Re: [Avid-L2] Re: Fing Harding Piece of S^$##^* Does someone in LA have a Harding

Thanks Tony.

Again, my comment was not meant to be indifferent to the potential risks to
people sensitive to the issue. If people are having seizures due to my
editing choices, I would certainly want to make adjustments.

I just found it odd, that I have never actually heard about any cases of
this in the USA. I've asked several people who have epilepsy, but they
told me that they need longer exposure to flashing lights or visual
patterns than would be typical within a television program (more than a
couple of seconds). They avoid dance club and other such environments. I
would not assume their experience would be true of everyone, of course.







On Tuesday, March 5, 2013, Tony Quinsee-Jover wrote:

> **
>
>
> " Not trying to trivialize the plight of those afflicted with epilepsy, but
> the USA is a country of over 350 million people and has more ambulance
> chasing lawyers per capita than any nation on earth, and I have never heard
> of a single case happening here.. "
>
> I asked Harding.
>
> Their reply verbatim:
>
> It's quite simple - it's quite difficult to find a doctor in the US who
> knows what you are talking about if you mention PSE. Most people who
> discover they have been having seizures find it quite difficult (and
> expensive) to get the fact confirmed by their local doctor. Also until
> recently the quality and highly compressed nature of US TV was a level of
> protection for sensitive viewers especially when watched on a LCD screen
> with its sluggish temporal response. There is litigation in the Video Game
> world (we are watching one at the moment to see what happens next) but
> getting anything done takes a good long while and mostly gets settled out
> of
> court.
>
> Do our American cousins need to worry - well probably yes. Seizures in US
> cinemas have had some news coverage, the current federal disability access
> legislation now includes PSE testing, there is an ISO standard under
> discussion, we are starting to see some press interest in the PSE problem
> and sooner or later with better HD broadcasts someone is going to have a
> 'little accident' and set off a mass seizure. There are also companies in
> the USA who already do PSE testing routinely as a protective measure but
> NDA's prevent me saying more.
>
> Cheers,
> Tony
>
>
>


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