Lady Gaga Debuts 'Born This Way' Video on YouTube

The video for Lady Gaga's latest smash, 'Born This Way,' has arrived, and it is every bit as creative and visually arresting as anything the pop star has ever unleashed on her adoring fans.

The clip, directed by fashion photographer Nick Knight in collaboration with the Haus of Gaga creative team and choreographer Laurieann Gibson, continues the rebirth theme the enigmatic pop star has been pushing since emerging from an egg-like vessel to perform the track at this year's Grammys, reports PopEater.

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"This is the manifesto of Mother Monster," Gaga says, setting up the effects-heavy video. "Thus began the beginning of the new race. A race within the race of humanity, a race which bears no prejudice, no judgment, but boundless freedom."

'Born This Way' debuted on Feb. 11, and after just three days of release the track shattered iTunes sales records and became the 1,000th song to top the Billboard singles chart. At radio, 'Born This Way' was picked up more than any debuting title in the chart's 18-year history, according to Nielsen BDS, and has gone on to sell over a million digital downloads.

Despite its success, the song has not been without controversy. Reviews for the single have been mostly positive, but both critics and fans have noted that 'Born This Way' bears a strong resemblance to Madonna's 1989 empowerment anthem 'Express Yourself.'

See "Born This Way" on YouTube,check out the video below.If you love it,convert it to you portable devices like iPhone,iPod,etc,then you can enjoy it while on a bus or walk on the road.

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iPhone App Creates Sophisticated Chromakey Effects

It’s now possible for you to create chromakey effects just like the ones seen on your TV weather forecast. The Kromath 3 iPhone Chroma Keyer is an iOS app that lets you replace any green or blue background with the photo of your choice, opening up a universe of graphic-related possibilities.
Basically, you can place yourself in front of a blue or green wall, and using your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, mix in a photo of, say, a volcano behind you. Then, all your Facebook friends will think you’re some sort of world adventurer.
But there’s a couple of catches: Kromath 3 only works on still photos so far, although the company says it’s working on a video version. Also, you’d better be pretty serious about your chromakeying, because this little app will set you back $35 at the App Store [iTunes link].
That price places this app directly in the crosshairs of professional photographers and directors who would like to visualize their fancy chromakey effects while in the field. The software gives them real-time tweaking tools for experimentation, such as a “garbage matte” that lets them select certain areas that will be (or will not be) enhanced by the chromakey effect.
In the picture below, you can see that the area immediately around the model is selected for the chromakey effect. Everything outside that selected area will be replaced by the background photo:


Sure, the pros get this tech first, but it won’t be long before this kind of sophisticated trickery will trickle down to reasonably-priced apps.

from: http://mashable.com/2011/02/25/iphone-app-creates-sophisticated-chromakey-effects-pics/

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