We've seen a number of people get confused about field order, what it
does and how it's supposed to be set for different editing scenarios.
For OHCI/DV, LOWER FIELD FIRST is the correct setting for media
interpretation, projects, and DV rendering.

More information about this can be found in the Vegas FAQs:
http://www.sonicfoundry.com/support/tech/ShowFAQ.asp?FAQ=27


Matthew Scott wrote:
>>Duh, oops Dave.
>>
>>The Original Media Field Dominance was mismatched (by me) in my
>>Project Render settings. ("none" originally;but render setting set
to
>>upper field first).
>>
>>Feel REAL smart.
>>
>>Thanks for your help.
>>
>>Matt
>>
>>
>>
>>Matthew Scott wrote:
>>>>Thanks Dave BUT:
>>>>
>>>>A) During playback I CAN see this effect in the Viewer
>>>>
>>>>B) After render (but not before) I ALSO SEE it on the External
>>>>Monitor.
>>>>
>>>>Most importantly, I forgot to make clear before that both the
>>>>pre-rendered-viewer-only and the
>>>>rendered-file=both-viewer-and-external-monitor observations of
bad
>>>>interlacing EXTEND beyond just one frame: they seem to involve
the
>>>>entire event!
>>>>
>>>>Still perplexed,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Matt
>>>>
>>>>Dave Hill wrote:
>>>>>>This is not a bug- it's working as designed. If you have a cut
and
>>>>>>the first event ends before the half way point of that frame,
we
>>>>have
>>>>>>to mix fields from the two events.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>You will notice the mixed fields appear only when you are
stopped
>>on
>>>>>>one of the field-blended areas- during playback everything will
>>look
>>>>>>fine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Matthew Scott wrote:
>>>>>>>>Hi all, new to this program. (Very nifty!)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Question: I use a Miro DC30Plus with an external monitor
>>>>>>>>which works fine in the dreaded Premiere 5.1c.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>All is well in Vegas Video 2.0a, except that I have to be
>>>>>>>>very careful about how I slide clips around in the timeline
>>>>>>>>when editing!!!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Mixed Fields result between clips and in some cases wrongly
>>>>>>>>interlaced frames occur throughout the event/clip. (When
>>>>>>>>using fit to fill on an event, for example.)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I have to re-edit each cut to make sure this is not visible
>>>>>>>>upon rendering.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>NONE of theses effects are visible on the external monitor,
>>>>>>>>but can be seen on the program's Preview window.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>One final twist: after carefully re-editing by sliding each
>>>>>>>>clip (as needed, around the timeline by sub video frame
>>>>>>>>increments) everything will look fine BUT if I move/copy the
>>>>>>>>entire sequence toward the back of the timeline (say, for a
>>>>>>>>new version)I can introduce the problem again.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Every cut will have a mixed field. If I slide this new
>>>>>>>>version around eventually it likes a frame it lands on and
>>>>>>>>the problem is fixed again. NOTE; If the entire sequence
>>>>>>>>is moved forward or back by three video frames it is fine
>>>>>>>>but any other multiple and the problem re-introduces itself.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>IT DOES NOT SEEM TO MATTER WHAT THE SOURCE MEDIA'S "EVENT
>>>>>>>>PROPERTY VIDEO FIELD DOMINANCE" IS SET TO: UPPER, LOWER, OR
>>>>>>>>PROGRESSIVE. IT SEEMS MORE TO MATTER WHERE I SLIDE THE DAMN
>>>>>>>>THING. AND YES I'M SNAPPING TO THE VERY BEGINNING OF
>>>>>>>>THE VIDEO FIELD ITSELF (GRID IS SET TO TIME CODE, SNAP TO
>>>>>>>>GRID ENABLED, ETC.)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Anyone else have this problem?
>>>>>>>>