Hi

Do you actually mean Video Deluxe 16 or 2016?

If 2016 please use the fullname to avoid confusion with the earlier version 16.

I have moved the topic to the correct product section - the product has two names depending on the country of sale ie Video Deluxe is also called Movie Edit Pro.

. . . . for images which have been shrunk there appear black border lines . . . .

We need more information:

1. What is the projects Aspect Ratio setting ie is it 4:3 or 16:9 widescreen or other ?
    
2. Are the images the same aspect ratio as the project?
    
3. Can you post a screenshot - cropped - to the Preview monitor -  showing an image with the black lines?

In general if 1 and 2 are different, images will be shrunk to fit either the height or width of the preview monitor - this will result in black bars appearing as follows:

• 4:3 or 5:4 image in a 16:9 project the image will be scaled to the height of the screen and black bars are to the left and right of the image - this is known as 'Pillar boxing'
   
• 16:9 image in a 4:3 project the image will be scaled to the width of the project and black bars will appear top and bottom - this is known as 'Letter boxing'.

To fill the screen completely you will need to crop the images to match the projects aspect ratio - VDL (MEP) has this ability under the Effects tab, View/animation, Section ensure you select the option Like movie in the drop down box in the dialog.

HTH

John EB