http://www.sohtanaka.com/web-design/fancy-thumbnail-hover-effect-w-jquery/fancy thumbnail hover effect with JQuery - great for a little portfolio - would work cool as a massive grid....
JQuery Supersized-for large background image slideshows. adjusts the size of the image proportionally. )
-i might just use for that function, not for slideshow.
JQuery Slideviewer
This is worth a second look.
-from unordered list
-Has slide across transition, including customisable easing if desired.
-dont need to set width and height.
-Click image for next or use pagination (no thumbnails)
-preloading
-recently updated
-tooltips on pagination if required
http://www.gcmingati.net/wordpress/wp-content/lab/jquery/imagestrip/imageslide-plugin.html
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