This is the sideshow I have recently used. For more info please refer http://bxslider.com/
You need to download jquery.bxslider.js file from http://bxslider.com/lib/jquery.bxslider.js
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.bxslider.js"></script>
Here how to use it
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function() {
$('.bxslider').bxSlider({
mode:'fade', //fade, Horizontal, Verticla
easing:'linear', //easing effect http://easings.net/
speed:1000, //Transaction time
pause:4000, // duration for image
infiniteLoop:true, //Lopping
autoControls:true,
slideWidth:600, //Size f the slider
auto:true, //Start auto
controls:true, // Slidercontrols
captions:true, // this will show the title of image as caption
maxSlides:5,
minSlides:2,
adaptiveHeight: false
});
});
</script>
There are more setting in the bxslider.Please visit http://bxslider.com/
HTML should be
<div class="bxslider" >
<ul>
<li><img src='image1.jpg' title='Image caption 1'></li>
<li><img src='image2.jpg' title='Image caption 2'></li>
<li><img src='image3.jpg' title='Image caption 3'></li>
<li><img src='image4.jpg' title='Image caption 4'></li>
<li><img src='image5.jpg' title='Image caption 5'></li>
</ul>
</div>
bxslider CSS
<style type="text/css">
.bx-wrapper {
position: relative;
margin: 0 auto 60px;
padding: 0;
*zoom: 1;
}
.bx-wrapper img {
max-width: 100%;
margin-top: 90px!important;
width:610px;
height: 400px!important;
display: block;
}
/** THEME
===================================*/
.bxslider{
width: 620px!important;
margin: 0 auto;
padding-left: -5px;
margin-top: -100px;
}
.bx-wrapper .bx-viewport {
left: -5px;
background: #fff;
margin-left: 5px;
width: 605px!important;
height:480px!important;
margin-top: 5px;
margin-left: -5px;
}
.bx-wrapper {
position: relative;
height:450px!important;
width: 620px!important;
overflow: hidden;
}
.bx-wrapper .bx-pager,
.bx-wrapper .bx-controls-auto {
position: absolute;
width: 100%;
}
/* LOADER */
.bx-wrapper .bx-loading {
min-height: 50px;
background: url(images/bx_loader.gif) center center no-repeat #fff;
height: 250px;
width: 100%;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
z-index: 2000;
}
/* PAGER */
.bx-wrapper .bx-pager {
text-align: center;
font-size: .85em;
font-family: Arial;
font-weight: bold;
color: #666;
}
.bx-wrapper .bx-pager .bx-pager-item,
.bx-wrapper .bx-controls-auto .bx-controls-auto-item {
display: inline-block;
*zoom: 1;
*display: inline;
}
.bx-wrapper .bx-pager.bx-default-pager a {
background: #fff;
text-indent: -9999px;
display: block;
width: 6px;
height: 6px;
margin: 0 5px;
outline: 0;
-moz-border-radius: 10px;
-webkit-border-radius: 10px;
border-radius: 10px;
border:3px solid #45372f;
}
.bx-wrapper .bx-pager.bx-default-pager a:hover,
.bx-wrapper .bx-pager.bx-default-pager a.active {
color: #fff;
border:3px solid #fff;
}
/* DIRECTION CONTROLS (NEXT / PREV) */
.bx-wrapper .bx-prev {
position: absolute;
left: 5px;
top: 430px!important;
width: 39px!important;
height: 39px!important;
background: url(images/controls.png) no-repeat 0 -32px;
background-size: 75%
}
.bx-wrapper .bx-next {
left: 35px;
top: 430px!important;
width: 39px!important;
height: 39px!important;
background: url(images/controls.png) no-repeat -43px -32px;
background-size: 75%
}
.bx-wrapper .bx-prev:hover {
/*background-position: 0 0;*/
background: url(images/prev_a.png) no-repeat;
background-size: 75%
}
.bx-wrapper .bx-next:hover {
/*background-position: -43px 0;*/
background: url(images/next_a.png) no-repeat;
background-size: 75%
}
.bx-wrapper .bx-controls-direction a {
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
margin-top: -16px;
outline: 0;
width: 32px;
height: 32px;
text-indent: -9999px;
z-index: 9999;
}
.bx-wrapper .bx-controls-direction a.disabled {
display: none;
}
/* AUTO CONTROLS (START / STOP) */
.bx-wrapper .bx-controls-auto {
text-align: center;
}
.bx-wrapper .bx-controls-auto .bx-start {
display: block;
text-indent: -9999px;
width: 10px;
height: 11px;
outline: 0;
background: url(images/controls.png) -86px -11px no-repeat;
margin: 0 3px;
}
.bx-wrapper .bx-controls-auto .bx-start:hover,
.bx-wrapper .bx-controls-auto .bx-start.active {
background-position: -86px 0;
}
.bx-wrapper .bx-controls-auto .bx-stop {
display: block;
text-indent: -9999px;
width: 9px;
height: 11px;
outline: 0;
background: url(images/controls.png) -86px -44px no-repeat;
margin: 0 3px;
}
.bx-wrapper .bx-controls-auto .bx-stop:hover,
.bx-wrapper .bx-controls-auto .bx-stop.active {
background-position: -86px -33px;
}
/* PAGER WITH AUTO-CONTROLS HYBRID LAYOUT */
.bx-wrapper .bx-controls.bx-has-controls-auto.bx-has-pager .bx-pager {
text-align: left;
width: 80%;
}
.bx-wrapper .bx-controls.bx-has-controls-auto.bx-has-pager .bx-controls-auto {
right: 0;
width: 35px;
}
/* IMAGE CAPTIONS */
.bx-wrapper .bx-caption {
position: absolute;
bottom: -36;
right: -5;
height: 50px;
background: #fff;
width: 400px;
float: right;
text-align: right;
}
.bx-wrapper .bx-caption span {
color: #000;
font-family: "Calibri";
font-size: 12px;
display: block;
font-size: .85em;
padding: 10px;
}
</style>
controls.png
bx_loader.gif
I hope you can find something from my answer.