Synching mulitiple video tracks in pr CS4

I am follwing a tutorial in lynda.com for editing mulitple video tracks (synching up mulitple cameras for a music video). I applied synch markers to all tracks (in different places) but when I select them to synchronize, only the "clip start" and "clip end" choices are selectable.  I need to select "numbered clip marker" in order to get all the tracks synched at the points where I marked them, but these areas are subdued on the "Sychronize Clips" box.  Anyone know why these choices are not available?
Thanks. 

Hi,
I'm interested in how you do this too, so I wanted to join the thread so I can see how it works out..what suggestions you get...sorry I can't help with the problem you're having...  I recently did a bunch of syncing mulitiple clips by a much less exact method.. which took forever... I am wishing you the best with resolving this well, regardless my personal inerest.
Rod

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