CinePlex v3 Manual - Plexon Inc

5.3.7.5 Snap-To Marker Occurrences
This item opens the Snap-To Marker Occurrences dialog box. An illustration
of the dialog box follows:
The purpose of the “Snap-To” functionality is to shift the occurrences of one
marker to match up in time with the occurrences of another marker. However,
unlike the Shift Marker Occurrences functionality described on page 5-260, the
“Snap-To” functionality can shift each occurrence by a different amount.
• Marker To Adjust - From the drop-down list, select the marker occurrences
to match up in time.
• Snap-To Occurrences of Marker - From the drop-down list, select the
marker occurrence to match up to in time.
Note:
Typically, the Snap-To Occurrences of Marker are Frame marker types,
which means the Marker To Adjust aligns with the times of the video frames.
The CinePlex Editor algorithm find the best match occurrence of the Snap-To
Occurrences of Maker entry for every occurrence of the Marker To Adjust
entry, and makes the Marker To Adjust occurrence time equal to the time of the
best match occurrence. There are two ways that CinePlex Editor determines the
best match occurrence of the “Snap-To” marker:
— Snap-to Previous Occurrence – This selection uses the occurrence
that is just before the time of the occurrence being adjusted. The adjustment
always reduces the time of the occurrence being adjusted.
— Snap-to Closest Occurrence – This selection uses the occurrence that
is closest in time to the occurrence being adjusted. The adjustment can
shift the occurrence being adjusted ahead or behind in time.
• Snap interval start and end times independently - Because intervaltype
markers consist of two times (a start time and an end time), they are
treated differently and they are controlled by this checkbox. When this box is
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