function preloader()
{
loadSplash();

	if (document.images)
	{
preload_image_object = new Image();

var path = "images/";

// set image url
image_url = new Array();
image_url[0] = path + "tour_bg_left.jpg";
image_url[1] = path + "tour_bg_thin.jpg";
image_url[2] = path + "tour_bg_right.jpg";
image_url[3] = path + "tour_bg_bottom.jpg";
image_url[4] = path + "studio_tour_btn_off.png";
image_url[5] = path + "studio_tour_btn_on.png";
image_url[6] = path + "tickets_btn_off.png";
image_url[7] = path + "tickets_btn_on.png";
image_url[8] = path + "groups_btn_off.png";
image_url[9] = path + "groups_btn_on.png";
image_url[10] = path + "events_btn_off.png";
image_url[11] = path + "events_btn_on.png";
image_url[12] = path + "nyc_btn_off.png";
image_url[13] = path + "nyc_btn_on.png";
image_url[14] = path + "facebook.jpg";
image_url[15] = path + "twitter.jpg";
image_url[16] = path + "logo_fnia.png";
image_url[17] = path + "logo_lnjf.png";
image_url[18] = path + "logo_msnbc.png";
image_url[19] = path + "logo_news.png";
image_url[20] = path + "logo_oz.png";
image_url[21] = path + "logo_snl.png";
image_url[22] = path + "logo_today.png";
image_url[23] = path + "play_btn_off.gif";
image_url[24] = path + "play_btn_on.gif";
	
		var i = 0;
		var totalPreloads = 24;
		for(i=0; i<=totalPreloads; i++) 
		{preload_image_object.src = image_url[i];}
	}
}