oh and by the way shane.
When I click on the clear grey area which is directly above all the video tracks, then yes the clip deselects and everything is clear.
is when I click on the grey blank areas in the video tracks that it selects the blank area of the track. Though for what reason i dont know. and then it holds it i.e. i cant just click twice quicly to deselect the grey area, i have to wait a second or two before clicking again to deselect it.