Annoying little white line on letterbox matte.

When I scrub throught footage or if I hit play little white lines apear on the edges of the letterbox png. How can I stop this?
* It doesn't appear on the final result
* It stops me from seeing exactly how it will look
http://gyazo.com/2d532cefc76dcd76c1244bf3f608f33c
How can I stop if from doing this?

Thankyou. This was a bit stupidly simple, something I should have spotted, but thanks!
For those who keep mentioning why I use png.
I downloaded "FILMDOGPRO'S" letter boxing templates and they are all in PNG.

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