Originally posted by: mikl
Maybe convince him to join the forum, if nothing else to just let us know what it contains.

I don't know why he would have to join the forum in order to let us know what the tapes contain. Private messages that aren't curt can usually take care of things. Besides, I don't invite people to various forums without first developing some sort of rapport with them to try to figure if they'd be a fit. Anyhow, here's what I sent to him:

"Hi. My friend was bidding on the Apocalypse Now rough cut U-matic tapes that you won. We are very curious as to the contents of the tapes. The rough cut is known to be 5-6 hours long, but 3/4-inch tapes can't record at variable speeds (AFAIK), so it looks as though these tapes contain no more than 3 hours of footage. Any light you can shed on our curiosity would be greatly appreciated. BTW, I have a copy of the rough cut (289min) on 3DVDs that I would gladly send you for free if you would like to compare the quality to the material on the tapes you have won. Just let me know."