Website photo gallery

Hey guys, hoping someone can answer this one…
I’m after the name (or a link!) of the script/whatever its called which is used on this site:
http://www.alba-sailing.co.uk/gallery.html
When you click on an image, the photo kinda emerges from the page, the page darkens behind and a caption is displayed beneath. Anyone have any idea what this is called? I want to make my own simple photography site, and this would be perfect!
Thanks in advance, internets for anyone who can help
EDIT
After doing View –> Source (I should’ve thought of that…) found lightbox.js is linked, which I think is what I’m after. But does anyone know how to get the smooth animations?
http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox/
Answer #1
You’re right – Lightbox is the thing that makes the images emerge like that.
jQuery is a lightweight JavaScript library that emphasizes interaction between JavaScript and HTML. Lightbox is a Plugin for jQuery.
This means you will need to link to the jQuery javascript as well as the lightbox javascript file.
Here’s some of the best jQuery Lightboxes:
http://line25.com/articles/rounding-up-the-top-10-jquery-lightbox-scripts
Each of them do the same thing (make the image emerge from the page) but they all look different.
Edit: The lightbox that was in your example is this one:
http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/
This Lightbox doesn’t use jQuery – instead it uses the Prototype Framework and Scriptaculous Effects Library.
This link shows you how to install it:
http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/#how
Answer #2
Thank you very much mate, I’ll take a look tonight
Answer #3
Thank you very much mate, I'll take a look tonight
No problem, PM me or post in the Programming section if you need help