mousewheel(function(event, delta){
                    if (delta > 0){
                        goTo(currentSlide-1, true, false);
                        return false ;
                    }
                    else if (delta < 0){
                        goTo(currentSlide+1, true, false);
                        return false ;
                    }
                });
            }                  
        };
        
        var hideItem = function(slide){
            var op = slide.css('opacity');
            if (op == 0){ slide.hide();}    
        };
        
        var goTo = function(index, isStopAutoplay, isPause){
            if (isAnimationRunning == true){return;}
            
            var o = settings,
                n = numberSlides ;
                
            if (isStopAutoplay == true){ 
                stopAutoplay(); 
            }
            
            targetSlide = index;
            if (targetSlide == n){ targetSlide = 0; }
            if (targetSlide == -1){ targetSlide = n - 1; }
            o.before(self);
            animateSlide();  
            pause = isPause ;
        };
        
        var animateSlide = function(){
            var o = settings,
                n = numberSlides;
                      
            if (isAnimationRunning == true ){ return ; }
            
            if (currentSlide == targetSlide){
                isAnimationRunning = false ;
                return ;
            }
        
            isAnimationRunning = true ;
            
            hideDesc(currentSlide);       
        
            // direction
            if (currentSlide > targetSlide) {
                var forward = n - currentSlide + targetSlide,
                    backward = currentSlide - targetSlide;
            } 
            else {
                var forward = targetSlide - currentSlide,
                    backward = currentSlide + n - targetSlide ;
            }
            
            if (forward > backward) {
                dir = -1;
            } 
            else {
                dir = 1;
            }
            
            currentSlide += dir;
            if (currentSlide == n) { currentSlide = 0; }
            if (currentSlide == -1) { currentSlide = n - 1; }
            
            hideVideoOverlay();
            buttonNavState();
            showDesc(currentSlide);
                    
            //animation    
            for (var i = 0; i < n; i++){
                animateImage(i);                                                    
            }              
               
        };        
            
        var animateImage = function(i){
            var o = settings,
                item = slideItems.eq(i),
                pos = slidePos(i);
            
            item.show();
            item.animate(setSlidePosition(pos), o.speed, 'linear', function(){
                hideItem($(this));            
                if (i == numberSlides - 1){
                    isAnimationRunning = false ;
                    if (currentSlide != targetSlide){ 
                        animateSlide();
                    }
                    else {
                        self.current = currentSlide ;
                        showVideoOverlay(currentSlide);
                        o.after(self);                  
                    }                                                                               
                }
            });
                
            item.css({'z-index':zIndex(pos)});
            slideImage.eq(i).animate(setImageSize(pos), o.speed, 'linear');
            
            if (o.reflection == true){
                animateReflection(o, item, i);
            }
            
            if (o.shadow == true){
                animateShadow(o, item, i);
            }  
        };
        
        var slideClick = function(event){
            var $this = $(this);
            if ($this.index() != currentSlide){
                goTo($this.index(), true, false);
                return false;
            }                          
        };
        
        /* ________________________________ */
        
        /* REFLECTION */
        /* ________________________________ */
        
        var reflectionHeight = function(p){
            var h = 0,
                o = settings ;
                
            if (o.reflection == true){
                h =  o.reflectionHeight * setImageSize(p).height;
            }
            
            return h ;
        };
        
        var initReflection = function(){
            var o = settings ,
                items = slideItems ,
                images = slideImage ,
                n = numberSlides,
                opc = o.reflectionOpacity,
                start = 'rgba('+o.reflectionColor+','+ opc +')',
                end = 'rgba('+o.reflectionColor+',1)';
                
            var style = '<style type="text/css">';
                style += '.slideItem .gradient {';
                style += 'position:absolute; left:0; top:0; margin:0; padding:0; border:none; width:100%; height:100%; ';
                style += 'background: -moz-linear-gradient('+start+','+end+'); ';
                style += 'background: -o-linear-gradient('+start+','+end+'); ';
                style += 'background: -webkit-linear-gradient('+start+','+end+'); ';
                style += 'background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from('+start+'), to('+end+')); ';
                style += 'background: linear-gradient('+start+','+end+'); ';
                style += '} ';
                style += '.slideItem .reflection {';
                style += 'filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(style=1,opacity='+(opc*100)+',finishOpacity=0,startX=0,finishX=0,startY=0,finishY=100)';
                style += '-ms-filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(style=1,opacity='+(opc*100)+',finishOpacity=0,startX=0,finishX=0,startY=0,finishY=100)';
                style += '}';
                style += '</style>';
                
            $(style).appendTo('head');
                
            for (var i=0; i < n; i++){
                var src = images.eq(i).attr('src'),
                    sz = setImageSize(i);
                
                $('<div class="reflection"></div>')
                    .css({'position':'absolute', 'margin':'0', 'padding':'0', 'border':'none', 'overflow':'hidden', 'left':'0', 
                        'top':setImageSize(i).height+'px', 'width':'100%', 'height':reflectionHeight(i)})
                    .appendTo(items.eq(i))
                    .append($('<img src="'+src+'" />').css({'width':sz.width+'px', 'height':sz.height+'px', 'left':'0','margin':'0', 
                        'padding':'0', 'border':'none', '-moz-transform':'rotate(180deg) scale(-1,1)', 
                        '-webkit-transform':'rotate(180deg) scale(-1,1)', '-o-transform':'rotate(180deg) scale(-1,1)', 
                        'transform':'rotate(180deg) scale(-1,1)', 'filter': 'progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(rotation=2, mirror=1)', 
                        '-ms-filter': 'progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(rotation=2, mirror=1)'}))
                    .append('<div class="gradient"></div>');
            }
        };    
                
        var animateReflection = function(option, item, i){
            var ref = item.children('.reflection'),
                speed = option.speed,
                sz = setImageSize(slidePos(i));
                
            ref.animate({'top':sz.height+'px', 'height':reflectionHeight(slidePos(i))}, speed, 'linear');
            ref.children('img').animate(sz, speed, 'linear');        
        };
        
        /* ________________________________ */
        
        /* SHADOW */
        /* ________________________________ */
        
        var shadowHeight = function(p){
            var sh = 0;
            if (settings.shadow == true){
                sh =  0.1 * setImageSize(p).height;
            }
            return sh ;
        };
        
        var shadowMiddleWidth = function(p){
            var w,
                s = slideItems.eq(p).find('.shadow'),
                sL = s.children('.shadowLeft'),
                sR = s.children('.shadowRight'),
                sM = s.children('.shadowMiddle');
            return w = setImageSize(p).width - (sL.width() + sR.width());
        };
        
        var initShadow = function(){
            var items = slideItems, 
                n = numberSlides,
                sWidth = setImageSize(0).width,
                sInner = '<div class="shadowLeft"></div><div class="shadowMiddle"></div><div class="shadowRight"></div>';
                
            if (settings.hAlign != 'center'){
                sWidth = setImageSize(n-1).width;
            }
                                       
            for (var i = 0; i < n; i++){
                var item = items.eq(i);
                $('<div class="shadow"></div>')
                    .css({'width':sWidth+'px', 'z-index':'-1', 'position':'absolute', 'margin':'0', 'padding':'0', 'border':'none', 
                        'overflow':'hidden', 'left':'0', 'bottom':'0'})
                    .append(sInner)
                    .appendTo(item)
                    .children('div').css({'position':'relative', 'float':'left'});
                
                item.find('.shadow').children('.shadowMiddle').width(shadowMiddleWidth(i));         
            }        
        };
        
        var animateShadow = function(option, item, i){
            item.find('.shadow').children('.shadowMiddle').animate({'width':shadowMiddleWidth(slidePos(i))+'px'}, option.speed, 'linear');
        };
        
        /* ________________________________ */
        
        /* DIRECTION BUTTONS */
        /* ________________________________ */
        
        var initDirectionButton = function(){
            var el = element ;
            el.append('<div class="nextButton"></div><div class="prevButton"></div>');
            el.children('.nextButton').bind('click', function(event){
                goTo(currentSlide+1, true, false);
            });
            
            el.children('.prevButton').bind('click', function(event){
                goTo(currentSlide-1, true, false);    
            });        
        };
        
        /* ________________________________ */
        
        /* BUTTON NAV */
        /* ________________________________ */   
        
        var initButtonNav = function(){
            var el = element,
                n = numberSlides,
                buttonName = 'bullet',
                activeClass = 'bulletActive';
                
            if (settings.buttonNav == 'numbers'){
                buttonName = 'numbers';
                activeClass = 'numberActive';
            }                   
                
            el.append('<div class="buttonNav"></div>');
            var buttonNav = el.children('.buttonNav') ;
                
            for (var i = 0; i < n; i++){
                var number = '';
                if (buttonName == 'numbers'){ number = i+1 ; }
            
                $('<div class="'+buttonName+'">'+number+'</div>')
                    .css({'text-align':'center'})
                    .bind('click', function(event){
                        goTo($(this).index(), true, false);
                    })
                    .appendTo(buttonNav);                                   
            }
            
            var b = buttonNav.children('.'+buttonName);
            b.eq(0).addClass(activeClass)                    
            buttonNav.css({'width':numberSlides * b.outerWidth(true), 'height':b.outerHeight(true)});
        };
        
        var buttonNavState = function(){
            var o = settings,
                buttonNav = element.children('.buttonNav');
                
            if (o.buttonNav == 'numbers'){    
                //numbers
                var numbers = buttonNav.children('.numbers') ;
                numbers.removeClass('numberActive');
                numbers.eq(currentSlide).addClass('numberActive');
            }
            else {    
                //bullets
                var bullet = buttonNav.children('.bullet') ;
                bullet.removeClass('bulletActive');
                bullet.eq(currentSlide).addClass('bulletActive');            
            }
        };
        
        /* ________________________________ */
        
        /* DESCRIPTION */
        /* ________________________________ */
        
        var initDesc = function(){
            var desc = $(settings.descriptionContainer),
                w = desc.width(), 
                h = desc.height(),
                descItems = desc.children('div'),
                n = descItems.length;
                
                for (var i = 0; i < n; i++){
                    descItems.eq(i)
                        .hide()
                        .css({'position':'absolute', 'top':'0', 'left':'0'});
                }
                
                descItems.eq(0).show();
        };
        
        var hideDesc = function(index){
            var o = settings ;
            if (o.description == true){
                var desc = $(o.descriptionContainer);
                desc.children('div').eq(index).hide();
            }
        };
        
        var showDesc = function(index){
            var o = settings ;
            if (o.description == true){
                var desc = $(o.descriptionContainer);
                desc.children('div').eq(index).show();
            } 
        };
        
        /* ___________________________________ */
        
        /* VIDEO */
        /* ___________________________________ */
        
        var initSpinner = function(){
            var sz = setImageSize(0);
            $('<div class="spinner"></div>')
                .hide()
                .css(setSlidePosition(0))
                .css({'width':sz.width+'px', 'height':sz.height+'px', 'z-index':numberSlides+3, 'position':'absolute', 'cursor':'pointer', 
                    'overflow':'hidden', 'padding':'0', 'margin':'0', 'border':'none'})            
                .appendTo(carousel);
        };
        
        var initVideo = function(){
            initSpinner();
            var sz = setImageSize(0);
            
            $('<div class="videoOverlay"></div>')
                .hide()
                .css(setSlidePosition(0))
                .css({'width':sz.width+'px', 'height':sz.height+'px', 'z-index':numberSlides+2, 'position':'absolute', 
                    'cursor':'pointer', 'overflow':'hidden', 'padding':'0', 'margin':'0', 'border':'none'})            
                .bind('click', videoOverlayClick)
                .appendTo(carousel);
                
            showVideoOverlay(currentSlide); 
        };
              
        var showVideoOverlay = function(index){
            if (slideItems.eq(index).children('a').hasClass('video')){
                carousel.children('.videoOverlay').show();
            } 
        };
    
        var hideVideoOverlay = function(){
            var car = carousel;
            car.children('.videoOverlay')
                .hide()
                .children().remove();
            car.children('.spinner').hide();
        };
    
        var getVideo = function(url){
            var types = videos,
                src;
 
            $.each(types, function(i, e){
                if (url.match(e.reg)){
                    var id = url.split(e.split)[e.index].split('?')[0].split('&')[0];
                    src = e.url.replace("%id%", id);
                }
            });
            return src ;
        };
    
        var addVideoContent = function(){
            var vo = carousel.children('.videoOverlay'),
                url = slideItems.eq(currentSlide).children('a').attr('href'),
                src = getVideo(url);
            
            $('<iframe></iframe>')
                .attr({'width':vo.width()+'px', 'height':vo.height()+'px', 'src':src, 'frameborder':'0'})
                .bind('load', videoLoad)
                .appendTo(vo);
        };
        
        var videoOverlayClick = function(event){
            addVideoContent();
            carousel.children('.spinner').show();
            $(this).hide();
            if (settings.autoplay == true){ 
                stopAutoplay();
                pause = false ;
            }
        };
        
        var videoLoad = function(event){
            var car = carousel;
            car.children('.videoOverlay').show();
            car.children('.spinner').hide();
        };        
                
        /* ________________________________ */
     
        /* AUTOPLAY */
        /* ________________________________ */
        
        var runAutoplay = function(){
            intervalProcess = setInterval(function(){
                goTo(currentSlide+1, false, true);
            }, settings.autoplayInterval);        
            
        };       
    
        var stopAutoplay = function(){
            if (settings.autoplay == true){
                clearInterval(intervalProcess);
                return ;
            }
        };                
        
        
        
        //public api
        this.prev = function(){
            goTo(currentSlide-1, true, false);
        };
        
        this.next = function(){
            goTo(currentSlide+1, true, false);
        };
        
        this.goTo = function(index){
            goTo(index, true, false);
        };
        
        this.pause = function(){
            stopAutoplay();
            pause = false ;
        };       
        
        this.resume = function(){
            if (settings.autoplay == true){
                runAutoplay();
            }
        };        
                   
    };

    //plugin
    $.fn.carousel = function(options){
    
        var returnArr = [];
        for(var i=0; i < this.length; i++){
            if(!this[i].carousel){
                this[i].carousel = new CarouselEvo(this[i], options);
                this[i].carousel.init();
            }
            returnArr.push(this[i].carousel);
        }
        return returnArr.length > 1 ? returnArr : returnArr[0];   

    };

    //default settings
    $.fn.carousel.defaults = {
        hAlign:'center', 
        vAlign:'center', 
        hMargin:0.4, 
        vMargin:0.2, 
        frontWidth:340, 
        frontHeight:280, 
        carouselWidth:960, 
        carouselHeight:360, 
        left:0, 
        right:0, 
        top:0, 
        bottom:0, 
        backZoom:0.8, 
        slidesPerScroll:5, 
        speed:500, 
        buttonNav:'none', 
        directionNav:false,
        autoplay:true, 
        autoplayInterval:5000, 
        pauseOnHover:true, 
        mouse:true, 
        shadow:false, 
        reflection:false, 
        reflectionHeight:0.4, 
        reflectionOpacity:0.5, 
        reflectionColor:'95,140,60',
        description:false, descriptionContainer:'.description',
        backOpacity:1,
        before: function(carousel){}, 
        after: function(carousel){}
    };

})(jQuery);