Starting in 2011 after R2 is shot, his center area (the blue bits and the vents) were replaced with CG and additional bits were added. The part that shot water now shoots steam and the ground in the background was replaced to cover the water stream. This was redone for the 4K.
Starting in 2011 after R2 is shot, his center area (the blue bits and the vents) were replaced with CG and additional bits were added. This was redone for the 4K.
In order to not have to animate the sparks around the now-CG center area, a bright white matte was added in 2011 to just cover that area. Now in the 4K, the original center section was added over the top of the new CG bits, bringing back the water stream for a couple of frames and making the new animated bits fade out for just as long.
The crossed sabers in front of the Emperor has seen a lot of action. The 97SE used the original composites, but in 2004 they started a new composite, but neglected to add the bright core element. In 2011 they went through and added the core element. It’s unclear if the 4K version is redone or just the straight scan from the 1997 negative.
The speeder bike being roped into a tree was brightened in the 4K. Note that the new bright matte makes a glow between the front spokes. (Thanks to Adywan for pointing this one out)
