$(function($) {

	$.fn.jfade = function(settings) {

   

	var defaults = {

		start_opacity: "1",

		high_opacity: "1",

		low_opacity: ".3",

		timing: "500"

	};

	var settings = $.extend(defaults, settings);

	settings.element = $(this);

			

	//set opacity to start

	$(settings.element).css("opacity",settings.start_opacity);

	//mouse over

	$(settings.element).hover(

	

		//mouse in

		function () {												  

			$(this).stop().animate({opacity: settings.high_opacity}, settings.timing); //100% opacity for hovered object

			$(this).siblings().stop().animate({opacity: settings.low_opacity}, settings.timing); //dimmed opacity for other objects

		},

		

		//mouse out

		function () {

			$(this).stop().animate({opacity: settings.start_opacity}, settings.timing); //return hovered object to start opacity

			$(this).siblings().stop().animate({opacity: settings.start_opacity}, settings.timing); // return other objects to start opacity

		}

	);

	return this;

	}

	

})(jQuery);