I just updated the subtle version of the Snoke eyes (same link) to make it an even faster flash of red.

EddieDean said:
we’re creating alternative versions as if they’re the ones that aired in the cinema, for the first-time viewer. We need to be sure these changes are noticed, not just things we can comfortably know are there.

I would say that is the goal for these V3 edits as a whole, but not for this particular moment. Likely in the next few days, I will repost links to all of the collective changes, and I think you’ll find the “Palpatine Contact” edit on the previous pages of this thread serves as a much stronger hint/reveal late in the film. The idea is to pepper in these little details that people may or may not see, and then at the end to clearly hint at something that has people talking and anticipating episode IX.

Jackpumpkinhead said:
IMHO I would say it would be better for the silhouette of her parents to merge into Palpatine and hold in front of her until the fog lifts to reveal Rey just standing there. So kind of a mix of the first and Second version.

I had that thought too at one point but I don’t know if the footage I have of Palpatine will work through that whole moment. I could try it, but I kind of like the subtle way the hood appears as the hand is going up. It feels creepier and subtler, I think. Still, a good idea and something to consider!