Contact sheet border

how can i add a border to each image on the contact sheet?

how can i add a border to each image on the contact sheet?
You can't do so in either Output Module in Bridge or Contact sheet II script in Ps. Both are nice features but limited options.
And what do you mean with border?
If it is a stroke surrounding the image itself you can create an action in PS to add a stroke to the file and for instance also reduce file size, use a save as command (to keep your original untouched and keep the same file name) to a specific folder and use this folder to create your contact sheets. With the action saved (and tested) you can select the files in Bridge, choose menu Tools / photoshop / batch and search for the new action. Hit Ok and you only have to wait a few minutes while PS is doing the work for you.
If you mean a stroke between the images I have no idea. If you have InDesign there is a third party contact sheet script that offers more options, but I don't know very much of this script.

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