I had the 3 disc single layer dvd version of the rough cut from subcin but i traded it so i no longer have it. Anyway the quality was less than commercial vhs quality.

If coppola wanted the rough cut out there it would have been an extra on the dvd.

This was the edit that was assembled on video right?

and the final version was done on film.

The video tape of the seventies was ultra low resolution i think this was done all on studio grade u-matic tapes.

Lower than broadcast quality.

I mean even if you had access to the first generation copy u-matic tapes the rough cut exist on you could never get dvd quality out of them.

But it would still be better than god knows how many generations of a copy later.

This is the Cut where Martin Sheen almost really died of a heart attack i believe.

It has the doors i think as temp track music too from what i have read. And is missing the wagner music ride of the valkryies.