User blog comment:Sillypenta/Black bars/@comment-4216477-20150116203944

Like Nathan said, they can be cropped out, but not if it sacrifices image size and quality. It's always best to get the largest and clearest version of the image you can, so when you crop it, you need to make sure you keep the same quality and nearly the same size. Basicly, only take out the bars, and try to leave everything else the same.