Cover Flow & Jpg files

I have several jpg files, pictures taken with the same camera. While I search through the files using cover flow, they appear crystal clear. However, when I press the space bar to preview the jpg picture, it does not appear "preview" (not to be confused with the Application Preview). I only get the black screen with a very thin line down the center (I guess that would be the picture). Is there a preference I need to change?
Thank you.

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