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+# LayerVideoCompositor
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+An example of using a custom video compositor to overlay a layer on a video.
+
+This may be useful in working around [radar 28553945](http://www.openradar.me/28553945) as described in [this StackOverflow question](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/39760147/ios-10-avplayerlayer-doesnt-show-video-after-using-avvideocompositioncoreanima).
+
+This was extracted from [1 Second Everyday](http://1se.co) so if this was useful you should check out our app :)
+
+# License
+
+[MIT License](https://sjs.mit-license.org)