I found something...
I edited registry at current_user/nch software/videopad/footagelistcols and gave col 2,3,8,9 value = 1
they sort of reduced and it stuck
maybe a new key in registry? "variable with weird name" = 0 or false or whatever, but the name only the tech guys would know
I had bought it already, so i'm gonna deal with it the way it is. Just posting the info above because if its that easy to change the display it should be available to the user... Thanks anyway Nat.