Losing edges when burning to Idvd from Imovie

Howdy,
I have noticed that when I finish a photo montage from pictures captured with a digital video camcorder via firewire that the image is framed much more tightly
when burned to dvd than what shows in the window of imovie.
Any Help appreciated.
Kazmosis

Howdy Louisville!
Did you do this?
iDVD: How to Determine TV Safe Area
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