Simple Featured Content Slider

Hello!

I've been back and forth with the many Slider Content Modules that Drupal already has to offer but nothing is as simple as inputting your own content at will it seems; that and having it look stylish.

Looks wise, http://drupal.org/project/views_showcase, is the closest I've seen. It uses a view, but preferably I'd like a content slider that allows you input the following:

Title (for the Tab)
URL (For the clickthrough)
Thumbnail (For the main picture)
Summary/Tag Line (For the Transparent Section over the Thumbnail).

Concerns are functionality in all browsers. Modules one the like above do not perform in IE as expected, with the transparency variables during jQuery transitions not being obeyed until after the transition is complete.

Also I've had preloading issues where all the thumbnails appear stacked over the page before they are loaded. This isn't desirable either :)

Is anyone interested in modifying an existing module or have a sense of how long it would take to develop this? It wouldn't need integration with views since everything would be manual.

Look forward to hearing ideas!
-Ben