What does "reversing the field order" mean?

[metranil]

Hi,

I am capturing old vhs to aiv using Vegas Video and a Canopus advc-1394.

I want to put the files onto a SVCD, after converting them with TMPGEnc, so I can watch them on my standalone dvd player and TV.

My first trial went smoothly -- impressive picture clarity. However, there was a slight unnatural/ghostly presence to some movements (the clip was a musical act from a Saturday Night Live rerun).

I'm very new to this, but have already surmised from reading other posts that this problem may be due to the interlace/de-interlace dilemma.

Other suggestions for similar problems have suggested "reversing the field order" in order to possibly fix this problem. My question is simple:
what does this actually mean in the most basic terms? How would one reverse the field order using TMPGEnc?

Thanks very much!

Brian

[txpharoah]

Where it shows your source, pick the opposite field order.
SETTING->ADVANCED->FIELD ORDER.

Most capture cards grab TOP FIELD A, not broadcast BOTTOM FIELD B.