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iOS 拍照應用程式 Halide 在社交媒體發文,透露上周程式的下載量突然大幅增加。雖然程式受到歡迎是所有開發人員的期望,但當知道原因後,卻發現這是件不甚值得高興的事。
We saw a lot of attention yesterday as people used Halide to take photos of the eerie orange skies in places hit by wildfires.
— Halide (@halidecamera) September 10, 2020
We got significantly higher downloads.
It feels wrong to benefit from this, so we are donating yesterday's sales to our local Wildfire Relief Fund.
話說近日美國西岸受山火肆虐,被煙霧籠罩的天空變成怪異的橙紅色(相關報道)。很多市民想拿出手機,拍下眼前彷如末日的景像,卻發現天空的的顏色始終跟現實有很大的差異。一時之間社交媒體上充斥著投訴拍照 App 表現差勁的聲音。
懂攝影的網民很快就指出,問題來自自動白平衡功能不斷努力在校正色溫,試圖把天空變回「正常」的顏色,又推介另裝專門用來拍照的手機 App,從而在拍照時可作出更多的手動設定,例如把白平衡設定為「日光」或「多雲」,便能够更準確地捕捉天空的顏色。在 iOS 上著名的 Halide 因此水漲船高,下載量在短時間內大幅增加。
作為一款售 9 美元(折合 HK$70)的手機 App,Halide 公司覺得因火災而「發財」令人感覺不太良好,於是決定將前一天的銷售收入,捐贈給山火援助組織。網民對於 Halide 公司此一舉決定,大多表示讚賞!
Commendable. And setting an excellent precedent for other companies. Thank you.
— Serenity Now! (@Cpo10za) September 10, 2020
Guys you’re on a different level. You are great.
— Luigi Alvarez (@LuigiAlver) September 10, 2020
Respect.
? Took these shots with Halide yesterday… thank you for helping us all bear witness https://t.co/w52Q1Uvc4H
— ellen teapot ??️⚧️ (@asmallteapot) September 10, 2020
Here are mine with just standard overcast balance and a slightly increased exposure - it was absurdly dark for the middle of the day :-( pic.twitter.com/0D93ZyqaQl
— Oliver Hunt (@ohunt) September 12, 2020
來源:PetaPixel