I don't mind the thematic similarity. Functionally, the interface reminds of a file manager, which I've noticed more and more in your site's evolution. It's been established in visual display and navigation. My thoughts are, "the apple does not fall far from the tree," and "you do not patent the obvious" :>
jQuery looks promising, if you do add in preloading, like others have said. I imagine you haven't looked into using Highslide JS because of its licensing. I've seen a few sites pic... (
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