So I’m watching the despecialized trilogy as a prelude to TFA this month. I was watching Star Wars tonight and a thought occurred to me. I vaguely remember seeing something about the edits made to the SE that mentioned a lot of the actual pyrotechnic explosions on the actors in the various shootouts on the Death Star were cut out. I remember it being that they wouldn’t cut the whole shot, but just snip the few frames that actually showed the blast.

Watching the DE it appears that, if these frames really were cut, they’ve been added back (thank goodness!). I’m just curious what source was used for this b/c it blends seamlessly as far as I could see.

Sorry if this has been answered before, it’s been a long time since I’ve bothered with anything detailing the SE, and I’ve long lost track of all the various minute things done to the DE to bring it back to its original glory.