my advanced ddblock slideshow does not display

I followed all the instructions, but my slideshow does not display at all. I am using the theme "mytheme" and the "custom" files are saved in the mytheme folder. Please help!

my template.php document:

<?php
// $Id: template.php,v 1.5 2009/01/29 14:32:52 troy Exp $

function phptemplate_preprocess_page(&$vars) {
  $defaults = array(
    'admin_left_column' => 1,
    'admin_right_column' => 0
  );
  
  global $theme_key;
  // Get default theme settings.
  $settings = theme_get_settings($theme_key);    
  $settings = array_merge($defaults, $settings);
 
 
  
  if (arg(0) == 'admin' && ($settings['admin_right_column'] == 0) && !(arg(1) == 'build' && arg(2) == 'block')) {
    $vars['right'] = '';
  }
  
  if (arg(0) == 'admin' && ($settings['admin_left_column'] == 0) && !(arg(1) == 'build' && arg(2) == 'block')) {
    $vars['left'] = '';
  }
  
  $vars['registration_enabled'] = variable_get('user_register', 1);
  $vars['closure'] .= '<span class="developer">
<strong><a href="" title=""></a></strong>          <span class="version"></span>
</span>';
}

function phptemplate_pager_last($text, $limit, $element = 0, $parameters = array()) {
  global $pager_page_array, $pager_total;
  $output = '';
$view_path = "frontpage";  // Change to reflect yours views actual path
if ( arg(0) != $view_path ) {
  // If we are anywhere but the last page
  if ($pager_page_array[$element] < ($pager_total[$element] - 1)) {
    $output = theme('pager_link', $text, pager_load_array($pager_total[$element] - 1, $element, $pager_page_array), $element, $parameters, array('class' => 'pager-last'));
  }

  return $output;
  }
}


/**
 * Generate the HTML representing a given menu item ID.
 *
 * An implementation of theme_menu_item_link()
 *
 * @param $link
 *   array The menu item to render.
 * @return
 *   string The rendered menu item.
 */
function phptemplate_menu_item_link($link) {
  if (empty($link['options'])) {
    $link['options'] = array();
  }

  // If an item is a LOCAL TASK, render it as a tab
  if ($link['type'] & MENU_IS_LOCAL_TASK) {
    $link['title'] = '<span class="tab">' . check_plain($link['title']) . '</span>';
    $link['options']['html'] = TRUE;
  }

  if (empty($link['type'])) {
    $true = TRUE;
  }

  return l($link['title'], $link['href'], $link['options']);
}

/**
 * Duplicate of theme_menu_local_tasks() but adds clear-block to tabs.
 */
function phptemplate_menu_local_tasks() {
  $output = '';

  if ($primary = menu_primary_local_tasks()) {
    $output .= '<ul class="tabs primary clear-block">' . $primary . '</ul>';
  }
  if ($secondary = menu_secondary_local_tasks()) {
    $output .= '<ul class="tabs secondary clear-block">' . $secondary . '</ul>';
  }

  return $output;
}


/*!
 * Dynamic display block preprocess functions
 * Copyright (c) 2008 - 2009 P. Blaauw All rights reserved.
 * Version 1.5 (27-JUL-2009)
 * Licenced under GPL license
 * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
 */

 /**
 * Override or insert variables into the ddblock_cycle_block_content templates.
 *   Used to convert variables from view_fields to slider_items template variables
 *
 * @param $vars
 *   An array of variables to pass to the theme template.
 * 
 */
function mytheme_preprocess_ddblock_cycle_block_content(&$vars) {
  $settings = $vars['ddblock_slider_settings'];
  // for showing debug info
  ddblock_show_content_debug_info($vars);
  if ($settings['output_type'] == 'view_fields') {
    if ($settings['view_name'] == 'news_items' && $settings['view_display_id'] == 'block_1') {
      if (!empty($vars['ddblock_content'])) {
        foreach ($vars['ddblock_content'] as $key1 => $result) {
          // add slide image variable
          $slider_items[$key1]['slide_image'] = ddblock_add_image(
            $vars,
            // determines which imagcache preset to use, leave to 'slider_item_image'
            'slider_item_image',
            // name of CCK generated image field, change if needed.
            $result->node_data_field_pager_item_text_field_image_fid,
            // alt attribute of image or NULL
            $result->node_title,
            // cck content type for default image or NULL, change if needed
            NULL, //'ddblock_news_item',
            // cck fieldname for default image or NULL, change if needed
            NULL, //'field_image',
            // to link the image to or NULL, change if needed
            NULL //'node/' . $result->nid
          );
          // add slide_text variable
          if (isset($result->node_data_field_pager_item_text_field_slide_text_value)) {
            $slider_items[$key1]['slide_text'] =  check_markup($result->node_data_field_pager_item_text_field_slide_text_value);
          }
          // add slide_title variable
          if (isset($result->node_title)) {
            $slider_items[$key1]['slide_title'] =  check_plain($result->node_title);
          }
          // add slide_read_more variable and slide_node variable
          if (isset($result->nid)) {
            $slider_items[$key1]['slide_read_more'] = '<a href="/node/' .  $result->nid . '">' . t('Read more') . '</a>';
            $slider_items[$key1]['slide_node'] =  'node/' . $result->nid;
          }
        }
      }
    }    
    $vars['ddblock_slider_items'] = $slider_items;
  }
}  
/**
 * Override or insert variables into the ddblock_cycle_pager_content templates.
 *   Used to convert variables from view_fields  to pager_items template variables
 *  Only used for custom pager items
 *
 * @param $vars
 *   An array of variables to pass to the theme template.
 *
 */
function mytheme_preprocess_ddblock_cycle_pager_content(&$vars) {
  $settings = $vars['ddblock_pager_settings'];
  // for showing debug info
  ddblock_show_pager_debug_info($vars);
  if (($settings['output_type'] == 'view_fields') && 
      ($settings['pager'] == 'number-pager' || 
      $settings['pager'] == 'custom-pager' || 
      $settings['pager'] == 'scrollable-pager' )){
    if ($settings['view_name'] == 'news_items' && $settings['view_display_id'] == 'block_1') {
      if (!empty($vars['ddblock_content'])) {
        foreach ($vars['ddblock_content'] as $key1 => $result) {
          // add pager_item_image variable
          $pager_items[$key1]['image'] = ddblock_add_image(
            $vars,
            // determines which imagcache preset to use, leave to 'pager_item_image'
            'pager_item_image',
            // name of CCK generated image field, change if needed.
            $result->node_data_field_pager_item_text_field_image_fid,
            // alt attribute of image or NULL
            $result->node_data_field_pager_item_text_field_pager_item_text_value,
            // cck content type for default image or NULL, change if needed
            NULL, //'ddblock_news_item',
            // cck fieldname for default image or NULL, change if needed
            NULL, //'field_image',
            // to link the image to or NULL, change if needed
            NULL //'node/' . $result->nid
          );
          // add pager_item _text variable
          if (isset($result->node_data_field_pager_item_text_field_pager_item_text_value)) {
            $pager_items[$key1]['text'] =  check_plain($result->node_data_field_pager_item_text_field_pager_item_text_value);
          }
        }
      }
    }
    $vars['ddblock_pager_items'] = $pager_items;
  }    
}