I've been reading and experimenting with Nextgen gallery for a while now but I still can't figure out how to have a large primary image that seamlessly dissolves to another image when you click on a selection of thumbnails below it. Here's the kind of gallery I've been trying to implement:
http://www.screenjunkies.com/gallery/%E2%80%98new-girl%E2%80%99-actress-zooey-deschanel/
Any help is greatly appreciated!