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# What is Snap to Shot Change

When “Snap to shot changes” is enabled SyncWords will snap the start or end time of a caption to a nearby shot change if they are within 7 frames of each other. If audio starts 8-11 frames before the shot change, we ensure that the start time of the caption is 12 frames before the shot change. This option is modeled on the Netflix guidelines for handling timings in relation to shot changes.

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By default this option is turned off, however, if you need to change it, select “Snap to Shot Changes” – “On ” or “Off” during the new caption file creation.

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