// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	// hover effect for images
	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    function avia_hover_effect(container)
    {
    	//hover overlay for mobile device doesnt really make sense. in addition it often slows down the click event
    	if($.avia_utilities.isMobile) return;

		var overlay = "", cssTrans = $.avia_utilities.supports('transition');

		if(container == 'body')
    	{
    		var elements = $('#main a img').parents('a').not('.noLightbox, .noLightbox a, .avia-gallery-thumb a, .avia-layerslider a, .noHover, .noHover a').add('#main .avia-hover-fx');
    	}
    	else
    	{
    		var elements = $('a img', container).parents('a').not('.noLightbox, .noLightbox a, .avia-gallery-thumb a, .avia-layerslider a, .noHover, .noHover a').add('.avia-hover-fx', container);
    	}

	   elements.each(function(e)
       {
            var link = $(this),
            	current = link.find('img:first');

            if(current.hasClass('alignleft')) link.addClass('alignleft').css({float:'left', margin:0, padding:0});
            if(current.hasClass('alignright')) link.addClass('alignright').css({float:'right', margin:0, padding:0});
            if(current.hasClass('aligncenter')) link.addClass('aligncenter').css({float:'none','text-align':'center', margin:0, padding:0});

            if(current.hasClass('alignnone'))
            {
               link.addClass('alignnone').css({margin:0, padding:0});;
               if(!link.css('display') || link.css('display') == 'inline') { link.css({display:'inline-block'}); }
            }

            if(!link.css('position') || link.css('position') == 'static') { link.css({position:'relative', overflow:'hidden'}); }

            var url		 	= link.attr('href'),
				span_class	= "overlay-type-video",
				opa			= link.data('opacity') || 0.7,
				overlay_offset = 5,
				overlay 	= link.find('.image-overlay');

            	if(url)
				{
					if( url.match(/(jpg|gif|jpeg|png|tif)/) ) span_class = "overlay-type-image";
					if(!url.match(/(jpg|gif|jpeg|png|\.tif|\.mov|\.swf|vimeo\.com|youtube\.com)/) ) span_class = "overlay-type-extern";
				}

				if(!overlay.length)
				{
					overlay = $("<span class='image-overlay "+span_class+"'><span class='image-overlay-inside'></span></span>").appendTo(link);
				}

            	link.on('mouseenter', function(e)
				{
					var current = link.find('img:first'),
						_self	= current.get(0),
						outerH 	= current.outerHeight(),
						outerW 	= current.outerWidth(),
						pos		= current.position(),
						linkCss = link.css('display'),
						overlay = link.find('.image-overlay');

					if(outerH > 100)
					{

						if(!overlay.length)
						{
							overlay = $("<span class='image-overlay "+span_class+"'><span class='image-overlay-inside'></span></span>").appendTo(link);

						}
						//can be wrapped into if !overlay.length statement if chrome fixes fade in problem
						if(link.height() == 0) { link.addClass(_self.className); _self.className = ""; }
						if(!linkCss || linkCss == 'inline') { link.css({display:'block'}); }
						//end wrap

						overlay.css({left:(pos.left - overlay_offset) + parseInt(current.css("margin-left"),10), top:pos.top + parseInt(current.css("margin-top"),10)})
							   .css({overflow:'hidden',display:'block','height':outerH,'width':(outerW + (2*overlay_offset))});

						if(cssTrans === false ) overlay.stop().animate({opacity:opa}, 400);
					}
					else
					{
						overlay.css({display:"none"});
					}

				}).on('mouseleave', elements, function(){

					if(overlay.length)
					{
						if(cssTrans === false ) overlay.stop().animate({opacity:0}, 400);
					}
				});
        });
    }