And then this happened.
Epilepsy fears over 2012 footageA segment of animated footage promoting the 2012 Olympics has been removed from the organisers' website after fears it could trigger epileptic seizures. Prof Graham Harding, who developed the test used to measure photo-sensitivity levels in TV material, said it should not be broadcast again. Charity Epilepsy Action said it had received calls from people who had suffered fits after seeing it.
Organiser London 2012 said it will re-edit the film.
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Emphasising that it was not the logo itself which was the focus of worries,
she said: "This concerns a short piece of animation which we used as part of the logo launch event and not the actual logo."
She said the section of footage concerned showed a "diver diving into a pool which had a multi-colour ripple effect". The spokeswoman said: "We are taking it very seriously and are looking into it as a matter of urgency."