Writing on surfaces in a video?

Hi i am trying to re-create an effect that I have seen in the opening credits of some movie. basically the shots were of a city scape from a helicopter. closeups on building surfaces showed writing on the walls - the credits for the movie. The effect was that it was obvious the writing isn't there in real life, but had been added in during editing.
What I want is a similar effect in premier pro cs3. surely there is a way to distort the title slide so that it appears to be written on a surface in the background video?
Another related option that I would like a tutorial on is how to set anchor points so that as the background shot moves the text will stay "in place" on that surface. I guess this would be done by setting anchor points and moving them around frame by frame to follow the video, but i have no idea how to do that.
Can anyone help please?

Aaron,
You are referring to motion tracking and corner pinning. I know Boris FX or RED can do it. Take a look at the corner pin example on this link:
http://www.borisfx.com/product/red/new_filters.php
I know you can do manual motion tracking in PP but i don't know if you can apply 3D effects and corner pinning effectivly on the title images you want to apply to the buildings.
AE can probably do it as well as Boris but i have no experience with AE. Here are links to a AE corner pin tutorials:
http://iain.cx/articles/cornerpin/
http://www.digitalproducer.com/pages/may_the_force_of_after_effects_b.htm
Here is a third party app called "Mocha" that can export it's motion tracking and corner pin data into AE. It claims to do it better than pixel based apps like AE. Just play the video tutorial.
http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/Mocha_Tut_1.php
Searching Adobe LiveDocs can help as well.
regards,

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General
Complete name                            : Y:\Live\2012-12-4 Farcry 3\2012-12-04_200413079.mp4
Format                                   : MPEG-4
Format profile                           : Base Media
Codec ID                                 : isom
File size                                : 4.33 GiB
Duration                                 : 2h 11mn
Overall bit rate                         : 4 713 Kbps
Writing application                      : Lavf54.0.100
Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames                : 4 frames
Codec ID                                 : avc1
Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
Duration                                 : 2h 11mn
Bit rate                                 : 4 574 Kbps
Width                                    : 1 280 pixels
Height                                   : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate mode                          : Variable
Frame rate                               : 29.970 fps
Minimum frame rate                       : 5.000 fps
Maximum frame rate                       : 30.303 fps
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.166
Stream size                              : 4.20 GiB (97%)
Writing library                          : x264 core 125 r2200 999b753
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Audio
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : AAC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile                           : LC
Codec ID                                 : 40
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Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 128 Kbps
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Channel positions                        : Front: L R
Sampling rate                            : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Stream size                              : 120 MiB (3%)

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General
Complete name :
E:\NMC SMBC Video Project 1 - Backup\Pitch (1).AVI
Format :
AVI
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Audio Video Interleave
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103 MiB
Duration :
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Overall bit rate :
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PENTAX K-r
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ID :
0
Format :
JPEG
Codec ID :
MJPG
Duration :
25s 0ms
Bit rate :
33.9 Mbps
Width :
1 280 pixels
Height :
720 pixels
Display aspect ratio :
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Frame rate :
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Color space :
YUV
Chroma subsampling :
4:2:0
Bit depth :
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Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) :
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101 MiB (99%)
Audio
ID :
1
Format :
PCM
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Little
Format settings, Sign :
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Codec ID :
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Duration :
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Bit rate mode :
Constant
Bit rate :
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Channel(s) :
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Sampling rate :
32.0 KHz
Bit depth :
16 bits
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Hello,
This is something I have been struggling with for quite a while. Perhaps you could help me with it.
I am using Photodex Producer to create slide shows from pictures and videos I take. Then I get Producer to generate an HD mpeg2 video file (other formats are also available) with mpeg audio format. Finally I feed such files into Encore 6 to create BD disks. Producer allows for a few parameters to be set but I could not find a way to generate the mpeg2 video files so that I could avoid transcoding in Encore. I looked at the Encore Help | Importing assets page and the recipe there seems to be simple but it does not work for me... Perhaps it is too simple? It does not seem to be enough to use mpeg2 video with mpeg audio and 23.976 fps. Encore always insists on transcoding these files.
Here is an example of one such file (courtesy of mediainfo):
General
Complete name                            : D:\Local\Peter\mpeg2_23_custom.mpg
Format                                   : MPEG-PS
File size                                : 67.3 MiB
Duration                                 : 22s 22ms
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 25.6 Mbps
Writing library                          : Photodex mpeg encoder
Video
ID                                       : 224 (0xE0)
Format                                   : MPEG Video
Format version                           : Version 2
Format profile                           : Main@High
Format settings, BVOP                    : Yes
Format settings, Matrix                  : Default
Format settings, GOP                     : M=3, N=15
Duration                                 : 22s 22ms
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 25.0 Mbps
Width                                    : 1 920 pixels
Height                                   : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate                               : 23.976 fps
Standard                                 : PAL
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.503
Time code of first frame                 : 00:00:00:00
Time code source                         : Group of pictures header
Stream size                              : 65.3 MiB (97%)
Writing library                          : Photodex mpeg encoder
Color primaries                          : BT.601 PAL
Transfer characteristics                 : BT.470 System B, BT.470 System G
Matrix coefficients                      : BT.601
Audio
ID                                       : 192 (0xC0)
Format                                   : MPEG Audio
Format version                           : Version 1
Format profile                           : Layer 2
Duration                                 : 22s 8ms
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 224 Kbps
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Delay relative to video                  : -42ms
Stream size                              : 602 KiB (1%)
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Thank you,
Peter

Stan and Jeff, thank you for your comments and help.
I finally found a way to produce a lossless .avi file from Producer. In ver. 6 of Producer it is under "Publish->For Computers->Custom Video File". In the window that pops up you select Format Type: Custom and Format Settings: Format: AVI-Uncompressed. They allow you to set the resolution, frame rate and a few other things. The resulting .avi files were about 10GB for each minute of video (1080p, 23.976 fps).
In this particular project I had 4 files each about 100GB in size. A bit awkward to deal with, size-wise, but still manageable. I imported these files into Encore (did not go through Premiere) and BD transcoded them using all the high quality options I could find. The resulting BD is ok. I think it is noticeably better than what I was getting when I generated mpeg2 files from Producer and then had them transcoded in Encore. The main difference is less distortion in fast changing scenes. I just noticed that in Producer there is a "high-quality" option that I did not see (I used "normal quality"). I'll try it next time (likely will give even bigger .avi files).
I like this new approach as it improves the quality of the final product. I will likely use it as my new workflow. Again, thank you for your help. Please comment if you see anything that could be improved in this process.
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I am working on a video project with the NTSC DVD as the deliverable. The project is realtively simple. It contains one mpeg2 video file, an adio track and a few menues. It is all ok except for the horrible DVD quality I am getting from Encore SC4. The original mpeg2 video quality is very good. This mpeg2 video file was generated using the Proshow Producer program with NTSC DVD setting as output. Here is what mediainfo has to say about this file:
General
Complete name                            : C:\Local\Piotrek Local Documents on xps435\My Local Shows\2012\04 Pogrzeb Melanii Grobelnej\Pozegnanie Melanii Grobelnej_DVD.mpg
Format                                   : MPEG-PS
File size                                : 2.08 GiB
Duration                                 : 45mn 47s
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 6 518 Kbps
Video
ID                                       : 224 (0xE0)
Format                                   : MPEG Video
Format version                           : Version 2
Format profile                           : Main@Main
Format settings, BVOP                    : No
Format settings, Matrix                  : Default
Format settings, GOP                     : M=1, N=12
Duration                                 : 45mn 47s
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 6 164 Kbps
Width                                    : 720 pixels
Height                                   : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate                               : 29.970 fps
Standard                                 : NTSC
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Interlaced
Scan order                               : Bottom Field First
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.595
Stream size                              : 1.97 GiB (95%)
Audio
ID                                       : 192 (0xC0)
Format                                   : MPEG Audio
Format version                           : Version 1
Format profile                           : Layer 2
Duration                                 : 45mn 47s
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 224 Kbps
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Stream size                              : 73.4 MiB (3%)
My first problem is why Encore insists on transcoding the video. I do not see any reason why not to use the video as is. The "Do not transcode" option is not available. Perhaps I have some settings in the project that may be incompatible with the DVD video but I realy do not know what they could be. Please help if you think you know what it could be.
With automatic transcoding the resulting video quality is plain horrible. I keep blinking my eyes because everything is so badly out of focus. I keep trying to specify the transcoding quality to as high as Encore allows me but the resulting video stays at very poor quality. I am not very expierence with the transcoding function of Encore but what I am getting "out of the box" is garbage so I hope you, more expierenced gentlemen, could help me squeese more from this S/W.
Thanks you in advance,
Peter

In Proshow Producer there are two ways (two different menue options) to generated an mpeg2 DVD quality file. One of them gave me a file described by mediainfo in my original email - encore insisted on transcoding it.
The other way of generaring a DVD mpeg2 file renders a file as below:
General
Complete name                            : C:\Local\Piotrek Local Documents on xps435\My Local Shows\2012\04 Pogrzeb Melanii Grobelnej\amanda_customDVD_2.mpg
Format                                   : MPEG-PS
File size                                : 34.4 MiB
Duration                                 : 30s 63ms
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 9 585 Kbps
Writing library                          : Photodex mpeg encoder
Video
ID                                       : 224 (0xE0)
Format                                   : MPEG Video
Format version                           : Version 2
Format profile                           : Main@Main
Format settings, BVOP                    : Yes
Format settings, Matrix                  : Default
Format settings, GOP                     : M=3, N=18
Duration                                 : 30s 63ms
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 9 200 Kbps
Width                                    : 720 pixels
Height                                   : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate                               : 29.970 fps
Standard                                 : NTSC
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Interlaced
Scan order                               : Bottom Field First
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.888
Stream size                              : 32.9 MiB (96%)
Writing library                          : Photodex mpeg encoder
Color primaries                          : BT.601 NTSC
Transfer characteristics                 : BT.601
Matrix coefficients                      : BT.601
Audio
ID                                       : 192 (0xC0)
Format                                   : MPEG Audio
Format version                           : Version 1
Format profile                           : Layer 2
Duration                                 : 30s 24ms
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 224 Kbps
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Delay relative to video                  : -33ms
Stream size                              : 821 KiB (2%)
The problem is that Proshow Producer crashes (runs out of memory) while generating this file - this is why it is only 30 seconds long. Now this file does not require transcoding in Encore CS4 and, if it did not crash, would be of acceptable quality.
I do not know what the M/N settings describe but the M/N settings are different in the second file. Some other settings are different as well, e.g., Bit/(Pixel*Frame).
From what I know and from what Photodex support person told me they do not have a way to generate an .m2v file. I can generate an mpeg2 with no audio from Producer but the video encoding would be as it is now I would think so I am not sure what difference (if any) this would make.
Thanks,
Peter

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PiTiVi allows users to easily edit audio/video projects based on the GStreamer framework: Capture audio and video; mix, resize, cut, apply effects to audio/video sources; Render/Save the projects to any format supported by the GStreamer framework. PiTiVi is still in a very early stage of development, and contributions are much welcome.
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o GST-Plugins 0.8.8
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sourceforge homepage
screenshot

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pkgname=gst-python
pkgver=0.8.2
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="err um.. it does python stuff for gstreamer"
url="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gst-python/"
license="GPL"
depends=('gstreamer' 'python')
makedepends=('gstreamer' 'python')
source=(http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gst-python/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz)
md5sums=('35a735711f43551722b0dbcfc7895f3e')
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cd $startdir/src/$pkgname-$pkgver
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc
make || return 1
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pkgname=gnonlin
pkgver=0.2.2
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Gnonlin is a library built on top of GStreamer which provides support
for writing non-linear audio and video editing applications. It introduces the
concept of a timeline"
url="http://gnonlin.sourceforge.net/"
license="GPL"
depends=('gstreamer')
makedepends=('gstreamer')
source=(http://peterhost.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/gnonlin/$pkgname-$pkgver
.tar.bz2)
md5sums=('7ff9f2e58463a3bb783a1c77445e9863')
build() {
cd $startdir/src/$pkgname-$pkgver
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc
make || return 1
make DESTDIR=$startdir/pkg install
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"PyGTK couldn't be found !"
pkgname=pitivi
pkgver=0.1.10
pkgdesc="python non linear video/audio editor"
url="http://pitivi.sourceforge.net"
license="?"
depends=('gnonlin' 'gst-python' 'gst-ffmpeg' 'gst-plugins' 'pygtk' 'gnome-python' )
source=(http://peterhost.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/pitivi/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz)
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Now when I open exisiting projects the audio and video are out of sync even though they appear perfectly in sync in the timeline. Has anyone else had this problem? The problem also persists when cutting clips in the timeline. I will use the razor tool to make the cut and I cut the clip on a ceratain frame in the timeline and then in the viewer the clip was really cuts a second or two later. Does anyone know what is going on?
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Clay

I am still wondering why you're recommending that I use an external drive for this project.
Because the internal has more than enough to do running Mac OS X and the applications. It is constantly writing files. While DV video is at the lower end of the scale, it is still asking a lot of the drive's read and write head.
I always used external drives, but we had many problems with delays and processing problems.
At the very least, you should be using FireWire external drives. USB is no good for video as it delivers data in packets, not the sustained stream that video needs. The drives must also be formatted as Mac OS Extended. Windows FAT 16 of FAT 32 formatted drives have file size limits of 2 and 4 GB respectively. Anything larger is segemented and can cause problems on a Mac.

Audio and Video are Out of Sync

Hello,
This seems to be a reoccurring problem for me and I'd love some help getting it resolved once and for all. After capturing footage, the audio and video are out of sync in the clip AND when I drag it to the timeline. When I go through each part, it looks like the video hesitates often, which seems to be causing the misalignment of audio. But, once it is moved into alignment, it goes out of sync again throughout the remainder of the one hour video.
I'm capturing through a Canon Optura 50 Mini DV and editing with FCP 6.0.1. I have checked that the audio mode is set to 16 bit on the camera, and the capture settings have the audio rate for 48 KHz.
This same problem occurred when I was capturing another event last week.
PLEASE advise. It won't get aligned even if I take the hours and hours to move the audio left and right frame by frame.

I am still wondering why you're recommending that I use an external drive for this project.
Because the internal has more than enough to do running Mac OS X and the applications. It is constantly writing files. While DV video is at the lower end of the scale, it is still asking a lot of the drive's read and write head.
I always used external drives, but we had many problems with delays and processing problems.
At the very least, you should be using FireWire external drives. USB is no good for video as it delivers data in packets, not the sustained stream that video needs. The drives must also be formatted as Mac OS Extended. Windows FAT 16 of FAT 32 formatted drives have file size limits of 2 and 4 GB respectively. Anything larger is segemented and can cause problems on a Mac.

Aperture won't Quit in Snow Leopard

For some reason or other, I cannot quit Aperture once it has been opened in Snow Leopard.
Will try usual fixes like repairing permissions etc, but comment appreciated!
Thanks

You don't say what size your hard drive is , Andy, but *10 Gig free space is way, way, below the "safe" level for someone working extensively with video, 3D and large photo images*.
The minimum "safe" level on drives depends to a large extent on what you use your computer for, but a figure of 10% free on a boot drive is the minimum that is safe for most light users. If you are regularly writing and rewriting large files (video, 3D graphics and RAW image files, for example), then you need to keep much more space free. Some video pros actually suggest a figure close to 50% free space for boot drives in heavy use to avoid problems!
I find myself (I use video and other large files a bit, but not hevily) that on, for example, a 250 Gig boot drive used for such work keeping anything less than about 30 to 40gig free results in a rapid build up of free space fragmentation which, in turn, can soon lead to slow downs, instability and very extensive fragmentation of any new large files that I try to write. It also significantly increases fan use and HD temps in my iMac. On a notebook such things will also translate into increased stress on your battery when it is in use, resulting in reduced charge life. My own personal "rule of thumb" is to never let free space drop below 20% of total capacity. On a 250Gig drive this means prett close to 50 Gigs free at all times. HD space is cheap these days.
Your limited HD space probably explains many of the problems that you say you have experienced since installing Snow Leopard. Given your usage patterns it is extremely likely that serious free space fragmentation was already present. Installing a new OS, which can involve writing and re-writing over a hundred thousand files, on top of this can massively worsen the situation. The built in OSX file defrag routines normally work for files under 20MB, but don't operate with larger files.
By seeking to keep small files contiguous the OSX small file defrag routines also actually increase the amount of free space fragmentation on the drive. On a disk with plenty of room to spare this doesn't matter. On a drive as full as yours it results in fragmentation of directories and a host of other nasty consequences. Ultimately it can lead to failure of the drive with catastrophic directory damage when insufficient room remains for the writing of contiguous extents files and the like.
Once free space fragmentation reaches a certain level the smallest "fragments" of free space become too small for OSX to even deal with files under 20MB and the problems increase rapidly.
Unfortunately simply freeing up some room after the event doesn't really overcome the problem because the files you remove will already themselves be badly fragmented. You'll have more free space, and it may keep you "safer" for a little longer, but it will still be badly fragmented and problems will rapidly re-surface.
What you have to do is both free up a substantial amount of room AND defragment the drive in such situations. You can do the latter either using a good defrag utility (the only one I trust myself is iDefrag , but others make do with the defrag components of one of the two "general purpose" utilities - Drive Genius 2 or TechToolPro ) OR by making a bootable clone on an external drive using a utility such as SuperDuper or CarbonCopyCloner , wiping the internal drive, and then cloning back. (Shirt-Pocket Software have a useful pdf guide on how to use the "cloning" method HERE
In your case, as you have a complete backup on Time Machine, and seem to already be having problems with your current OS installation, you might consider wiping the drive , reformatting it, installing a "clean" copy of Snow Leopard, and then bringing things back from the back up.
If you are sceptical about the degree of fragmentation (especially free space fragmentation) you are likely to be experiencing with 10 Gig free I suggest you download the free trial version of iDefrag and get it to check the fragmentation level. I suspect you will get quite a shock!
My own recommendation would also be that you do as little as possible on this Mac until you have sorted this out, and have got your internal drive back to a situation where you have at 20% free space available. At present, with so little room available and a variety of problems already appearing, you are really skating on very thin ice.
Cheers
Rod

AirPLay - IOS 6.1/6.2 IS NOT WORKING

I have: And I Use:
Ipad 1 3G         IOS 5.1.1          AirPlay Is working I
Ipad 1 3G         IOS 5.1.1          AirPlay Is working !
Ipad 2 3G         IOS 6.1.2    AirPlay did before upgrading IOS from 5x*Don't work now !
Ipad 3 3G         IOS 6.1.2    AirPlay did before upgrading IOS from 5x*Don't work now !
Iphone 4s         IOS 6.1.2    AirPlay did before upgrading IOS from 5x*Don't work now !
Iphone 4           IOS 6.1.2   AirPlay did before upgrading IOS from 5x*Don't work now !
Airplay on Apple-Tv Dont work what ever i Do - with IOS 6.1.2.
Airplay on XBMC is 100% working on all devices.
I tried resetting in all ways:
(Reset all settings, reset network / Keyboard / Home Screen Layout / Location & Privacy)
And I did Erase all content and settings on a divices and nothing did help
I installed the IOS 6.1.2 again from Scratch.
Tried to put the 3G phone card on Ipad and tried all sorts of options and tools settings where all "joins" in1 solutions
Air Play Dont work - and Air-Play do not wonna work.
have used 3 diffrent routers one apple and two Netgear routers, all of them work with iOS 5.1.1 with Airplay & Video / Sound.
The IOS 6.1.2 only give me Airplay with Sound (NO VIDEO) - (Air mirror).
I can not see or select Airplay on anny device against Apple TV with video. Only Sound. I have the same problem with Boxee.
My Ipad 1 (The First One) with IOS 5.1.1 provides me with Airplay!! Video and Sound works on all devices.
My Apple devices are not affiliated a Vendor such as Orange and Vodafone, all my devices from Apple are bought completely open without vendor lock. I live in Norway, but I use all the devices with English language selection.
I have a colleague who lives in England, using Orrage as mobile provider. He has updated 2 pcs. Iphone 4S and 2 pcs Iphone 4 - to iOS 6.1.1.
WHICH WORKS WITH AIRPLAY and stream video and sound to the Apple TV.
Remember his phones have vendor lock! And it works 100% with Airplay.
I have searched for answers to the Airplay issues on the internet for a week now.
There is evidence enough to belive that some have Airplay working on Apple TV with IOS 6.1.2.
Have these users vendor lock on their Iphone / Ipad?
For me the solution as clear as a sunbeam, Apple needs to take responsibility!
-And seriously inform users about the problem !
After all, some of us who have purchased these products because Airplay possible, and used Apple regularly in connection with presentations to mirror the Ipad surface on a video monitor or a large TV screen. This use its use is now ending. We have to replace our expensive products with PC, or buy an use cables or other devices which can mirror the display on to a projector.
Take responsibility Apple, and inform us users in a serious way, not with 100 different explanations that could resolve the problem, or outright false statements.
Only Apple can currently get away with not informing their customers, and still sell their product.
Apple has misinformed in their marketing to customers with a lying, false information that your prodkter have AirPlay.
Probably this is a software problem that can be solved in an update of the IOS again, but we as users are entitled to and we need information about AirPlay, and when a solution will be in place.
Otherwise, users must find other solutions without Apple.
PS: Does anyone have another solution I would love to hear about it!
Sincerely, a very annoyed Apple user.

It sounds like you are an expert, it may actually be a combination of plural languages, hardware and various options.
Until today I have not found a solution, so everything is explained well as I can.
If you think that the font is too big, you should increase the reading distance to your computer screen.

Writing on surfaces in a video?

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