First DVD and I have a problem

[DKRoff]

I just burned a DVD of a 1970 pro football game that I captured from a VHS tape. Not a real good picture, but it's workable for me.
The DVD copy is jittery and sort of jumps whenever the action is active, like during a play. It's a bit washed out as well.
I edited in TMPGEnc, authored in TDA and burned in DVD Shrink even though it didn't need any compression. The filters I used in TMPGEnc were source range, noise reduction and custom color correction.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.

[jimmalenko]

The "washed out" look will probably be due to over-filtering. You need to be careful with noise reduction that you don't try to "obliterate" all noise by using settings that are too harsh. IMHO it is only designed to enhance a picture, not reshape it completely. Same with color correction - if your source is a 1970 VHS, then it's probably only going to be average as far as quality goes due to degredation of the tape and the quality of signal and VCRs at the time. The "jumps when active" thing sounds to me like the wrong field order. Re-encode a small 1 minute sample of a section that is jumping, but change the field order. Observe.

[thecoalman]

By your comouter specs I see your using a Canopus, use lower or bottom field.

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=257631

[DKRoff]

Could you explain what top and bottom field is?
Thanks

[Mister Flonk-Flonk]

Interlaced scan. Each frame you see is actually two separate fields meshed together (like a pair of combs) and are encoded one at a time. If your encoder is defaulting to the top field when you should be starting with the bottom field, your picture will "ghost" or jitter on an interlaced scan monitor like a TV set, especially noticeable when the camera pans from side to side. Switching the field order will correct this. Your computer screen is progressive scan so you will not see the difference like you will on a television set, so don't rely on what you see on your computer screen. It's not the same.