Want to add some animation to your site without using Flash? Want a jQuery Flash alternative? Try Spritely, a jQuery plugin that will let you add dynamic character and background animation to your site. This simple plugin is a great option for adding dynamic scrolling backgrounds or beautiful animated objects in pure HTML and JavaScript. Spritely jQuery plugin is also suitable for platforms that don’t support Flash.
Spritely jQuery Plugin
Spritely is a light-weight script and is very easy to use. It requires only a few simple steps to create animated objects. It basically uses sprite() and pan() to animate the background-image CSS property of an element. The ‘sprite’ image contains two or more ‘frames’. On the other hand a ‘pan’ image contains a continuous image which pans left or right and then repeats. You can use Spritely on any html web page, and any part of the page can interact with a sprite. For example, the animated objects can also fly above the text of a web page or you could animate a background. Spritely has been tested successfully on all the major browsers and works even on Internet Explorer 6. It also works well on iPhone or iPod Touch. Try the demo and give it a try.
More Info and Download Link: http://www.spritely.net