Hello Aanarav. I think I figured it out.
I just compared two Project Settings – one with General Display Format reading “24fps timecode” and another with “30fps Non Drop Frame Timecode”
The “30fps Non Drop Frame Timecode” gave me the same top and bottom bars as when I shot it and the “24fps timecode” gave me the black box around it. I tried importing and pasting clips from one project to another and they changed everytime.
I’m not sure how I ended up with a 24fps display, but importing into the 30fps timeline changed it.
– One more thing, when I burned a DVD I still ended up with a black box around it when I viewed it on my TV. Is that because of the 720×480 res?
Thanks Raymond
The project settings say:
DV Playback
23.976 frames/sec
General
720 x 480