jQuery fadeIn fadeOut - IE8 does not fade

Question

Can anyone tell me why a .jpg would not fade in or fade out in IE8. Right now it is just disapearing and reappearing with no opacity changes. I have this set up locally and on a publishing server, strange thing is the images fade in and out just fine locally, it's only when I go to the publishing server that they cease to fade.

Just wondering if I am missing something someone could quickly help me with off the top of their heads.

Here is the gcRotateContent that is on the publishing server, If I just throw an image up and do a fade in out it works, for some reason it doesn't work with this markup.

<div class="gcRotateContent">
   <div id="USCFRR2EN" class="gcEmployeeProfile">
      <div class="gcEmployeeProfileHeading">
         Meet John</div>
      <div class="gcEmployeeProfileContent">
         <div class="gcEmployeeProfileHRPad">
         </div>
         <div class="gcEmployeeProfileHR">
         </div>
         <div class="gcEmployeeProfileHRPad">
         </div>
         <div class="gcEmployeeProfileSLVideo">
            <img src="/PublishingImages/Profile_JOHN-190x96.jpg" alt="Portrait of employee John."
               height="96" width="190"></div>
         <div class="gcEmployeeProfileName">
         </div>
         <div class="gcEmployeeProfileTitle">
            Software Development Lead, Server Performance</div>
         <div class="gcEmployeeProfileQuote">
            “You will find no other company with the sheer breadth of technologies. The things you get to see and learn from other
            people are amazing.”</div>
      </div>
      <div class="gcEmployeeProfileFooter">
      </div>
   </div>
</div>

<div class="gcRotate">
      <div class="gcRotateContent">
         <div style="border: solid 2px black; text-align: center; width: 150px;">
            This is first content
            <img src="http://pix.motivatedphotos.com/2008/6/16/633492359109161542-Skills.jpg"
               alt="First" />
         </div>
      </div>
      <div class="gcRotateContent">
         <div style="border: solid 2px black; text-align: center; width: 150px">
            This is second content
            <img src="http://www.funnycorner.net/funny-pictures/5010/cheezburger-locats.jpg"
               alt="Second" />
         </div>
      </div>
      <div class="gcRotateContent">
         <div style="border: solid 2px black; text-align: center; width: 150px">
            This is third content
            <img src="http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/business.jpg" alt="Third" />
         </div>
      </div>
   </div>



   <div>
      This shouldn't move.
   </div>

   <script type="text/javascript">
      function fadeContent() {

         $(".gcRotateContent").first().customFadeOut(500, function() {
            $(".gcRotateContent:hidden:first").customFadeIn(500)
         });
         $(".gcRotateContent").first().appendTo($(".gcRotateContent").parent());
      }

      $(".gcRotate").height(0);

      $(".gcRotateContent").each(
         function() {
            if ($(".gcRotate").height() < $(this).height()) {
               $(".gcRotate").height($(this).height());
            }
         }
         );

      $(".gcRotateContent").each(function() {
         $(this).css("display", "none")
      });

      $(".gcRotate").hover(function() { window.clearInterval(timer) }, function() { timer = window.setInterval("fadeContent()", 2000) });

      $(".gcRotateContent").first().show(0);
      var timer = window.setInterval("fadeContent()", 2000);

      (function($) {
         $.fn.customFadeIn = function(speed, callback) {
            $(this).fadeIn(speed, function() {
               if (jQuery.browser.msie)
                  $(this).get(0).style.removeAttribute('filter');
               if (callback != undefined)
                  callback();
            });
         };
         $.fn.customFadeOut = function(speed, callback) {
            $(this).fadeOut(speed, function() {
               if (jQuery.browser.msie)
                  $(this).get(0).style.removeAttribute('filter');
               if (callback != undefined)
                  callback();
            });
         };
      })(jQuery);
   </script>

Answer 1

Replace your image with a div (of the same size) with a background image and fade-in/-out the div.

<div style="background-image:url('paper.gif');height:xxxpx;width:xxxpx"></div>

Answer 2

Sorry bout that code is moved to original question now.

Answer 3

I figured it out, css setting position:relative on the image, aparently ie8 doesn't like that, is there a workaround I wonder, the search begins.

Answer 4

Hey,

Apparently there's a workaround!

Simply set the absolute/relative positioned elements the following css attributes:
opacity:inherit;
filter:inherit;

E.g:

<div>
<img id='myImg' src='http://mydomain.com' style='position:absolute;top:10px;left:5px;filter:inherit;opacity:inherit' />
</div>

Have fun,

Omer