Black frame around video

I'm shooting video on a Sony FX 1000, widescreen DV. I upload it into PE fine, frame size 720 x 480. When I save it to file (in this case, on the hard drive), there is a black frame around the video (see below). I see it when I play it on Media Player, and also when I upload it to a separate PE file where I want to cut it with other files.
A perhaps separate, perhaps related question: I have about 32 minutes of interview material, nothing else (no titles, soundtracks or additional material), and the size of the file is over 7 GBs. Does that sound right? (The camera IS on DV, not HDV; I just double checked.)
As always, many thanks for help!
Doug

Doug
What are you using, Premiere Elements 4 or 10 or other?
For now I will assume Premiere Elements 4.
If you are doing DV Widescreen data capture firewire into Premiere Elements 4, did you set the Premiere Elements 4 project preset for NTSC DV Widescreen? Right now I am assuming that you have.
Then the target is the export settings.
Please give a detailed account for what you used under Share/Personal Computer/_____/ and the settings under the Advanced Button/Video Tab of the preset that you used if you changed any settings under that Advanced Button/Video Tab.
or
Did you export using File Menu/Export/Movie? If so, same request for details.
I suspect the answer(s) are in those settings.
With regard to
A perhaps separate, perhaps related question: I have about 32 minutes of interview material, nothing else (no titles, soundtracks or additional material), and the size of the file is over 7 GBs. Does that sound right? (The camera IS on DV, not HDV; I just double checked.)
My recollection is DV data is 13 GB/hour. If I have not messed up on the interpretation, what you have for about 30 minutes sounds about right.
Looking forward to your follow up.
Thanks.
ATR

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This is wahat you posted:
Steve
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