VHS to DV sequence settings to fill screen

Dear All,
I had a 3/4 inch master VHS tape transferred to Mini DV tape. When capturing now from the mini-dv tape through my camera and firewire, is it possible to choose a FCP setting that will fill the canvas so that there is no black on the sides of the image? I have tried the 4:3 settings in which the original VHS tape was made, but there is still black around the sides. When I enlarge the video to fill the canvas, I am cutting off some of the image because of the "safe viewing area." Any suggestions? Thanks
Barb

Dear All,
No, I don't think that the black will show when viewed on a tv, but it is quite obvious if the dvd is viewed on a computer screen througha dvd player, quicktime or another viewer. I tried the box, but this can also be a problem. If you don't make the box large enough, you get a thin, ugly line around the outside instead of it looking like a box because the safe viewing area cuts off half the box. I didn't think there were any settings that I hadn't tried, but thought I would ask. Thanks much.
Barb

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