MBA 2012 itunes movie airplay

Hello there,
i have MBA 2012 with mountain lion installed and second generation ATV.
when i access my mac mini itunes shared library on from MBA i can
airplay music to ATV, but i can't do that with movies. (airplay icon disapears)
I can airplay movies from mac mini without problem, is it because of shared library in case of MBA?
only way how to send movie from MBA is through airplay mirroring but quality is
low that way.
is it a feature or a bug?

try using a different hdmi cord?

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