This section covers overall image problems.
Black borders (letter box) appears in render
The black borders define the film gate.
See Ignore Film Gate in Render > Globals.
Rendering image matching views
Problem: The rendered image does not match the view in the modeling window or camera.
There are several possible causes:
Set the window resolution to be the same as the rendering resolution.
Rebuild the curve or select CurveTools > Use result from Animation > Editors > Action Window.
See Post Filter in Render > Globals.
Set Post FilterON under Render Globals, and set the Post Center, Post Adjacent and Post Diagonal parameters to 4,2,1.
Incorrect lighting, view, or texture placement
Zero transforms for a light, camera, or 3D texture placement objects causes problems.
Do not select Transform > Zero Transforms for a light, camera, or 3D texture placement object. If you do, you must go through the affected portion of the hierarchy (the SBD window is useful for identifying this), and ungroup and retransform the light, camera, or 3D texture placement object.