Just reigniting an old thread here. Since we’ve found that threepio’s red arm has been rendered completely irrelevant, I suggest removing it entirely.
Before:
After:
Now this was done in photoshop and would be more difficult to do in after effects, but if I take on a TFA edit (which the more I think about it, the more it looks like I might) I will definitely be seeing if it’s a practical change to instate.