The Anthology version of FFIV has got "copyright 1992, 1998, 1999, 2002" on the label, suggesting it was re-made in 1998. That'd put it halfway between FFVII and FFVIII. It doesn't really explain why the FMVs are so much poorer than FFVII, but I guess the remakes didn't have the same time and budget that the other projects did.
[q=Kishi]http://www.eyesonff.com/ff4/characters.shtml[/q]Wow, Rydia and Tellah are just about the only characters who resemble their in-game appearances, in the original game or the FMVs.