Turn Snap To Grid On Or Off In. Thanks for both your answers. At the moment my lightworks forces each clip to a grid on the timeline meaning that I can only move media in set amounts.
To enable gridlines and snap-to-grid select the View ribbon then enable the checkboxes for Show gridlines and Snap objects to grid. Turning snapping on or off From the bottom of the Sketcher toolbox select the Sketcher customization tool. The Grid and Guides dialog box appears.
To enable the snap feature click the Snap button on the Timeline panel.
From what i have seen grid snapping only kicks in as toggleable for items you place on structures but it still does not help or make stuff snap to the grid ie. Clear the Snap objects to grid box. When Snap to grid is on the secondary cursor snaps to nearby grid. Under Snap Type make sure Grid Snap and Rectangular Snap are selected.