Snapping experience with clipping masks

A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and comprising an introspection network and instructions that, when executed by at least one computing device, is configured to cause the at least one computing device to:

• identify a plurality of objects associated with a clipping mask and available for display in a user interface of a digital media editor;
• identify, for each of the plurality of objects, a bounding box surrounding a respective object in the plurality of objects, each bounding box defining a plurality of anchor points configured to generate at least one alignment guide for the respective object;
• determine, for each object, visible portions that are within a boundary defined by the clipping mask;
• determine a plurality of locations in which at least one bounding box intersects with the clipping mask within the visible portions;
• and
• trigger, in the user interface, modification of the at least one bounding box in at least one of the plurality of locations, the modification including reducing the at least one bounding box to terminate on at least one of the plurality of locations.

A media editing system for arranging objects in an electronic document, the system comprising:

• a display device;
• at least one input device to move objects within the electronic document;
• at least one alignment control to control attraction of a plurality of anchor points associated with objects;
• at least one memory including instructions;
• and
• at least one processor that is operably coupled to the at least one memory and that is arranged and configured to execute instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to:
• provide the objects in a user interface of a digital media editor, wherein at least one of the objects is defined by a clipping mask;
• receive, from the input device, at least one input associated with a first object, the at least one input including selection and movement of the first object toward a second object;
• identifying, for the second object, a bounding box that surrounds the second object, the bounding box defining a plurality of anchor points configured to generate at least one alignment guide for the second object;
• determining, for the second object, visible portions of the second object that are within a boundary associated with the clipping mask;
• determining a plurality of points of interest in which at least one bounding box intersects with the clipping mask within the visible portions;
• and
• modifying the at least one bounding box in at least one of the plurality of points of interest, the modification including reducing the at least one bounding box to terminate on at least one of the plurality of points of interest.