微软Win 10系统升级致USB摄像头罢工

 　　A Windows 10 update has stopped many popular webcams from working.

　　日前，Win 10系统的一次升级已经让许多网络摄像头停止了工作。

　　The update, released¹ earlier this month, stops many cameras being used for Skype or to broadcast and stream footage.

　　在本月上旬发布的这次更新，使得许多摄像头既不能用于Skype网聊，也不能用来视频直播。

　　The cause seems to be a change in the way Windows 10 handles video. Microsoft said it was working on a fix but has not given any date for when the patch² will be available.

　　造成这一现象的原因似乎是因为Win 10系统处理视频的方式发生了改变。微软公司表示，他们正在修复这个问题，但是并没有给出补丁可以使用的日期。

　　Soon after Windows Update 1607 was distributed in early August, many people started reporting webcam problems to Microsoft via its support site.

　　自从8月上旬Win 10更新1607版本发布以来，许多人都开始通过网站向微软公司报告摄像头问题。

　　微软Win 10系统升级致USB摄像头罢工

　　The trouble affected³ both webcams connected via USB cables⁴ or on the same network and meant either that footage could not be streamed, or that images froze after a while.

　　受这一问题影响的摄像头既包括用USB连接的设备，也包括同一网络里的摄像头，这意味着视频既不能播放，图像也不能正常显示。

　　Analysis put the blame on changes to the video encoding systems with which Windows 10 works⁵.

　　分析结果将这一问题归咎于Win 10系统视频编码系统的改变。

　　The update ends support for two widely used encoding systems so it became possible for more than one application to use video as it is being shot. Prior⁶ to the update Windows 10 only allowed one application access to a stream.

　　Win 10支持两个使用很广泛的视频编码系统，如此一来，在拍摄视频的时候就可以有多个软件来处理这个视频。在Win 10更新之前，一次只能运行一个软件处理视频。

　　A Microsoft camera engineer who responded to complaints on the support thread said the company had done "a poor job" of letting people know about the change.

　　一名微软摄像头工程师对网站上的批评抱怨做出了回应，他表示微软做得“很糟糕”，没能让用户知道这个改变。

　　"We dropped the ball on that front, so I'd like to offer my apologies to you all," he said.

　　他说道：“在这件事上我们掉了链子，我想向大家道歉。”

　　He added that Microsoft was working on a way to fix the problem and get webcams working again. The fix is likely to be released in September.

　　他补充说道，目前微软正在寻找方法来修复这个问题，并让摄像头重新工作。修复补丁可能将会在9月份发布。

　　Microsoft has yet to officially comment on the problem.

　　微软公司目前尚未正式就此事作出评论。

1 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。

2 patch   

n.补丁；斑；一小块地；vt.补，修补

参考例句：

• This patch looks a bit unprofessional.这块补丁有点像出自外行之手。
• We managed to patch our quarrel.我们设法平息争吵。

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

4 cables   

n.电报( cable的名词复数 )；电缆；（系船用的）缆绳；（船只、桥梁等上的）巨缆

参考例句：

• Use the crocodile clips to attach the cables to the battery. 用鳄鱼嘴夹把电缆接到蓄电池上。
• Please don't touch these metal cables inside a plastic sleeve. 请不要碰那些套着塑料管的金属电缆。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

6 prior   

adj.更重要的，较早的，在先的；adv.居先；n.小修道院院长；大修道院副院长

参考例句：

• The duty to protect my sister is prior to all others.保护我的妹妹是我最重要的责任。
• I took up one-year prior course in German in this college.我在这所大学读了一年的德语预科。