IMovie 10.0 Not "snapping" photos to beat markers in audio

Hi,
I recently upgraded to iMovie 10.0 and haven't been able to figure out how to add photos to an audio clip with beat markers. What I did with the previous version was: Add the audio, add the beat markers, "drop" the selected photos (from Finder) onto the audio and voila!...
But with the new version: When I add the photos they are all coming in with a default 4.0s time when they should be "snapping" to the beat markers. I tried looking for the preferences but I have not been able to find anywhere to specify that the photos should, by default, snap to the beat markers and only be given a default time if there is no audio or there are no beat markers. Has anyone else been using the new iMovie and gotten this to work?
Also, in the Clip Trimmer I used to be able to see the total number of beat markers. Does anyone know where I can find that information with 10.0? Perhaps the problem is that the number of beat markers isn't matching the number of photos...I may have missed/added one by mistake.
Thanks,
Rob

Hello Sabatica,
Brian here.  While I too couldn't find the beat markers feature in the new iMovie,  I did find how to edit waveforms.
It's there, but you have to look for it (not like you should have to but you know what I mean).
Open the new iMovie, and on the far right underneath the viewer you'll see a "film bubble" looking icon.  Click that.
Here's what you should see:
As you can see, I've checked mine off already.
Now, for the editing part.  If you Option-click (much like Final Cut) on the volume level line (the black line in the middle of the waveform), you can create edit points.  I use four, so I have better control.  See below:
Put your cusor in between these two sets of points, and drag down. 
Like this.  I hope this helps!
Sincerely,
Brian K. James

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