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i noticed your focus is constantly adjusting, what camera you used. This is the exact problem with iphone built-in camera app.

it's easy to record video in a dark room but requiring white background in how case is a different story.

anyway...it's a cat video!

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The camera focus, the light balance, the difficulty of interacting with the iPad from the side - the cat was the last straw. I just went with an edited screencast instead: http://remembary.com

for screencast on simulator, i suggest using this instead of the cursor. atleast making it more real http://wonderwarp.com/phonefinger/

I tried doing my own finger cursor and it ended up just looking creepy - and you couldn't really see taps. I'll take a serious look at this one though. Thanks!

Using a finger image will always look creepy cause it is lifeless, kinda like holding a chicken leg and pointing with it. We learned this firsthand with this unsuccessful demo video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV4VGrn_Nuo

this finger shows tap action! try it for your next screencast

A DSLR can solve the first two problems with manual focus and setting the white balance to a fixed value. The cat is more difficult.

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